British Columbia

British Columbia Supports Proposal For LNG Refueling Facility

  • A proposal to build the first ship-to-ship LNG marine refueling service along the west coast of North America is getting support from the British Columbia government.
  • The province is contributing $25,000 to a study to examine the competitive, environmental and social impact of LNG marine refueling, also known as bunkering.
  • The global demand for fuel is expected to exceed nine million tonnes annually by 2025.
  • Bunkering infrastructure in Delta could create thousands of jobs and pump $930 million...

http://mfame.guru/british-columbia-supports-proposal-for-lng-refueling-facility/

Kirby fined $2.2 million for British Columbia grounding, fuel spill

The Nathan E. Stewart lies partially submerged where it ran aground near Bella Bella, BC. Heiltsuk Nation photo by Tavish Campbell.

A Canadian court has fined Houston,Texas-based Kirby Offshore Marine Corp. $2.9 million (US $2.2 million) for the October 2016 grounding and fuel spill of the tugboat Nathan E. Stewart in British Columbia’s Inside Passage.

Some 29,000 gallons of diesel and lubricants spilled in the accident, which happened when the second mate piloting the articulated tug-barge unit fell asleep while on watch and missed a planned course change, according to Canadian and U.S. investigators.

Kirby, the largest U.S....

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/kirby-fined-2-2-million-for-british-columbia-grounding-fuel-spill/

Island Tug and Barge takes delivery of another new ATB tug

British Columbia based Island Tug and Barge (ITB), a subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, christened the second of its new 24mx12.5m (79’x41′) custom-built, state-of-the-art articulated tugs, the Island Regent, during a ceremony on June 20 at its headquarters in Burnaby.

The Island Regent was designed by acclaimed Robert Allan Ltd. naval architects and marine engineers, Vancouver, British Columbia, and will be paired with ITB’s double-hulled oil tank barge, the ITB Reliant, as an articulated tug and...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/island-tug-and-barge-takes-delivery-of-another-new-atb-tug/

Damen building two LNG hybrid ferries for Seaspan

Damen Shipyards will build two more LNG hybrid vessels for Seaspan Ferries. Damen rendering

British Columbia operator Seaspan Ferries is getting two more liquefied natural gas hybrid ferries built at Damen Shipyards Mangalia in Romania.

The roll-on/roll-off vessels will join Seaspan’s first two 148.9mx26m (488’x85’) LNG hybrid vessels, delivered by Damen in 2016 and 2017. The new vessels will have 209 cubic meters LNG storage onboard and 2 megawatt-hours of battery storage.

The ferries will be classed by Bureau Veritas, and enter service in the Vancouver region in 2021 as part of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/damen-building-two-lng-hybrid-ferries-for-seaspan/

Port of St. Helens to host international port confab

From The Chronicle:

Columbia County, with its small but rapidly growing population and economic base, will next July host a convention with an international context that will allow it to shine well above its perceived weight.

“We are hosting the 106th annual conference of the Association of Pacific Ports,” said Port of St. Helens Executive Director Doug Hayes. “It is a big deal and will allow us to show we are a highly
diversified driver of the economic engine in this region.”

The conference,...

http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2018/10/port-of-st-helens-to-host-international-port-confab/

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