Coast Guard Issues Policy Guidance on LNG Bunkering Operations
Posted on Feb 25, 2015 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Coast Guard Issues Policy Guidance on LNG Bunkering Operations
The U.S. Coast Guard has released two policy letters to enhance the safety of LNG marine fuel transfer (bunkering) operations. The first policy letter provides voluntary guidance to Coast Guard Captains of the Port/Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) on LNG fuel transfer operations on vessels using natural gas as fuel in U.S. waters, and training of personnel on those...
N.J. State Officials Request Federal Rejection of Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 7, 2015 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on N.J. State Officials Request Federal Rejection of Proposed Port Ambrose LNG Terminal
New Jersey Ninth District Senator Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove have sent a letter to the U.S. Maritime Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard and FERC expressing their opposition to and urging rejection of Liberty Natural Gas Company’s (Liberty) application for the proposed Port Ambrose LNG deepwater port located offshore of New...
Draft EIS Released for Port Ambrose LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Dec 15, 2014 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Draft EIS Released for Port Ambrose LNG Deepwater Port
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Maritime Administration have issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Liberty Natural Gas’s proposed Port Ambrose LNG deepwater port located offshore New Jersey and New York. The EIS concludes that with mitigation measures, the short- and long-term environmental impacts from the project are “minor to moderate.” The Executive Summary...
FERC Grants Port Dolphin Energy Additional Time to Construct Onshore Pipeline for Deepwater Port
Posted on Nov 21, 2014 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on FERC Grants Port Dolphin Energy Additional Time to Construct Onshore Pipeline for Deepwater Port
FERC has approved Port Dolphin Energy LLC’s (PDE) request to extend the deadline by which PDE must complete construction to December 31, 2018 and place into service the onshore portion of a pipeline to interconnect with PDE’s proposed Deepwater Port (DWP) terminal offshore of Tampa, Fla. The deadline is consistent with the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) December 31, 2018 deadline...
Pivotal LNG to Sell LNG to Carib Energy for Transport to Puerto Rico
Posted on Sep 24, 2014 in Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Pivotal LNG to Sell LNG to Carib Energy for Transport to Puerto Rico
Pivotal LNG, Inc. (“Pivotal”) has announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement to sell LNG to Crowley Maritime Corp. (“Crowley”) subsidiary Carib Energy LLC (“Carib”), for use by Carib’s customers in Puerto Rico. According to the press release, the LNG would be transported from Pivotal’s facilities via ISO containers loaded onto trucks to Crowley’s...
MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
Posted on Sep 11, 2014 in Marine Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Releases Study on LNG Bunkering Options
The U.S. Maritime Administration has released a study prepared by Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc., which examines LNG bunkering and related infrastructure, safety, regulatory, and training needs. According to the press release, bunkering “is the transfer of LNG from a supply station to a receiving vessel for the sole purpose of use as propulsion fuel.” The study examines four...