CROWLEY ADDS SECOND U.S. NORTHEAST/PUERTO RICO SERVICE

CROWLEY ADDS SECOND U.S. NORTHEAST/PUERTO RICO SERVICE

   Crowley American Transport will add a second weekly sailing between the U.S. Northeast and San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Sept. 14.
    The carrier said that cargo volumes will grow as retailers stock shelves for the upcoming holidays.
    Following the change, vessels will sail Tuesdays and Thursdays from Pennsauken, N.J., to San Juan and Tuesdays and Thursdays from San Juan to Pennsauken.
    With the additional weekly sailing, cargo carrying capacity will be increased by 64 percent in the service between Pennsauken and San Juan.
    On the South Atlantic/Puerto Rico route, a re-deployment of vessels will also increase cargo carrying capacity between Jacksonville and San Juan, which currently features three southbound and three northbound sailings a week, Crowley said.