LNG at JAXPORT or at JAXPORT?

[Ocklawaha]

This is all over the media in Central Florida, Not only have NS and FECI developed a massive new intermodal terminal in Titusville, now it appears that LNG is on it's way too. Keep in mind the Jaxport operation of Port Canaveral's cargo side, FEC RY's/NASA RR extension into the North side of the port where the brand-new Post Panamax container cranes have been setup. The new LNG ships and Port Canaveral's closeness to deep water. Orlando Utilities is in this and that new rail link between Cocoa and Orlando could well play a role too.

Florida's first LNG plant proposed for Brevard
Dave Berman, FLORIDA TODAY 1:51 p.m. EST January 12, 2015
Proposed Titusville plant would liquefy natural gas, then ship it by truck or rail to users

Florida East Coast Industries has proposed a $250 million liquified natural gas plant in Titusville
Plant would produce clean fuel, create jobs and generate property tax revenue
Liquified natural gas is about 30 percent cheaper than diesel as a fuel source

Florida East Coast Industries wants to build a $250 million liquefied natural gas production and distribution plant on undeveloped land it owns west of U.S. 1 in Titusville — a project the company says would be the first of its kind in Florida.

Company officials say the plant would offer the region a supply of clean-burning fuel; create construction and permanent jobs; spur spinoff businesses; and generate millions of dollars a year in property taxes for Brevard County, Titusville and the Brevard Public Schools.

An affiliated company of Florida East Coast Industries called Tico Development Partners LLC plans to build the plant at the south end of Titusville, on a site southeast of Space Coast Regional Airport and north of an Orlando Utilities Commission power plant.

It hopes to receive a conditional-use permit from the Titusville City Council this month to build the plant; start construction soon after that; and be in operation in mid-2016.

The plant would draw conventional natural gas from existing pipelines. The gas then would be purified and liquefied by cooling it to minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit. According to a permit application submitted to the city of Titusville, the facility would operate around the clock, and could produce up to 1 million gallons of LNG a day.

For the complete story, source: http://on.flatoday.com/1BFfSuX

[Charles Hunter]

Clean Energy Fuels is building an LNG production facility on Zoo Parkway: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2013/10/clean-energy-to-build-plant-on-zoo.html?page=all

"Establishing LNG capacity in Jacksonville is a critical strategic effort to enable LNG fueling throughout the Southeast region for our various market segments," Brian Powers, vice president of LNG production at Clean Energy, said in a statement.

Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) has a purchase agreement on the 102-acre Zoo Parkway property where the plant will be located, the company said. The site has a market value of $18.4 million and an assessed value of $2.6 million, according to city documents.
The plant there will be able to produce about 300,000 gallons of liquefied gas per day, with the fuel expected to be used by trucks, railroads and ships. The company is also looking for customers interested in buying any excess supply.

Late last year ,Jacksonville-based Sea Star Lines announced it would build two container ships primarily powered by liquefied natural gas that will run between the Port of Jacksonville and Puerto Rico.
A few months ago, Crowley Maritime Service Corp. signed a deal to buy four to eight tankers that could operate on liquified natural gas.
With margins tight in that business, observers have said they expect other lines operating on the Jacksonville-Puerto Rico route to shift to the cheaper fuel.

[spuwho]

This is all over the media in Central Florida, Not only have NS and FECI developed a massive new intermodal terminal in Titusville, now it appears that LNG is on it's way too. Keep in mind the Jaxport operation of Port Canaveral's cargo side, FEC RY's/NASA RR extension into the North side of the port where the brand-new Post Panamax container cranes have been setup. The new LNG ships and Port Canaveral's closeness to deep water. Orlando Utilities is in this and that new rail link between Cocoa and Orlando could well play a role too.

Florida's first LNG plant proposed for Brevard
Dave Berman, FLORIDA TODAY 1:51 p.m. EST January 12, 2015
Proposed Titusville plant would liquefy natural gas, then ship it by truck or rail to users

Florida East Coast Industries has proposed a $250 million liquified natural gas plant in Titusville
Plant would produce clean fuel, create jobs and generate property tax revenue
Liquified natural gas is about 30 percent cheaper than diesel as a fuel source

Florida East Coast Industries wants to build a $250 million liquefied natural gas production and distribution plant on undeveloped land it owns west of U.S. 1 in Titusville — a project the company says would be the first of its kind in Florida.

Company officials say the plant would offer the region a supply of clean-burning fuel; create construction and permanent jobs; spur spinoff businesses; and generate millions of dollars a year in property taxes for Brevard County, Titusville and the Brevard Public Schools.

An affiliated company of Florida East Coast Industries called Tico Development Partners LLC plans to build the plant at the south end of Titusville, on a site southeast of Space Coast Regional Airport and north of an Orlando Utilities Commission power plant.

It hopes to receive a conditional-use permit from the Titusville City Council this month to build the plant; start construction soon after that; and be in operation in mid-2016.

The plant would draw conventional natural gas from existing pipelines. The gas then would be purified and liquefied by cooling it to minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit. According to a permit application submitted to the city of Titusville, the facility would operate around the clock, and could produce up to 1 million gallons of LNG a day.

For the complete story, source: http://on.flatoday.com/1BFfSuX

Ah. Several people were wondering why Brevard County was able to extract concessions from AAF on crossings.  It was the one county that had the most over AAF. Permitting, crossing costs, PAB bond caps, ans some constitutional concerns. Looks like FEC had some options in their deck to offer in return. I guess we will see more action in this space after the MCO branch is done.

[spuwho]

Per Jacksonville.com

http://jacksonville.com/business/metro/2017-03-27/huge-lng-tanks-arrive-jaxport-making-it-only-us-port-provide-onsite-lng

Huge LNG tanks arrive at JaxPort, making it only U.S. port to provide onsite LNG fuel service to ships



A big step in the evolution of Jacksonville's Liquefied Natural Gas industry occurred Monday as two huge tanks that will store and transfer the fuel arrived at JaxPort.

Two 260-ton cryogenic LNG tanks were unloaded from a ship and will be lowered into pits along the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The tanks will be used to fuel Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime- and Tote Marine LNG-powered ships that will be operational later this year on their shipping voyages to Puerto Rico. The tanks will also be used to export LNG shipments to customers in the Carribean.



You can read the rest of the story at the link noted above.....

[Jim]

That doesn't look like Talleyrand but Zoo Parkway next to the Marathon depot near Drummond Point.

[thelakelander]

^Yes, that's another facility that Eagle LNG is looking to construct in Jax.

The arrival of the huge tanks at Talleyrand is the latest development in what has become a steady stream of new natural gas operations on the First Coast in recent years:

• Eagle LNG Partners is seeking a permit to expand its terminal off Zoo Parkway along the St. Johns River. If approved, the expansion would be able to process up to 132 million cubic feet of gas per day and store 12 million gallons of cooled liquefied gas.

• The zoo site is in addition to the Westside facility that will target domestic markets, including fueling Crowley Maritime LNG-powered ships.