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Tuesday, 27 March 18
SHIPPING MARKET ANALYSIS - GERRY LATHROP
 With the almost complete phase out of Tier II new-building slots on our door step, along with the plethora of emissions related articles seemingly published every other day, this week we will take a look at the pros and cons of different fuels, their emissions/by products, and conclude with possibly one of the best interim alternatives to the present emissions problem said Allied Shipbroking in its latest weekly report.
According to Gerry Lathrop, Research Analyst of Allied Shipbroking, Fuel oil(s) probably account for the largest percentage of marine fuels by weight consumed. The reason for this is quite simple, it’s incredibly cheap while they are also quite energy dense (around .97 – 1.0 sg or tons per cubic meter) when compared to other alternatives such as diesel (.85 sg) methanol (0.79 sg), LPG of equal parts C3 and C4 atoms (0.537 sg) and LNG (0.45 sg). In general, fuel oil releases the most carbon dioxide (CO2) during combustion, about 3.11 tons of CO2 per ton of product, followed by LPG at 3.01 mts, LNG 2.75mts, diesel 2.63 mts and methanol at 1.37 mts. Many of you may be thinking, how can 1 ton of product create 2 tons of CO2? The answer lies in the chemistry of the combustion process. Simply put, combustion takes carbon from the fuel, and adds oxygen from the atmosphere and releases energy. The oxygen in this case makes up more than 2 thirds of the CO2 molecules.
But where do NOx and SOx fall into play? Unfortunately, NOx and SOx emissions are not as straight forward to quantify. For example, Gerry Lathrop, Research Analyst of Allied Shipbroking further noted, the total sulfur content of a given fuel is heavily dependent on where it was sourced, while removing sulfur is quite difficult and expensive. For that reason, giving any concrete figures for fuel oil and diesel can be inaccurate. On the other hand, LNG and LPG often have their sulfur content removed through the use of an acid gas removal unit (AGR), which is then processed in a sulfur recovery unit (SRU). Unfortunately, NOx emissions are similar to SOx emissions in that they are not fixed. However, NOx differs from SOx, as the same fuel may produce little NOx emissions in one engine, and higher emissions in another. Similarly, the same engine may produce no NOx emissions at one speed or engine load, and then at full speed, may produce a significant amount of the pollutant. The main source of NOx in fuels stems from the high heat reached during combustion. In order to produce little NOx, the temperature inside and around the engine must be lower than about 760 degrees Celsius. Methanol, LNG, and LPG burn at lower temperatures than other fuels, and thus could produce lower amounts of NOx emissions. How does all this fit into the industries search for lowering harmful emissions? Well as there is yet to emerge a single fuel that is clean and has negligible harmful emissions, the cheapest and probably best alternative right now seems to be the scrubber. Scrubbers work by physically and chemically cleaning the harmful emissions inside the exhaust. This is done by spraying water over the gas in the smokestack and then either discharging it into the ocean in the case of open loop systems, or cleaning the water through the use of chemicals or filters, and then reusing the water again in the case of closed loop scrubbers. This is possibly a better interim solution for commercial shipping emissions, as LNG powered vessels can be more costly to buy and maintain, while retrofitting a vessel to run on LNG will probably cost more than a scrubber in most cases, especially when taking into consideration the technical and space restricting challenges that are usually involved in the case of switching to LNG.
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Thursday, 26 April 18
COAL PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE $85/MT IN 2018, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM 2017 - WORLD BANK
Coal prices rose 4 percent in the first quarter (q/q), following a surge of 34 percent in 2017, mainly due to strong consumption in China spurred b ...
Wednesday, 25 April 18
TANKER MARKET INSIGHT - THEODOROS NTALAKOS
We had the opportunity to be part of Intertanko's Hellenic Mediterranean Panel last week in the SNFCC and to present an outlook on the tanker f ...
Tuesday, 24 April 18
IMPORTING INDONESIAN COAL MAKES SENSE FOR INDIAN COASTAL PLANTS EVEN WHEN IT IS COSTLIER THAN INDIAN - ECONOMIC TIMES
Rising Indonesian coal production and lower Chinese demand have pulled down Indonesian coal prices by 22% over the last 45 days, a trend that augur ...
Tuesday, 24 April 18
IMO AIMS TO HALVE GLOBAL SHIPPING EMISSIONS - BUT WHAT WILL IT COST? - WOOD MACKENZIE
Global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to US$60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the International Maritim ...
Tuesday, 24 April 18
TWO 56K-DWT OPEN HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE WERE FIXED FOR INDONESIA COAL TRIPS TO CHINA, AT $9,500 AND $11,000 RESPECTIVELY - BALTIC BRIEFING
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This week has seen the Cape 5 timecharter weighted average almost double. Similarly, the Brazil to China ore rates climbed over $4.50, f ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- White Energy Company Limited
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Australian Coal Association
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
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