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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, 12 June 19
IMO 2020 - COUNTDOWN TO 1 JANUARY 2020 -HOW WILL THE CHANGES AFFECT REFINING AND SHIPPING? - WOOD MACKENZIE
We know that the IMO’s regulations represent the biggest step change the shipping industry has ever seen and the implications will be felt th ...
Wednesday, 12 June 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
This year’s tanker S&P activity keeps edging higher compared to the same period in 2018. Year to date we have seen some 143 ships, rangin ...
Tuesday, 11 June 19
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE SET AT $81.48 PER TON IN JUNE, DOWN 15.66 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR
COALspot.com: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has revised down again the benchmark price of Indonesian th ...
Monday, 10 June 19
CONSECUTIVE OWNERS OF CARGO: WHO HOLDS TITLE AND THE RIGHT TO SUE? - COLIN BIGGERS & PAISLEY
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
In Tritton Resources Pty Ltd v Ever Rock Navigation S.A. [2019] FCA 276, the Federal Court considered the application of ...
Monday, 10 June 19
KOSPO INVITES BIDS FOR 1,305,000 MT OF MIN 5600 KCAL/KG NCV COAL FOR SEPT 2019 TO DEC 2021
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 435,000 MT (per year) of max 5,600 kcal/kg N ...
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- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Australian Coal Association
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Planning Commission, India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- MS Steel International - UAE
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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