Letter sent to Trump administration urges support of U.S.-flag vessels

The tanker Adam LNG carried some of the first export gas from the Dominion Energy Cove Point terminal in Maryland. ShipSpotting.com/Hannes van Rijn

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to ensure that U.S.-flagged and crewed vessels play a key role in the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to China.

Recent reports indicate that an agreement to end the retaliatory tariffs between the U.S. and China will include substantial...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/letter-sent-to-trump-administration-urges-support/

Cameron LNG preparing for first export

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit from Lake Charles, La., inpsected the Cameron LNG export facility Feb. 12. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard inspectors checked out the Cameron Liquefied Natural Gas facility in southwest Louisiana, as developer McDermott International prepares for a major milestone with feeding gas into the plant in the first quarter of 2019.

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles personnel conducted a facility safety inspection at Cameron LNG Tuesday, part of preparations for the facility to load its first LNG cargo for global export. The Coast Guard has established regulatory jurisdiction in the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/cameron-lng-preparing-for-first-export/