Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Posted on Sep 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian Foreign Minister Says Government Considering Ban on LNG Vessels in Head Harbour
Maxime Bernier, recently appointed as Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the Save Passamaquoddy Bay group that the Canadian government will consider regulations prohibiting LNG tankers from transiting the Head Harbour Passage to reach two proposed LNG regasification terminal sites in the United States. Bernier also reiterated Canada’s position that the Passage is...
LNG Tankers Present Complex Safety and Security Issues
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Tankers Present Complex Safety and Security Issues
Mother Jones, an online and print publication, reports on the potential safety and security issues surrounding LNG tanker traffic, particularly the risks posed by vessels transiting near population centers. The article notes specifically the difficult task of preventing terrorist attacks on LNG...
Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Canadian PM Reiterates Canada’s Opposition to LNG Traffic in Head Harbour Passage
In a private meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Canada’s opposition to LNG tanker traffic transiting through Head Harbour Passage. Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson told the Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) that Harper’s conversation with the president “indicates how important this is to us and...
Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Some LNG Opponents Skeptical of Coos Bay Container Port Proposal
The Mail Tribune (Ore.) reports that some residents believe that a new plan to dredge a 51-ft deep channel in order to build a container port in Coos Bay is in reality designed to assist an LNG regasification terminal project in the area. State and local officials deny the connection, saying that the current 37-ft deep shipping channel is already deep enough to accommodate LNG...
State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
Posted on Aug 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on State Agency Denies Dredging Proposal for Weaver’s Cove LNG Terminal
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management denied the application of Weaver’s Cove LNG to dredge parts of Mount Hope Bay, which would have cleared the way for LNG carriers to reach the proposed LNG regasification terminal in Fall River, Mass. According to the Providence Journal, a spokesperson for the project’s developer, Hess LNG, said that this setback will...
LNG-Powered Fuel Cells Could Cut Ships’ Carbon Emissions in Half
Posted on Aug 7, 2007 in Environmental, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG-Powered Fuel Cells Could Cut Ships’ Carbon Emissions in Half
A European design team including members from several shipping companies and Norwegian ship classifier Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has released plans to equip coastal vessels and supply ships with LNG-powered fuel cells, Reuters reports (carried via the Edmonton Journal). Despite the higher investment cost for the power generating systems, Tomas Tronstad of DNV said “stricter...