Company Says USCG Using New Software to Screen Personnel on LNG Tankers Coming from Yemen
Posted on Apr 21, 2010 in Safety & Security | Comments Off on Company Says USCG Using New Software to Screen Personnel on LNG Tankers Coming from Yemen
MaxID Corp. issued a press statement this morning stating that the U.S. Coast Guard is using the company’s MaxIDValidate Mobile Software to “validate” crew members aboard LNG vessels delivering LNG from Yemen to ports in the United...
Mass. Town Requesting Homeland Security Funding
Posted on Apr 20, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Town Requesting Homeland Security Funding
Today’s Los Angeles Times analyzes the request submitted by the town of Gloucester, Mass., to receive federal funding under a Department of Homeland Security program. Two LNG deepwater ports, Excelerate’s Northeast Gateway and GDF Suez’s Neptune LNG, are located between seven and ten miles from the town in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the piece suggests that the...
U.S. Coast Guard Modifies Security Zones Around LNG Vessels Travelling to Lake Charles, Cameron LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 13, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Modifies Security Zones Around LNG Vessels Travelling to Lake Charles, Cameron LNG Terminals
The U.S. Coast Guard announced in today’s Federal Register that it has modified the security zones and procedures for the Lake Charles and Cameron LNG terminals. The modified security measures go into effect on May 13,...
Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 1, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Letters to the Editor
Baltimore Sun (Responding to an op-ed that highlighted potential safety and security risks associated with LNG)
Op-Ed: LNG Terminals and Storage Facilities Present Security Challenges
Posted on Mar 31, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, Storage | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG Terminals and Storage Facilities Present Security Challenges
An op-ed carried by the Baltimore Sun yesterday argues that LNG import terminals and storage facilities present safety and security challenges.
Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
Posted on Mar 5, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Editorial Argues in Favor of U.S. Senate LNG Siting Bill
An editorial carried by the Baltimore Sun today argues in favor of a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give greater authority over LNG terminal siting to states. The piece suggests that criticisms of Maryland for NIMBYism are not appropriate because the state has consistently supported the Cove Point LNG terminal located in southern...