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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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Monday, 08 April 19
CHEAP COAL SWELLS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, FOILING GLOBAL GREEN PUSH - NIKKEI
Southeast Asian countries are turning to low-cost coal to satisfy their surging electricity demand as the West shies away from the fossil fuel unde ...
Monday, 08 April 19
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE PRICE PLUMMETS TO LOW NOT SEEN SINCE AUGUST 2017
COALspot.com: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has revised down the benchmark price of Indonesian thermal ...
Sunday, 07 April 19
SHIP PASSAGE PLANS - NO ROOM FOR ERROR! - WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
The English High Court’s judgment in Alize 1954 v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (The CMA CGM Libra) is an impo ...
Sunday, 07 April 19
IMO 2020: READY OR NOT? - WOOD MACKENZIE
New Year’s Day 2020 is firmly marked in the calendar as the refining and shipping industries prepare for change.
The International Marit ...
Saturday, 06 April 19
AUSTRALIA COAL POSTS BIGGEST WEEKLY DROP IN A DECADE AMID WEAK DEMAND - REUTERS
Australian thermal coal prices this week registered their biggest weekly fall since the financial market turmoil of a decade ago as demand plunged ...
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- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PTC India Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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