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