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Tuesday, 04 June 19
MARPOL ANNEX VI - SULPHUR CAP 2020 - DEMYSTIFYING THE FONAR - SKULD
 KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report (FONAR) is primarily a discretionary tool for a Member State to lessen the breach of MARPOL Annex VI, it is not an exemption but rather a self-declaration by owners that a breach has or is about to occur.
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (“MEPC”) 74 published its resolutions on 20 May 2019 and specifically Section 5 deals with the ramifications of the aforementioned report.
The concerns over non-availability of globally compliant bunkers of 0.5% bear identical hallmarks of the implementation of the ECA zones and availability of 0.1% back in 2015.
There has been much discussion on whether owners may rely on the FONAR due to non-availability of compliant fuel.
However, how it will be applied by each Member State remains to be seen.
The FONAR consists of an immensely detailed questionnaire. Owners who find themselves in breach of Regulation 18 can make use of a FONAR. However, the evidential threshold is high and succeeding on a dispensation or reduction of a fine will depend on whether best efforts were made to:
Source compliant fuel;
Source local alternative sources.
That said, even unavailability is not a carte blanche to breaching MARPOL since alternative compliant fuels could have, most likely, been purchased such as 0.1% distillates.
To support a claim that all efforts were made to source complaint fuel, owners will need to furnish exhaustive evidence that a voyage plan was in place, that there were valid reasons for being unable to source compliant bunkers and/or operational issues which would have endangered the vessel had the non-compliant bunkers been burnt.
Owners can be sure that the Port State Control (PSC) inspectors will investigate other vessels which called at a port which allegedly did not have compliant fuel available in order to verify the truth of the statements contained within the report.
The PSC will also look for evidence of any fuel changeovers conducted outside of the jurisdiction of the Member States and whether the vessel had working emission control equipment during its visit.
Interestingly, the PSC will keep record of how many FONARs a vessel and/or their operators have requested in a period of twelve months. Any patterns of non-compliance by a fleet will be found out, sanctioned and prevented from submitting future FONARs.
Stringent investigations are likely to ensue following the submission of a FONAR and the information will be shared between Member States to report on compliant fuel oil supply issues.
Owners should beware that only a small quantity of non-compliant bunkers should be stemmed, if at all, as entering a Member State will result in the entirety of the non-compliant bunkers being debunkered at owners’ expense to bring the vessel within compliance.
The new FONAR wording is set out at Annex 1 of MEPC 74.
Source: SKULD
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Thursday, 02 January 20
SULPHUR 2020 COMPENDIUM - HOW ARE INDIVIDUAL PORT STATES EXPECTED TO REACT? - STANDARD CLUB
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
With the new sulphur limits soon to be in force, Standard Club has been investigating the ways in which certain jurisdict ...
Monday, 30 December 19
AUSTRALIAN MINERS HIT BY LOWEST THERMAL COAL PRICE IN MORE THAN A DECADE - THE GUARDIAN
Australian coal exporters have experienced the biggest annual drop in thermal coal prices in more than a decade during 2019, raising doubts about i ...
Monday, 30 December 19
INDIA'S COAL IMPORTS RISE 4% TO 161.43 MT IN APRIL-NOVEMBER 2019 - PTI
The country’s coal imports registered an increase of 4.4 per cent to 161.43 million tonnes (MT) in the April-November period of the ongoing f ...
Sunday, 29 December 19
CHINA'S BENCHMARK POWER COAL PRICE EDGES UP - XINHUA
China’s benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.
The Bohai-Rim Steam-Coal Price Index (BSPI), a gauge of ...
Sunday, 29 December 19
IMO 2020 COMPLIANCE: IT'S UP TO US TO BE GOOD CITIZENS - IBIA
One of the concerns around implementation of the 0.50% sulphur limit has been, and continues to be, the need for effective enforcement to ensure a ...
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Planning Commission, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- PTC India Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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