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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, 18 October 19
SINGAPORE'S APEX TO LAUNCH LOW-SULFUR FUEL OIL CONTRACT AHEAD OF NEW SHIPPING RULES - REUTERS
Singapore-based Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX) will launch a low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) futures contract on Friday aimed at helping shipping and ener ...
Thursday, 17 October 19
INDIA READIES POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN COAL MINING - REUTERS
India expects to have formulated a policy within the next two weeks to attract foreign investment to its coal mining industry, the country’s ...
Wednesday, 16 October 19
INDIA CALLS FOR A RESET OF CLIMATE DEBATE ON COAL AS A FUEL - LIVEMINT
India on Tuesday called for a reset on climate debate on coal as a fuel, in the backdrop of India becoming one of the top renewable energy producer ...
Wednesday, 16 October 19
LESSONS LEARNT FROM CREW INJURED IN HEAVY WEATHER - UK P&I CLUB COMMENTS
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention at UK P&I Club, discusses an incident in which crew were injured whilst on deck in ...
Wednesday, 16 October 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
In perhaps the most interesting market conditions of the past years, the tanker and the dry bulk industry have created a positive sentiment with re ...
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- White Energy Company Limited
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
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