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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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Tuesday, 18 December 18
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Monday, 17 December 18
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Saturday, 15 December 18
COMING CHANGES IN MARINE FUEL SULFUR LIMITS WILL AFFECT GLOBAL OIL MARKETS - EIA
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Friday, 14 December 18
KOSPO INVITED BIDS FOR 320,000 MT OF LOW CALORIFIC VALUE COAL
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Planning Commission, India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
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