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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, 03 January 19
CAPESIZE: A MORE POSITIVE START OF THE NEW YEAR THAN EXPECTED FOR THE BIG SHIPS - FEARNLEYS
Capesize
A more positive start of the new year than expected for the big ships, with average gains of US$ 500/day posted on the first tra ...
Tuesday, 01 January 19
INDONESIA: COAL PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO EXCEED THIS YEAR'S TARGET - JP
Indonesian coal production reached 456 million tons up to Thursday or 94.02 percent of this year’s total target of 485 million tons, accordin ...
Monday, 31 December 18
THE INDONESIAN COAL MARKET Q1 '19 FORECAST: LOOKS DIRECTIONLESS - TRADER
The Indonesian coal market looks directionless, an International coal trader said when we asked him to give his forecast for 1Q' 2019.
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Monday, 31 December 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND GREW BY 1% IN 2017; GLOBAL COAL POWER GENERATION INCREASED BY OVER 250 TWH - IEA
After two years of decline, global coal demand grew by 1% in 2017 to 7585 Mt as stronger global economic growth increased both industrial output an ...
Sunday, 30 December 18
MAJOR LNG BUYERS' UNCONTRACTED DEMAND TO QUADRUPLE BY 2030 - WOOD MACKENZIE
Wood Mackenzie’s latest research reveals that uncontracted demand by the world’s seven largest LNG buyers could quadruple to 80 million ...
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- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
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- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PTC India Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
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- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- The University of Queensland
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
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- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
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