We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Tuesday, 19 February 19
FAST DEPLETING COAL RESERVES COULD PUSH UP ENERGY PRICES, CAUTIONS EXPERT - THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE
The fast depletion of coal, a strategic resource and India’s fuel of choice currently, has huge implications for energy costs, according to K ...
Monday, 18 February 19
INDIA'S COAL IMPORT FALLS TO 17.25 MT IN JANUARY - PTI
Coal imports saw a decline in January FY 2019 to 17.25 MT from 19.59 MT in the same month of the previous fiscal, according to a report by mjunctio ...
Monday, 18 February 19
THE ROLE OF COAL IN INDIA'S ENERGY AMBITIONS - WCA
India is the world’s second most populous country and figures among the world’s most rapidly growing economies.
The Sout ...
Saturday, 16 February 19
COALTRANS CHINA 2019, CHINA'S LARGEST COAL INDUSTRY GATHERING
Press Release: Coaltrans China 2019 | With the import ban likely to be lifted, it’s time for you to meet your potentia ...
Wednesday, 13 February 19
MALAYSIA WAS THE REGION'S LARGEST COAL IMPORTER WITH 34 MT IN 2018, UP 25% Y-O-Y
Although coal market in 2018 started with strong prices, starting in the beginning of the second half of 2018, the international spot prices for co ...
|
|
|
Showing 1466 to 1470 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- The University of Queensland
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- White Energy Company Limited
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Australian Coal Association
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
|
| |
| |
|
