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