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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, 24 April 19
PANAMAX: IN THE EAST, THE MARKET MOVED SIDE-WAYS, WITH FEWER COAL CARGOES FROM INDONESIA PUTTING PRESSURE ON RATES - INTERMODAL
Sentiment in the Dry Bulk market slowly but steadily kept improving last week as Capesize rates remained in recovery mode and Panamax earnings also ...
Wednesday, 24 April 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - IS THIS A BANKERS' MARKET? - INTERMODAL
Over the last 10 years, many of the traditional and top lending banks have made the decision to either downsize their portfolios or even exit shipp ...
Monday, 22 April 19
COAL INDIA TO ASK POWER PLANTS TO CUT COAL IMPORTS - DNA
Co to encourage import substitution with domestic supplies at power plants
Surge in coal imports has now forced Coal India Ltd (CIL) ...
Thursday, 18 April 19
BIMCO SEES HARD TIMES AHEAD FOR CAPESIZES
China’s increased use of scrap metal for its production of crude steel is fundamentally critical to the dry bulk shipping industry. Mostly Ca ...
Wednesday, 17 April 19
ONCE AGAIN WE FACED WITH THE SITUATION OF THE DRY BALTIC INDEX BEING BELOW 1,000 POINTS - INTERMODAL
Once again we are faced with the situation of the Dry Baltic Index being below 1,000 points. In a market where the feeling of insecurity is almost ...
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- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- MS Steel International - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Planning Commission, India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- White Energy Company Limited
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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