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