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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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Sunday, 09 June 19
SUPRAMAX: ASIA LOST GROUND; THE INDIAN OCEAN SAW SLOWER ACTIVITY - BALTIC BRIEFING
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The market continued in an unusually steady ascent last week. With no major news in the market, each day improved on the last, breakin ...
Friday, 07 June 19
KOEN INVITED BIDS FOR 1.87 MILLION TONS OF COAL FOR JULY - OCTOBER 2019 DELIVERY
COALspot.com: South Korea’s KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD. (KOEN) has issued an international tender for 1,700,000 to 1,870,000 Metric Tons ...
Wednesday, 05 June 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
The first semester of 2019 started as a fairly positive semester for the offshore sector whilst there was a recovery on crude prices, as well as a ...
Monday, 03 June 19
SUPRAMAX: A 61,000 TONNER OPEN NORTH CHINA, FIXING A TRIP VIA INDONESIA, REDELIVERY SOUTHEAST ASIA AT $7,500 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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The market continued its steady ascent over the past week to improved levels. The TC average opened the previous week at $12,243 and c ...
Wednesday, 29 May 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Reflecting on the first quarter of 2019, the product tanker market was healthy, with average earnings significantly up compared to the first quarte ...
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Australian Coal Association
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Planning Commission, India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- PTC India Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- The University of Queensland
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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