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