We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Tuesday, 18 June 19
TANKER SHIPPING: WHILE WE WAIT FOR 2020 TO KICK IN, IT'S ALL ABOUT POLITICS - BIMCO
Demand drivers and freight rates
Iran, Libya and Venezuela face export limitations because of sanctions and internal political troubles. At the s ...
Saturday, 15 June 19
SUPRAMAX: A 58,000-TONNER, OPEN QINGDAO, WAS BOOKED TO REDELIVER IN EAST COAST INDIA AT $6,500 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The market closed on a quiet Friday last week after a few hectic days of mid-week trading. Trade routes from Brazil to the Far East we ...
Friday, 14 June 19
PANAMAX: OUTLOOK IS MIXED - FERNLEYS
Capesize
Sentiment changed to a more nervous tone as pacific cargo volumes failed to deliver as expected, however latest activity indicates res ...
Friday, 14 June 19
ELECTRONIC (PAPERLESS) TRADING - SKULD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Electronic Shipping Solutions: Bolero International Ltd, E-Title Authority Pte Ltd, Global Share S.A. (edoxOnline platfor ...
Wednesday, 12 June 19
KOSPO INVITES BIDS FOR 140,000 MT OF 4,600 NCV COAL FOR SEP. 2019 LOADING
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 140,000 MT of minimum 4,600 kcal/kg NCV coal ...
|
|
|
Showing 1381 to 1385 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- White Energy Company Limited
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
|
| |
| |
|
