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