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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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Thursday, 17 January 19
EIA ESTIMATES THAT U.S. COAL EXPORTS WERE 116 MMST IN 2018, 20% HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT EXPORTED IN 2017
Coal Supply
EIA estimates that coal production declined by 20 million short tons (MMst) (3%) in 2018, despite a 19 MMst increase in U.S. coal e ...
Thursday, 17 January 19
U.S COAL OUTPUT IS EXPECTED TO FALL BY 3 PER CENT IN 2019 - EIA
EIA forecasts that U.S. coal production will total 729 million short tons (MMst) in 2019, down by 25 MMst (3%) from 2018.
Acco ...
Wednesday, 16 January 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As we go through the first days of the year and just a few weeks before the Chinese New Year, the ship repair sector is witnessing a big difference ...
Monday, 14 January 19
KOREA SOUTHERN POWER INVITES BIDS FOR 320,000 MT OF MIN 3,800 NCV COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 320,000 MT of min 3,800 kcal/kg NCV coal for ...
Friday, 11 January 19
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN ARENA HAD A MIXED START; LIMITED ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - THE BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Dashed hopes summed up the first full week of the New Year. A slow start followed by a busy 24 hours of improving rates and a firming ...
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- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- The University of Queensland
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Australian Coal Association
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- PTC India Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Minerals Council of Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Planning Commission, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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