Crowley to manage two U.S.-flag ships of FABC

Crowley to manage two U.S.-flag ships of FABC    Marine Transport Corp., a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., has taken over the ship management for two 2,400-TEU containerships owned by First American Bulk Carriers Corp.
   The first of the two vessels, the “Delaware Bay,” moved under the ship management company Marine Transport Management Inc. July 1. Its sister vessel, the “Chesapeake Bay,” will follow July 22. The vessels are on time charter to Royal P&O Nedlloyd, which trades as P&O Nedlloyd.
   Both ships are also enrolled in the Maritime Security Program of the U.S. government.
   They call U.S. ports in Newark, N.J.; Norfolk, Va.; and Charleston, S.C.; as well as Eastern Mediterranean ports in Italy, Israel, Turkey and Egypt.
   Marine Transport also operates five U.S.-flag container vessels for Lykes Lines, part of the CP Ships group. Four of these have a 3,200-TEU capacity and the fifth has a 3,000-TEU capacity.
   In addition to managing commercial ships, Marine Transport and its subsidiaries also manage 14 U.S. government Ready Reserve Fleet roll-on/roll-off ships.