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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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Friday, 12 April 19
U.S : MORE THAN 7 GW OF COAL-FIRED GENERATION IS SCHEDULED TO RETIRE BY THE END OF 2020 - EIA
EIA estimates that U.S. coal production decreased by 19 million short tons (MMst) (2%) in 2018, totaling 756 MMst.
EIA also expects ...
Friday, 12 April 19
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Wednesday, 10 April 19
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Wednesday, 10 April 19
KOSPO INVITED BIDS FOR 160K MT OF MIN. 3700 NCV COAL FOR JUNE LOADING
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 160,000 MT of min. 3,800 Kcal/kg ~max.4,100 ...
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- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- VISA Power Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Australian Coal Association
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- MS Steel International - UAE
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- The University of Queensland
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
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