JAX LNG gets USCG acceptance for bunkering operations

JAX LNG, LLC announced that it received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the operation of their waterfront LNG facility and the approval to conduct ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operations with TOTE Maritime’s Marlin Class ships and the LNG barge, Clean Jacksonville.

The expectation is that the ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation will commence early in 2018.

In August 2015, JAX LNG and its partner TOTE Maritime received their first LOA from the USCG, establishing an industry first landside LNG bunkering facility in the Port of Jacksonville. Since then, JAX LNG has safely delivered LNG to TOTE Maritime’s LNG fueled container ships. In addition, Pivotal LNG has safely conducted LNG bunkering operations while TOTE Maritime simultaneously loading and off-loading cargo at the port.

Expected to be operational by end of 2017, JAX LNG’s waterfront LNG facility in Jacksonville will be outfitted with a marine dock and truck loading capability. Operated by Pivotal LNG, the facility’s initial daily liquefaction capacity will be 120,000 gallons of LNG per day and the facility will have 2 million gallons of storage capacity.

JAX LNG, LLC is a joint venture between Pivotal LNG and Northstar Midstream. Pivotal LNG and Southern Company Gas operate a network of LNG production facilities with the capacity to produce over 554,000 gallons per day and the ability to store more than 96 million gallons.