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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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Monday, 18 November 19
SUPRAMAX: IN THE INDONESIAN COAL BUSINESS, A 58KDWT VESSEL FIXED DELIVERY PHILIPPINES, REDELIVERY INDIA AT CLOSE TO $8,000 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
For most of the week the rates were nudging up under a flurry of activity in the Pacific as levels for the West Australia to China C5 ...
Saturday, 16 November 19
LIFE AFTER FOSSIL FUELS: THE DAYS OF OIL AND COAL TRANSPORTATION ARE NUMBERED - BALTIC EXCHANGE
With the world fiercely focused on a decarbonised future, fossil fuel movers and traders might rightly be reconsidering their future. But cast a wi ...
Saturday, 16 November 19
OIL MARKET REPORT: PAUSING TO REFLECT - IEA
Global oil demand in 3Q19 increased by 1.1 mb/d year-on-year (y-o-y), more than double the 435 kb/d seen in 2Q19. China’s demand increased by ...
Friday, 15 November 19
RISING ENERGY DEMAND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA TO BE MET AND SUPPORTED BY COAL - WORLD COAL
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its semi-annual Southeast Asia Energy Outlook report which outlines the latest insights in ...
Thursday, 14 November 19
EIA EXPECTS U.S. STEAM COAL EXPORTS TO FACE INCREASING COMPETITION FROM EASTERN EUROPEAN SOURCES
EIA expects total U.S. coal production in 2019 to total 698 million short tons (MMst), an 8% decrease from the 2018 level of 756 MMst. The decline ...
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- PTC India Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Planning Commission, India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- White Energy Company Limited
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
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