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C.R. Ports: LNG could wreak havoc on shipping

by Tryan Hartill


The Coast Guard has yet to announce how it would treat LNG tankers on the Columbia River. But on other U.S. waterways, it has restricted ship traffic near LNG tankers to keep terrorists from getting close enough to bomb the flammable cargo.

I thought for some reason they were not going to announce how they would treat them because it would help the terrorists?

Moving on:

Port officials say a moving bubble of protection in the 600-foot wide Columbia River channel could turn the waterway into a one-way river, with LNG tankers getting the right-of-way, while other ships get stopped. An LNG tanker would take three hours to travel from Astoria to Bradwood. Ships leaving ports between Longview and Portland could be held up for those three hours, according to a report filed by Northern Star.
“We expect to schedule them so there are no delays on the river,” he said. “I would guess after the first couple LNG carriers come up the river, nobody will even notice.”

Come on Gary, you are guessing nobody will notice?
You are also guessing and expecting that there will be enough export capacity to make this project viable. I am becoming very suspicious of your predictions.

Although the company, according to Coppedge, has not calculated the cost, it will order LNG tankers traveling across the ocean from Pacific Rim countries to slow down or speed up to arrive at a time convenient for other ships. “We’re not going to schedule traffic going upriver when other traffic is coming down,” he said.

Someone get that in writing!

Without waiting for the channel to clear, a LNG tanker would have a 70 percent chance of meeting a ship coming from the other direction, according to a study commissioned by Northern Star.

Jul 16, 08:01 pm | Tryan Hartill
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1 On Jul 18, 12:19 pm, samantha wrote:

Yes, I just bet that NorthernStar will be able to dictate shipping schedules to the convenience of other river traffic…highly likely in a spot market with fierce competition.

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