Crowley Maritime Corp. Acquires Jensen Maritime Consultants

Sea Technology, Jul 2008

Crowley Maritime Corp. (Jacksonville, Florida) recently announced the acquisition of Jensen Maritime Consultants (Seattle, Washington).

Jensen, which has 19 employees, will remain an independent company with their offices in Seattle and will continue to serve their current clientele while supporting Crowley.

"Crowley's investment in Jensen Maritime provides our technical services group with a key marine engineering and naval architecture resource to supplement our existing capabilities and to provide an even better, more comprehensive suite of services to customers," said Tom Crowley, chairman, president and chief executive officer for Crowley.

"Jensen Maritime is a great company with an excellent reputation in the industry," said Steve Collar, Crowley's senior vice president and general manager of technical services. "We are very pleased to bring the capabilities of their highly trained staff of experienced naval architects and marine engineers to our current and future customers."

Jensen Maritime has designed fishing boats, fireboats, patrol boats, ferries and tugboats. Jensen also has extensive experience with vessel modifications, such as lengthening, deepening and sponsoning, Crowley representatives said.