CROWLEY TO BUY 2,400 NEW CONTAINERS

CROWLEY TO BUY 2,400 NEW CONTAINERS    Crowley Liner Service said it will acquire 1,000 new 53-foot and 1.400 new 45-foot container/chassis combinations.
   The new 45-foot containers, each with 3,268 cubic feet of capacity will be deployed in Crowley’s Latin America and Puerto Rico/Caribbean roll-on/roll-off services, which include the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Virgin Islands.
   Crowley Liner Service will equip 250 of the 45-foot containers with garment racks to accommodate hanging garments.
   The oversized 53-foot containers will be put into the Puerto Rico market.
   The new units, which are scheduled to begin to arrive in December, will replace a similar number of 45-foot and 53-foot trailers.
   For added security, Crowley is having each container built with hardware that will allow for an additional bolt-type seal to lock the door to the doorframe. In addition, heavy-duty plating and special round-headed bolts are being used on the door to make it more difficult for anyone to gain illegal access.