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Tuesday, 10 December 19
PREPARATIONS INTENSIFY AS IMO 2020 GLOBAL SULPHUR CAP LOOMS - STANDARD CLUB
 With less than a month to go for the impending IMO 2020 global sulphur cap, the club has started witnessing dispute cases relating to the measurement of sulphur content in the fuel.
Under MARPOL Annex VI, it is a statutory requirement that a bunker delivery note (BDN) includes at least the stipulated information and declaration, and this must be provided by the supplier to the ship. With regard to the sulphur content, the supplier must state the actual sulphur content, rather than advising that the sulphur constitutes
Within the marine fuel (ISO 8217) standard, the repeatability and reproducibility are defined according to ISO 4259 that enable a 95% confidence limit to be applied. However, these rules do not apply to Sulphur & Flash Point test specifications due to the statutory requirements.
Sulphur is a MARPOL related issue and Flash Point is a SOLAS related parameter hence do not apply. This means the fuel is considered to be off-spec if the sulphur or flash point is greater than the specification limit regardless without any tolerance values.
MARPOL delivered sample would be considered ‘off-limit’ if the sulphur limit is found above 0.50%. As per the 95% confidence limit, the fuel oil suppliers should aim to match 0.47% sulphur content so that the tolerance may range from 0.44% to 0.50%.
As highlighted in the club’s article published earlier this year (which can be found in the link on the right), the ‘in-use’ and ‘onboard’ samples when taken by the PSC for verification of compliance, a sulphur content of up to 0.53% could be accepted as compliant, based on similar 95% confidence limit or test tolerance range.
In accordance with IMO MEPC.320(74), if non-compliance, such as issuance of an incorrect BDN or a BDN without measurement of sulphur content, was found, the designated authorities should take appropriate corrective measures against the non-compliant supplier. In such case, the designated authorities should inform the IMO for transmission to the Member States of the non-compliant supplier.
Further, as per IMO MEPC.321(74), if the BDN shows compliant fuel, but the master has independent test results of the fuel oil sample taken by the ship during the bunkering which indicates non-compliance, the master may have documented that through a notification to the shipʹs flag administration with copies to the competent authority of the relevant port of destination, the administration under whose jurisdiction the bunker deliverer is located and to the bunker deliverer.
Lastly, IMO has issued a press briefing (on 25 November 2019) reminding industry stakeholders of the many publications including guidelines, best practices, FAQs, presentations, etc which are available as they make preparations to meet the new lower sulphur limit in their fuels. Links to all these resources are provided in the IMO’s Briefing.
Source: The Standard Club
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Thursday, 01 February 24
INDIA REBUILDS COAL STOCKS TO ENSURE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - REUTERS
India’s electricity supply is much more comfortable at the start of 2024 than in either 2023 or 2022 as coal production has ramped up and the ...
Wednesday, 31 January 24
CHINA'S INNER MONGOLIA COAL OUTPUT HIT 1.21B TONS IN 2023 - XINHUA
North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region churned out 1.21 billion tons of coal in 2023 as it strives to guarantee the country’s e ...
Wednesday, 31 January 24
GAS EXPORTS COST U.S. CONSUMERS MORE THAN $100 BILLION OVER 16-MONTH PERIOD - IEEFA
Limited Demand Growth Could Dampen the Dry Bulk Market in the Coming Months BIMCOStarting in late 2021—before its invasion of Ukraine—R ...
Tuesday, 30 January 24
LIMITED DEMAND GROWTH COULD DAMPEN THE DRY BULK MARKET IN THE COMING MONTHS - BIMCO
Demand
In our base scenario, we expect cargo demand to grow by 0-1% in 2024 and 0.5-1.5% in 2025. This is a 0.5 percentage point reduction for ...
Friday, 26 January 24
RED SEA DIVERSIONS ADD NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS PER VOYAGE TO SHIPPING COSTS WHILE DOUBLING TRANSIT TIME - LSEG
The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra $932,905 USD per voyage whi ...
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- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
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