<p>Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner service group and Seaboard Marine Ltd. have announced a new vessel sharing agreement that will provide customers of both companies with reliable, weekly service on larger ships between South Florida, Costa Rica, and Panama.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Beginning in late November, the shared vessel space will allow Crowley and Seaboard to increase total capacity in the trade by using two 2,500-TEU-capacity vessels, resulting in a continued high level of service, a more efficient operation, and reduced carbon emissions in the trade line, according to a press release. Concurrent with the change, Seaboard will move all of its vessels that serve Panama to Manzanillo International Terminals. However, all other Crowley and Seaboard services will remain unchanged.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Our cooperation in this trade lane will allow us to continue to provide exceptional service to our customers while remaining competitive in the ever-changing market,” said Steve Collar, Crowley senior vice president and general manager, Latin America services. “We are particularly pleased that our combined service will provide the fastest transits in the market to and from Costa Rica.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “This arrangement permits us to gain efficiencies while enhancing service to customers as we are actually adding capacity,” said Edward Gonzalez, Seaboard president and CEO. “Though not the primary reason for rationalizing our services, we are pleased that we can reduce our carbon footprint by doing so.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> A vessel will load in Miami and Port Everglades weekly for a Friday departure and then call in Puerto Limon on Tuesdays, Manzanillo on Wednesdays, and Colon on Thursdays before departing north on Saturdays from Puerto Limon. Each carrier will continue to provide its full complement of equipment types used in its Central America service.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.crowley.com" target="_new"> Crowley Maritime Corporation </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.seaboardmarine.com/SML" target="_new"> Seaboard Marine </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
