16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety AlternativeUnited Fuels in theStates MTS; The Importance Coast of Port Guard Partner Engagement
Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise
Alternative Fuels in the MTS The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Agenda • Introduction to Liquefied Gases CDR Jason Smith
• What's driving LNG as a fuel Mr. Adi Aggarwal
• Regulatory overview Mr. John Dwyer
• Importance of port-wide engagement Mr. Charles White
• First to market LNG vessel operator Mr. Chad Verret
• Supply routes and bunkering options Mr. Pace Ralli
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Agenda
• Introduction to Liquefied Gases – Definition, Types, and Properties – State of the Industry – NCOE’s Role/Services • CDR Jason Smith USCG Liquefied Gas Carrier National Center of Expertise E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 409-284-2296 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Intro to Liquefied Gases IAW - IGC/IGF Codes DEFINITION - 46 CFR 154 Liquefied Gas: A cargo having a vapor pressure of
- 25 PSIA or more Pressure
- at 100 °F Temperature
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Intro to Liquefied Gases
TYPES NAME FORMULA BOILING LEL/UEL HAZARDS
Methane CH4 −258 °F 4.4–17% Cryogenic Natural Gas Ethane C2H6 −127 °F 2.9–13% N/A
Propane C3H6 −44 °F 2.4–9.5% N/A
Butane C4H8 30 °F 1.8–8.4% N/A
Pentane C5H10 97.3 °F 1.5–7.8% N/A
C4H6 24 °F 2–12% Irritative Butadiene Chemical Gas Heptane C7H16 Carcinogen Octane C H Ethylene 8 C182H4 −213 °F 2.7-36% N/A NH −28 °F 15–28% Corrosive GasolineAmmonia 3 Diesel Toxic
BunkerVinyl Chloride Fuel Monomer C2H3Cl -164 °F 3.6-33% Toxic Coal Gasoline 104-392 °F 1.4 -7.6% Multiple 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Intro to Liquefied Gases
TYPES
LNG- Liquefied Natural Gas (methane)
LHG – Liquefied Hazardous Gas 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Intro to Liquefied Gases
Hazardous - Flammability - Toxicity - Cryogenic - Burns - Structural - Atmospheric - Asphyxiation - Corrosive - Density - Explosive - Rapid Phase Transition (RPT) - Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE)
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Intro to Liquefied Gases
Import Regas/Storage Facilities Export Liquefaction Facilities Large/Small Scale Deep Draft Lightering Operations (STS) Liquefied Gas Carriers Gas Bunkering Facilities
Shore to Ship (shore facility/mobile) Small Scale Fueling Ship to Ship (barge/tender) Gas Fueled Vessels 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
State of the Industry • New Maritime Liquefied Gas Projects
Liquefied Gas Facilities; 8 (29)
Liquefied Gas Carriers: 4X increase
Liquefied Gas Fueled Vessels: 12 (4+)
Liquefied Gas Bunkering Facilities 4+
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
State of the Industry • Gas Fueled Vessels
Tote Class: Orca Class LNG Conversion (X2) Route: Tacoma – Alaska Construction: Singapore
Tote Class: Marlin (X2) Route: Jacksonville – Puerto Rico Construction: Sand Diego CA Crowley Class: Commitment Class (X2) Route: Jacksonville – Puerto Rico Construction: Pascagoula MS Red & White Fleet Harvey Gulf Staten Island Ferries Class: vessels (X6) Washington State Ferries Route: Gulf of Mexico – Port Fourchon Pittsburgh Regional Clean Cities Construction: Gulfport LA Carnival “LNG as Fuel” Ready
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
State of the Industry 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA)
• Suitability of the waterway to handle LNG/LHG marine traffic • Preliminary WSA and Follow-on WSA (iii) Risk assessment for maritime safety and security; (iv) Risk management strategies; and (v) Resource needs for maritime safety, security, & response • Role of Local Committees. HSC… provide local knowledge …help applicant in developing the WSA …help the COTP review and validate the WSA
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
LGC NCOE Roles and Services
MISSION • Augment units with qualified SME • Bolster technical capacity • Provide consultation & technical advice Train • Reinvigorate industry partnerships
LGC EXPERTISE: Augment Consult NCOE • Liquefied Gas Carries • Liquefied Gas Facilities
• Liquefied Gas as Fuel Partner • Liquefied Gas Bunkering 16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
LGC NCOE Services & Upcoming Events
• Foreign Gas Carrier Examiner (FGCE) Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP)
• LGC NCOE Field Notices LNG as Fuel Checklists and Recommendations
• USCG Proceedings Fall 2015; Energy Renaissance
• LGC NCOE Liquefied Gas News-in-Review
16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Closing
• Still working on…
• SIMOPS
• Mariner training course approvals
• Foreign vessel inspections
• Use of ISO containers
• Risk assessment criteria
• Reporting Requirements
• Hot Works
• Pre-Commissioning Criteria
• National consistency
• Next generation low flash point fuels
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16th Biennial Harbor Safety Committee Conference 21 Century Waterways: The Changing Tide of Harbor Safety Alternative Fuels in the MTS; The Importance of Port Partner Engagement
Conclusion • Need for USCG workforce development
• Maintaining the gold standard safety culture
• New operations (cargoes, operators, operations, etc.)
• Loss of trained personnel
• Spot market cargoes
• Low charter rates
• Need to continue to share lessons learned and best practices
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