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