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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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Sunday, 15 September 19
SUPRAMAX / ULTRAMAX: MORE STEMS WERE NOTICED GOING TO VIETNAM FROM INDONESIA - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Monday, 09 September 19
INDIAN COMPANIES READY TO INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COAL DEPOSITS IN RUSSIA'S YAKUTIA - TASS
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Monday, 09 September 19
COLOMBIA COAL OUTPUT DOWN YEAR-ON-YEAR IN 2ND QUARTER - REUTERS
Colombia, the world’s fifth-largest exporter of coal, produced 18.9 million tonnes of the fuel in the second quarter, down 4.5% from the same ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
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