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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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Monday, 24 June 19
KOMIPO INVITED BITUMINOUS COAL BIDS FOR BORYEONG & SHIN BORYEONG POWER PLANTS
South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 260,000 MT MT of min. 5700 NAR coal and 240,000 MT of min. 4,600 k ...
Sunday, 23 June 19
SUPRAMAX: A 56,000-DWT WAS FIXED FROM INDONESIA TO VIETNAM AT $10,000 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The story over the past week has been largely Atlantic dominated as the basin’s uniquely volatile characteristics came into play ...
Saturday, 22 June 19
OPEC'S BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE OIL MARKET - WOOD MACKENZIE
Oil supply is confounding expectations. We have just raised our forecasts for non-OPEC production, the latest in a series of incremental increases. ...
Friday, 21 June 19
INDONESIA'S BAYAN RESOURCES SIGNED A COAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH THE BANGLADESH BCPCL TO SUPPLY 23 MILLION TONS OF COAL FOR 10 YEARS
On Monday, 17th June 2019, PT. Bayan Resources signed a Coal supply Agreement with the Bangladesh- China Power Company (Pvt.) Limited. BCPCL is a j ...
Thursday, 20 June 19
BUMI RESOURCES EXPECTS TO SELL 42 MILLION TONS OF COAL IN FIRST HALF - JAKARTA POST
PT Bumi Resources (BUMI), Indonesia's largest thermal coal miner, expects to close the first half of this year with coal sales of 42 million to ...
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- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- The University of Queensland
- Planning Commission, India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Australian Coal Association
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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