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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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Global trader Glencore has won contracts worth around $520 million to supply 4.94 million tonnes of coal to Mexico, state-run power utility the Fed ...
Thursday, 11 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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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- PTC India Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- The University of Queensland
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
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