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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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Wednesday, 24 July 19
COAL'S DEMISE QUICKENS IN EUROPE AS MARKET SHIFT IDLES PLANTS - BLOOMBERG
Commodity markets are stripping away the case for coal in Europe, moving quicker than government efforts to close the most polluting power plants.
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Monday, 22 July 19
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN ARENA SAW INCREASED ACTIVITY AND STRONGER NUMBERS BEING CONCLUDED; INDONESIAN ROUNDS REMAINED FIRM - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Another week of gains as the Atlantic basin continues to be pressurised on tonnage and Brazilian cargoes keep up a steady flow. The Ca ...
Thursday, 18 July 19
WORLD TRADE IN HARD COAL ROSE BY 4.7% IN 2018 - GERMANY COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
World Trade in Hard Coal Rose by 4.7% in 2018
Hard Coal Can Prevent Stress in the Electric Power System in Germany
• Sharp decl ...
Wednesday, 17 July 19
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important waterways in the world, connecting crude producers in the Middle East with key markets in the res ...
Tuesday, 16 July 19
KING COAL RULES IN JAPAN AS POWER UTILITIES IN THRALL TO LOW-COST FUEL - REUTERS
Japanese utilities will rely on the return of coal-fired power plants from maintenance to meet peak electricity demand this summer, highlighting th ...
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Australian Coal Association
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
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- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- The University of Queensland
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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