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Monday, 08 April 19
SULPHUR 2020 - COUNTDOWN TO THE SWITCHOVER - LLOYD'S REGISTER
 Sulphur 2020 (MARPOL Annex VI Reg. 14.1.3) is still dominating headlines and as we draw closer to the 1 January 2020 deadline it’s clear that this is a big challenge for numerous players within the industry, from supplier to the end-user. At this point owners and operators should have chosen their compliance option. We’re now seeing major fuel suppliers announcing their availability of 0.50% compliant fuel. Last month, BP announced that they have successfully tested Low Sulphur Fuel Oil at sea and will be selling 0.50% before 2020. This came shortly after the International Energy Agency projected that almost half of the global fleet will use marine gas oil in 2020 and eventually, 40% will burn Very Low Sulphur Fuel (LSFO). We’ve also seen that compliant fuel is available in ports such as Rotterdam. Importantly, this gives shipowners and operators the ability to plan ahead – as they learn which suppliers have what fuel available and where – helping them get their fleets and crews ready for this regulation.
The biggest challenge
For shipowners and operators, the biggest challenge is to prepare their ships when changing over from High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) to Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO). They will need to work out how much investment is needed to prepare the ship’s fuel systems and tanks; this might involve cleaning tanks which takes time, effort and money as the ship will need to be off-hire. Owners and operators also have the option to leave their tanks and hope that this change of fuel will not damage them or affect operations. Alternatively, they can consider the implications of the diversity of fuels that might come with this regulation. For example, will this require segmentation? If so, does the owner or operator have spare tanks to segment the fuel?
Test, prepare and plan
Our Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) team have been analysing 0.50% fuels to set a baseline understanding of compatibility and from a technical perspective, we would recommend implementing a fuel segregation plan. Whether that’s considering loading a light product compared to a heavy one, and or making greater efforts to segregate and avoid comingling fuels – industry experts warn against mixing one bunker with another as there’s a high risk of destabilising the fuels and in most situations, crews can’t easily assess the degree of risk of this happening until the fuel is already onboard, so segregation of bunkers is important.
The next step is managing the diversity of the viscosities of the fuels and managing any incompatibility thus observed between the different bunkers onboard: if crews must mix, then working out the ratio’s involved and any potential resultant properties is key. These are all important considerations and decisions to be made now as part of the ship implementation plan, as recommended by the IMO, allowing owners and operators the time to test, prepare and plan.
Some crews have had limited or no experience of using LSFO, and therefore crews need to be prepared for this, particularly when it comes to fuel management on board. All ships should have a fuel management protocol onboard , which is likely to be a procedure covered in the company’s ship management system. However, shipowners and operators need to go beyond this and ensure their crew have a proactive mindset to comply with the Sulphur 2020 limit. This should address an additional fuel change plan, for which the ship implementation plan will include key preparatory milestones, so considering whether there is a need to update their fuel management strategies to include bunker segregation and fuel compatibility.
A word of caution
There is some speculation that because we’re going to have a diverse range of fuel blends there will be quality issues, owners and crew will need to make sure there are barriers in place to protect against contamination if it occurs. This might not necessarily happen because all residual fuels are for the most part blended and blending has been a common practice in the shipping industry for many decades, but it’s right to be cautious. Reputable suppliers should meet the standards set out in ISO-8217, the marine fuel standard that gives the criteria of the core parameters which must be met by any fuel if it’s to be used onboard a ship. We recommend purchasing against the latest revision of the international marine fuel standard ISO-8217:2017. With this, the supplier knows the parameters and targets set out in ISO-8217 and understands that there’s clauses in the standard that expects the supplier to have quality assurance within the supply chain and consequently their responsibilities to heed to that.
When it comes to Sulphur 2020, planning is critical. Approximately 50% of the world fleet have little or no experience operating in an Emission Control Area (ECA) and having to switch to working with low sulphur fuel nor have they experienced this type of change before, so awareness for crews and preparing fuel systems and tanks is fundamental to get this change safely and effectively implemented. Yes, there are risks and safety concerns, however the industry can tackle these with a sense of confidence if sufficient planning, testing and stakeholder engagement is implemented.
Source: Lloyd’s Register
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Tuesday, 17 December 19
AUSTRALIA ENERGY MARKET OPERATOR TURNS SCROOGE ON COAL LOBBY: RUSSELL
Australia, which vies with Indonesia for the title of the world’s largest coal exporter, is planning for an electricity future where use of t ...
Tuesday, 17 December 19
BACK TO FUTURE FOR BUSH AS AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS MOVING AWAY FROM COAL NEWCASTLE - HERALD
Looking backwards could show the way forward for regional communities planning for a future beyond mining.
One of Australia’s ...
Tuesday, 17 December 19
CHINA TAIYUAN COAL TRANSACTION PRICE INDEX DOWN 0.01 PCT - XINHUA
China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 133.16 points, down 0.01 percent week on week.
The index, released by China Taiy ...
Tuesday, 17 December 19
YEAR 2019: IT IS LOOKING SET THAT THIS YEAR WILL BE ONE OF THE SLOWEST IN TERMS OF DRY BULK NEWBUILDING ACTIVITY - ALLIED
With just two weeks remaining before 2019 comes to an end, it is now looking set that this year will be one of the slowest in terms of dry bulk new ...
Monday, 16 December 19
ULTRAMAX: A 63,000DWT SHIP FIXING DELIVERY FOR A SINGAPORE TRIP VIA INDONESIA, FOR RE-DELIVERY TO CHINA AT $11,000 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
It was one-way traffic for the Capesize market this past week, with all routes giving up value. While downward momentum may have slowe ...
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- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- MS Steel International - UAE
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
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