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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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Sunday, 15 September 19
SUPRAMAX / ULTRAMAX: MORE STEMS WERE NOTICED GOING TO VIETNAM FROM INDONESIA - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Overall it was a negative week for the Capesize market, with many routes losing ground. A limited amount of time charter appeare ...
Wednesday, 11 September 19
THE INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE FELL HEAVILY IN SEPTEMBER
COALspot.com: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has revised down the benchmark price of Indonesian thermal ...
Wednesday, 11 September 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
We are going through one of the rare instances where we see optimism building in the dry bulk industry and, as the momentum is still going, the bel ...
Monday, 09 September 19
INDIAN COMPANIES READY TO INVEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COAL DEPOSITS IN RUSSIA'S YAKUTIA - TASS
Indian metallurgical companies, which received trial batches of coal from Kolmar mining company, are satisfied with the quality of the products and ...
Monday, 09 September 19
COLOMBIA COAL OUTPUT DOWN YEAR-ON-YEAR IN 2ND QUARTER - REUTERS
Colombia, the world’s fifth-largest exporter of coal, produced 18.9 million tonnes of the fuel in the second quarter, down 4.5% from the same ...
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- White Energy Company Limited
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- The University of Queensland
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
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