Growing LNG Fleet Faces Shortage of Trained Crews
Posted on Mar 2, 2006 in Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Growing LNG Fleet Faces Shortage of Trained Crews
A possible shortage of crews qualified to operate LNG vessels may not bode well for the LNG industry as the fleet is expected to grow nearly 50% in the next two years. “If we don’t have enough trained manpower, accidents will definitely occur,” said Ravi Korivi, LNG consultant for Eurasia Maritime Management. He also said that a lack of adequately trained personnel...
Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, LNGLawBlog, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Downeast LNG President Says Blocking LNG Tankers Has International Implications
Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis says that allowing Canada to block LNG carrier transit through Canadian waters would set a harmful international precedent. The vessels would be headed to three proposed LNG terminals on the Maine coast, and some argue that blocking them would undermine international maritime law. An Associated Press article is available via LexisNexis. [Subscription...
LNG Developers Speak on Terminals in the Northeast
Posted on Feb 28, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on LNG Developers Speak on Terminals in the Northeast
At the Winter 2006 Atlantic LNG and CLNG Symposium in Halifax yesterday, LNG terminal developers agreed that a gap exists between the acknowledged need for gas in the Northeast and the opposition to LNG facilities there. Moreover, Hess LNG President Gordon Shearer suggested that the lack of consensus cannot be resolved through education efforts by developers. “It is impossible to...
New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on New Brunswick to Put Pressure on New Canadian PM
Local and provincial politicians from New Brunswick are urging new Minister of Veterans Affairs and local Member of Parliament Greg Thompson to use his influence with the new Canadian Prime Minister to halt three proposed LNG terminals in Maine. John Craig, the mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, has indicated that his town has “given Greg (Thompson) about 60 days from the...
Boston Harbor Sees 61% Increase in LNG Vessel Traffic Since 2001
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Boston Harbor Sees 61% Increase in LNG Vessel Traffic Since 2001
Yesterday’s Boston Herald reported that 63 LNG vessels transited Boston Harbor in 2005, an increase of 61% over transits in 2001, but slightly fewer than the 67 transits in 2004. A spokesperson for Distrigas says the increase in shipments is attributed to greater use of natural gas by Everett’s Mystic Generating Station to fire generators. [Access to archived articles...
Hess Consultant Says Use of Smaller LNG Vessels Does Not Affect Safety Risks
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Hess Consultant Says Use of Smaller LNG Vessels Does Not Affect Safety Risks
The safety risks associated with the use of 55,000 m3 tankers to transport liquefied natural gas to Hess LNG’s proposed terminal are no less than those associated with the 145,000 cubic m3 vessels that were part of the initial plan, according to Blair MacIntyre, a shipping consultant hired by the company. “The size of the event would depend on the size of the hole,”...