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ny looking for returns for today; we?re looking for long term returns. That coin- cides with our philosophy on long term charters.? Bunkers, LNG and Operational Realities It used to be the 600 pound gorilla in the room, but Guidry dismisses the fears about bunkering logisitics. ?People won- der where they will get the LNG. Well, they?ll get it in Fourchon. And yes, we will sell bunkers to others if they want it. Right now, we?re the only dual fuel operator in the gulf. The dual fuel boats will have 67,000 gallons of usable LNG ? you can go 2,000 nautical miles before you have to switch to diesel. We think the boat will be able to DP 14-to-17 days on LNG, depending on the forces it encoun-ters. There?s no difference in operational mode when you use LNG versus diesel.? What about safety? Guidry insists, ?For there to be a real problem with LNG, there would have be a double breach, which is pretty much impossible.? A construction delay, because one of the shore-based LNG tanks was damaged in transit, means that a February 2014 completion date will not be met. With the  rst dual fuel hull scheduled to be deliv- ered in mid-March, the hope is that the terminal will be ready then. Guidry ad-mits, ?The casualty set us back a bit, but we?ll be up and running in April of 2014 for sure.? Explaining further, he adds, ?It takes only two hours to bunker one of our boats at 500 gallons per minute ? a lot quicker, perhaps than typical convention- al bunkering operation. But, we elected to have no other hazardous materials or other bunkers on the property because LNG is so new to people. It?ll be a stand- alone facility for the purposes of safety and perception.? Separately, and as Mar- Pro went to press, Guidry was also con- sidering a deal to build and operate LNG barges in concert with Shell, and others. At Sea in StyleFor a guy who loves to talk about qual- ity, the two-tier market and his newbuild program, Shane Guidry is also acquir- www.maritimeprofessional.com | Maritime Professional | 35MP #3 34-49.indd 35MP #3 34-49.indd 359/10/2013 10:16:33 AM9/10/2013 10:16:33 AM