Crowley Maritime has signed up to the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), making it the first Jones Act shipowner to do so.

The privately-held Florida company said on Monday that it had become the 13th shipping company globally to join the group, which intends to improve policy, practice and performance around scrapping.

"Crowley’s ambition is to be the most sustainable and innovative maritime and logistics solutions provider in the Americas by 2025.