Both turn heads and have shared champagne with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard chief executive Kristian Rokke.
The 27-year-old Norwegian and her husband were on hand last week to celebrate the naming of the newest addition to Crowley Maritime’s fleet of Jones Act tugs, tankers and containerships.
If you weren't among the crowd of over 100 attendees and want to sneak a peek at more photos of Johnsen, the Florida’s godmother,you can access the "Crowley christens Florida" photo gallery by clicking HERE.
After snapping shots from the sidelines of the naming ceremony TradeWinds caught up with Tom Crowley Jr, one of the masterminds behind Crowley Petroleum Service’s $180m trip to the sale-and-purchase market.
The CEO talked about its newest tankers, which have been chartered to Shell for up to five years, and shed new light on plans to order a series of lift-on, lift-off containerships. Click HERE or pick up the latest weekly hardcopy of TradeWinds to read the interview in full.
You can check out the Florida’s specification sheet, archived articles about Aker Philadelphia and a digital copy of “Two Men at the Helm”- a book celebrating the first 100 years of Crowley’s history- by exploring the links located to the right of this article.
