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