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Fincantieri begins construction on largest U.S. LNG barge Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has begun construction on the largest LNG bunkering barge ever built in the U.S. Bay Shipbuilding is expected to complete construction on the barge in late 2023 under contract with Crowley, the largest independent operator of tank vessels in the U.S. Crowley will operate the vessel under a long-term charter with Shell. The 416-ft vessel, which will have the capacity for 12,000 m3 (3.17 MMg) of LNG, will be the largest Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind, and the second Jones Act-compliant bunker barge Shell has under a time charter in the U.S. Serving the U.S. East Coast, the vessel will be used to