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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, 08 March 19
KOMIPO INVITES BIDS FOR 2.6 MILLION TONS OF AUSTRALIAN 5700 NAR COAL FOR FIVE YEARS
South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 520,000 MT of min. 5700 NAR coal of Australian origin to be burnt ...
Friday, 08 March 19
CHINA'S COAL DEMAND FORECAST TO DROP SLOWLY - YONHAP
China’s coal demand is expected to fall at a snail’s pace over the next 20 years due to the country’s preference for the cheap fo ...
Thursday, 07 March 19
INDONESIAN COAL PRICE REFERENCE PLUNGE TO LOWEST IN SEVEN MONTHS
COALspot.com: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia has revised down the benchmark price of Indonesian thermal ...
Wednesday, 06 March 19
KOSPO INVITES BIDS FOR 80,000 MT OF 3800 NCV COAL FOR 21 - 30 MARCH, 2019 LOADING
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 80,000 MT of min 3,800 kcal/kg NCV low calor ...
Wednesday, 06 March 19
KOREA SOUTHERN POWER CO INVITES BIDS FOR 980,000 MT OF 4600 NCV COAL FOR THREE YEARS
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 320,000 MT of min 4,600 kcal/kg NCV low calo ...
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- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
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- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
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- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Australian Coal Association
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- White Energy Company Limited
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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