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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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Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL SHIPPING SCOUTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH - PETER SAND, BIMCO
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Wednesday, 19 December 18
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
As another year is coming to an end, it is interesting to look at the main shipping markets and how these performed compared to 2017.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL DEMAND WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH 2023, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SAYS - TOM DICHRISTOPHER, CNBC
Coal consumption is on the rise but will remain roughly stable over the next five years, the International Energy Agency forecasts.
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Tuesday, 18 December 18
DRY BULK: IN ABSOLUTE TERMS, ALL MAIN SIZE SEGMENTS SAW THEIR ACTUAL VOLATILITY FIGURES DECREASE - ALLIED
Since the beginning of 2016, when the dry bulk market reached its absolute bottom, freight rates have been ever since on an upward trajectory. Taki ...
Tuesday, 18 December 18
COAL OUTLOOK BULLISH DESPITE WEAK CHINESE IMPORT DATA - HEREN, ICIS
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- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
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- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- MS Steel International - UAE
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
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- PTC India Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
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- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- The University of Queensland
- Australian Coal Association
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
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