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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, 04 November 19
COAL INDIA'S OCTOBER PRODUCTION MAY FALL 20% - PTI
Coal India’s production in October is likely to be 19-20 per cent lower at about 40 million tonne, as compared to 49.77 million tonne produce ...
Monday, 04 November 19
PANAMAX: WEAKER SENTIMENTS CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK, WITH RATES FURTHER SOFTENING IN BOTH BASINS - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The Capesize market meandered slightly upwards this week before giving back much of its gains mid-week. Opening the week at $24,945, t ...
Thursday, 31 October 19
U.S. COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS SCHEDULED TO SHUT - REUTERS
U.S. power companies expect to retire or convert from coal to gas over 13,800 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants in 2019 after shutting over 13,30 ...
Thursday, 31 October 19
SE ASIA MAY BECOME NET FOSSIL FUEL IMPORTER IN COMING YEARS - IEA
Southeast Asia is set to become a key driver of world energy trends over the next 20 years as its energy demand grows at twice the global average, ...
Monday, 28 October 19
ULTRAMAX: ASIA RATES REMAINED UNDER PRESSURE WITH THE NORTH LACKING FRESH ENQUIRY - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The end of the week brought about a small increase in sentiment heading into a long weekend for some regions. After sustaining a drop ...
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Australian Coal Association
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Planning Commission, India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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