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Tuesday, 27 March 18
SHIPPING MARKET ANALYSIS - GERRY LATHROP
 With the almost complete phase out of Tier II new-building slots on our door step, along with the plethora of emissions related articles seemingly published every other day, this week we will take a look at the pros and cons of different fuels, their emissions/by products, and conclude with possibly one of the best interim alternatives to the present emissions problem said Allied Shipbroking in its latest weekly report.
According to Gerry Lathrop, Research Analyst of Allied Shipbroking, Fuel oil(s) probably account for the largest percentage of marine fuels by weight consumed. The reason for this is quite simple, it’s incredibly cheap while they are also quite energy dense (around .97 – 1.0 sg or tons per cubic meter) when compared to other alternatives such as diesel (.85 sg) methanol (0.79 sg), LPG of equal parts C3 and C4 atoms (0.537 sg) and LNG (0.45 sg). In general, fuel oil releases the most carbon dioxide (CO2) during combustion, about 3.11 tons of CO2 per ton of product, followed by LPG at 3.01 mts, LNG 2.75mts, diesel 2.63 mts and methanol at 1.37 mts. Many of you may be thinking, how can 1 ton of product create 2 tons of CO2? The answer lies in the chemistry of the combustion process. Simply put, combustion takes carbon from the fuel, and adds oxygen from the atmosphere and releases energy. The oxygen in this case makes up more than 2 thirds of the CO2 molecules.
But where do NOx and SOx fall into play? Unfortunately, NOx and SOx emissions are not as straight forward to quantify. For example, Gerry Lathrop, Research Analyst of Allied Shipbroking further noted, the total sulfur content of a given fuel is heavily dependent on where it was sourced, while removing sulfur is quite difficult and expensive. For that reason, giving any concrete figures for fuel oil and diesel can be inaccurate. On the other hand, LNG and LPG often have their sulfur content removed through the use of an acid gas removal unit (AGR), which is then processed in a sulfur recovery unit (SRU). Unfortunately, NOx emissions are similar to SOx emissions in that they are not fixed. However, NOx differs from SOx, as the same fuel may produce little NOx emissions in one engine, and higher emissions in another. Similarly, the same engine may produce no NOx emissions at one speed or engine load, and then at full speed, may produce a significant amount of the pollutant. The main source of NOx in fuels stems from the high heat reached during combustion. In order to produce little NOx, the temperature inside and around the engine must be lower than about 760 degrees Celsius. Methanol, LNG, and LPG burn at lower temperatures than other fuels, and thus could produce lower amounts of NOx emissions. How does all this fit into the industries search for lowering harmful emissions? Well as there is yet to emerge a single fuel that is clean and has negligible harmful emissions, the cheapest and probably best alternative right now seems to be the scrubber. Scrubbers work by physically and chemically cleaning the harmful emissions inside the exhaust. This is done by spraying water over the gas in the smokestack and then either discharging it into the ocean in the case of open loop systems, or cleaning the water through the use of chemicals or filters, and then reusing the water again in the case of closed loop scrubbers. This is possibly a better interim solution for commercial shipping emissions, as LNG powered vessels can be more costly to buy and maintain, while retrofitting a vessel to run on LNG will probably cost more than a scrubber in most cases, especially when taking into consideration the technical and space restricting challenges that are usually involved in the case of switching to LNG.
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Wednesday, 30 May 18
HIGH PRICE, DMO ENCOURAGE COAL MINERS TO BOOST PRODUCTION - THE JAKARTA POST
A number of coal miners are planning to increase production by 10 percent in the second half of this year after a worldwide price increase.
Th ...
Wednesday, 30 May 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - ILIAS M. LALAOUNIS
Among several hot topics that will be discussed during the Posidonia week, the International Maritime Organization regulation that will be enforced ...
Tuesday, 29 May 18
BLOCKCHAIN CAN HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECT ON THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Following the launch of a legal briefing on blockchain contracts from UK P&I Club, Claims Executive, Filip Koscieleck ...
Tuesday, 29 May 18
INDIA'S COAL IMPORT DECLINES IN APRIL AMID DIVERSION TO THERMAL POWER PLANTS - PTI
India’s coal import fell by 9 percent to 17.32 million tonnes (MT) in April on the back of ample supply of dry fuel from domestic sources.
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Monday, 28 May 18
COAL SUPPLY DIVERSION IRKS INDUSTRIES DEPENDENT ON CAPTIVE POWER PLANTS - HINDU BUSINESS LINE
The government’s move to prioritise coal supplies to power plants with minimal coal stock has disrupted fuel supply to some sectors, which ha ...
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- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Australian Coal Association
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PTC India Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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