LNG Cargo from Snohvit Arrives at Cove Point Terminal
Posted on Feb 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Cargo from Snohvit Arrives at Cove Point Terminal
Reuters reports that StatoilHydro’s first shipment of LNG to the United States from its Snohvit liquefaction facility arrived at the Cove Point LNG terminal yesterday. The LNG vessel Arctic Discoverer arrived at the Maryland terminal after a 12-day voyage from Northern...
Excelerate Sends LNG Vessel to Northeast Gateway
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Excelerate Sends LNG Vessel to Northeast Gateway
Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] reports that Excelerate Energy has sent one of its LNG vessels, without an LNG cargo, to its Northeast Gateway LNG terminal. Excelerate’s COO told Platts that the vessel would attach the submersible buoys to the vessel’s onboard regasification apparatus as part of the commissioning process for the...
Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Electrical Power Restored to LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
The Boston Herald reports that full electrical power has been restored to the Catalunya Spirit, an LNG vessel bound for the Everett LNG terminal which lost propulsion earlier this week. The Herald also reports that the ship lost power due to a computer glitch and that the ship suffered no structural damage and did not release any...
Repairs Begin for LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 13, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Repairs Begin for LNG Vessel Off Massachusetts Coast
After losing propulsion early Monday morning, repairs on the LNG vessel Catalunya Spirit began last night under Coast Guard supervision. Although this is the first time in 27 years of LNG transport to the Everett terminal that a vessel has lost propulsion, state and local officials still raised safety and security concerns. However, Coast Guard Captain Gail Kulisch told the Boston...
LNG Tanker Loses Propulsion Off Massachusetts Coast
Posted on Feb 12, 2008 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Tanker Loses Propulsion Off Massachusetts Coast
Catalunya Spirit, a 138,000 m3 LNG tanker transiting from Trinidad to the Everett LNG terminal in Boston, lost propulsion early yesterday morning off the coast of Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard is assisting the drifting vessel, owned by Poseidon Gas and operated by Teekay Corp. See Marine Log for further...
Shell Announces U.S. Mariner Recruiting Effort for Global LNG Fleet
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Shell Announces U.S. Mariner Recruiting Effort for Global LNG Fleet
Shell announced late last week that it plans to actively recruit U.S. mariners for its global LNG fleet. Shell Trading’s general manager of shipping, Bob Salmon, said, “[t]he addition of U.S. mariners will positively enhance Shell’s diverse seafarer skill pool and provide Shell and Nakilat [a subsidiary of Qatar Gas] with highly experienced personnel for their LNG...