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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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Friday, 22 November 19
FORTY PERCENT OF ADARO'S COAL SALES VOLUME IN 9M19 GOES TO THE SOUTHEAST ASIA REGION
PT Adaro Energy Tbk released its consolidated financial statements yesterday, for the nine month period, ending September 30, 2019.
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Friday, 22 November 19
UNCERTAINTY IN THERMAL COAL MARKET PERSISTED IN 3Q19 - ADARO
Uncertainty in thermal coal market persisted in 3Q19, mainly due to the actions, or inactions, of China in setting policies for global coal market. ...
Friday, 22 November 19
CIL TO DEVELOP 55 NEW COAL MINES IN NEXT 5 YEARS: COAL MINISTER
State-owned CIL will develop 55 new coal mines and expand 193 existing ones in the next five years, Parliament was informed. The company is also un ...
Thursday, 21 November 19
4TH DEEP OFFSHORE WEST AFRICA CONGRESS 2020
4th Deep Offshore West Africa Congress 2020
17 Janaury 2020
Accra, Ghana
Press Release: Following the great succ ...
Thursday, 21 November 19
INDONESIA PLANS TO KEEP $70/T COAL PRICE CAP FOR PLN, DMO - REUTERS
Indonesia’s energy minister Arifin Tasrif said his ministry plans to maintain a price cap on coal being sold to state electricity utility, PT ...
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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