LNG Tanker Training Course First in United States to Meet SIGTTO Standards
Posted on Jun 15, 2007 in Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Tanker Training Course First in United States to Meet SIGTTO Standards
RTM STAR Center’s Tankship Liquefied Gases course has been certified by ABS Consulting as meeting all of SIGTTO’s LNG Shipping Suggested Competency Standards. The RTM STAR course is the first in the United States to receive this certification. Marine Log provides additional...
U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Posted on Jun 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced S. 1594, the Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act of 2007. According to Senator Lautenberg’s press release, the bill includes four main components: (1) diplomatic efforts to develop international standards for handling especially hazardous cargos (EHC); (2) mandatory training of port workers on the U.S. Coast Guard’s...
NATS: Supply Disruption Underscores Importance of Underground Storage
Posted on Jun 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on NATS: Supply Disruption Underscores Importance of Underground Storage
NATS reports that the Lake Charles LNG terminal shut down operations for a few hours Saturday due to a supply disruption caused by a ship’s late arrival. NATS comments that this disruption illustrates the narrow margin for error faced by terminals and highlights the importance of using underground storage to manage a long supply chain. See the NATS Data Pack Report for further...
Study Simulates LNG Tanker Traversing Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Study Simulates LNG Tanker Traversing Head Harbour Passage
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports that the results of a series of computer simulations of LNG carriers traversing the Head Harbour Passage suggest it may be possible for LNG ships to move through the channel safely. The study, performed by Marine Safety International and paid for by Downeast LNG, collected data on 25 simulated voyages over a span of five days and...
Weaver’s Cove Opponents Challenge FERC Decision in Court
Posted on Jun 11, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Opponents Challenge FERC Decision in Court
Opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project argued Friday before a federal appeals court against FERC’s decision to approve the project. Attorneys for the opponents argued that FERC should have revisited its decision when Weaver’s Cove Energy decided to use smaller vessels and receive cargos more frequently after a federal law prohibited the use of public funds to...
MARAD Signs Training Standards Agreement with Maritime Academies and Unions, Seeks to set Global Standards
Posted on Jun 6, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on MARAD Signs Training Standards Agreement with Maritime Academies and Unions, Seeks to set Global Standards
During a press conference attended by LNGLawBlog, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton signed an agreement with the major maritime academies and seafaring unions to establish training standards for crews operating vessels carrying LNG. Connaughton said that there was a three-step plan to implement these standards: (1) maritime academies would revise their curricula to...