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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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Monday, 28 May 18
KOMIPO ISSUED ANOTHER TENDER FOR 130K MT OF 5700 NAR COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 130,000 mt of min. 5700 NAR coal of Australian origi ...
Thursday, 24 May 18
SUPRAS FIXING AROUND USD 15000 FOR INDO TO CHINA COAL TRIPS - FEARNLEYS
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Both the physical and the paper market have dropped sharply the last couple of days on the back of a lack of fresh cargoes and a growing ...
Thursday, 24 May 18
FITCH: FALLING COAL INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT ASIAN PRICES
Press Release: The long-term outlook for the Asian thermal coal prices is improving, amid rising regional demand and falling mining investment, whi ...
Thursday, 24 May 18
BEIJING ORDERS UTILITIES, MINERS TO HELP COOL RED-HOT COAL MARKET: SOURCES - REUTERS
China’s state planner ordered utilities this week to stop stockpiling thermal coal and told miners to slash prices, two sources familiar with ...
Wednesday, 23 May 18
TANKER MARKET INSIGHT - TIMOS PAPADIMITRIOU
In the last six months we have seen more than 110 reported tanker transactions involving tonnage larger than 32k dwt and younger than 18 years old. ...
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- White Energy Company Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- The University of Queensland
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PTC India Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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