Manufacturer to Test Regasification Skid for Neptune LNG
Posted on Jul 23, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Manufacturer to Test Regasification Skid for Neptune LNG
PennEnergy reports that the manufacturer of the LNG regasification skid installed aboard one of the vessels expected to service the Neptune LNG deepwater port will test the unit next...
History Channel Films LNG Carrier in Boston
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 in Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on History Channel Films LNG Carrier in Boston
The History Channel will feature the LNG vessel BW Suez Boston on its “Super Ships” episode of the television show “Modern Marvels.” According to Energy Current, the film crew collected video footage on board the carrier at the Everett LNG import terminal, and the show’s producer interviewed the ship’s captain. The show will air sometime this...
Downeast LNG President Argues that LNG Traffic Through Canadian Waters Is “Innocent Passage”
Posted on Jun 8, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG President Argues that LNG Traffic Through Canadian Waters Is “Innocent Passage”
Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis told the Telegraph-Journal that he believes that LNG vessels destined for U.S.-based regasification terminals eventually will be able to transit Canadian waters in Head Harbour Passage under the doctrine of “innocent passage.” However, the Canadian government has argued that the waterway in question is Canadian territorial waters and that...
U.S. Coast Guard Notes Concerns with Ballast Screens Proposal for Ships Servicing Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on May 19, 2009 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Notes Concerns with Ballast Screens Proposal for Ships Servicing Bradwood Landing LNG
Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard notified FERC of its concerns with the proposal to retrofit LNG vessels servicing the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal with screens to limit entrainment of juvenile fish in vessels’ ballast systems. The Coast Guard’s letter, available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP06-365, states that fish screening technologies that have not...
Panamanian Official: Expanded Panama Canal Will Accommodate Most LNG Vessels
Posted on Apr 29, 2009 in Markets and Competition, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Panamanian Official: Expanded Panama Canal Will Accommodate Most LNG Vessels
Silvia de Marucci of the Panama Canal Authority told attendees at the CWC conference in New Orleans that the expansion of the Panama Canal currently underway will allow larger vessels, including a large majority of LNG vessels in use and under construction, to use the canal. Use of the Panama Canal could have a significant impact on arbitrage opportunities between the...
USCG Commandant Visits Port Arthur to Inaugurate LNG Center
Posted on Apr 10, 2009 in Marine Regulation, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on USCG Commandant Visits Port Arthur to Inaugurate LNG Center
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen visited Beaumont, Texas, yesterday to inaugurate the United States’ third Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise. According to the Beaumont Enterprise, classes describing marine transportation of LNG will be offered to both Coast Guard personnel and industry...