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