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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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Saturday, 30 March 19
KOEN INVITES BIDS FOR 450,000 TONS OF (SUB) BITUMINOUS COAL FOR H1 AND JUNE 2019
South Korea state-owned utility KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD. (KOEN) issued a tender for total 450,000 MT of min. 4300, 3500 and 5600 NCV ...
Wednesday, 27 March 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
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Saturday, 23 March 19
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Friday, 22 March 19
CHINA MARKET: COAL OUT IN THE COLD - BUSINESS RECORDER
Though China maintains there is no ban, China-bound Australian coal shipments are looking for a new home. For the past few months, coal cargoes are ...
Thursday, 21 March 19
PRICE PLUNGE AS CHINESE LEAVE THERMAL COAL OUT IN THE COLD - AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Australian Coal Association
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Parliament of New Zealand
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