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