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