Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. maritime shipping company Crowley has launched the Torogoz, the final container ship in the company's Avance series of vessels that are intended to quickly move consumer items between the United States and Central America.

The Torogoz departed from Port Everglades, Fla., on Tuesday for its first commercial voyage to Central America, the company announced. Like other ships in the Avance class, the Torogoz is powered by liquified natural gas, a fuel with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The ship's launch is a milestone for the company's goal of reliably delivering large amounts of dry and chilled products to customers in Central America and the Caribbean basin, Crowley executive Claudia Kattan-Jordan said in a prepared statement.

The Togoroz, named for the national b

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