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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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Sunday, 09 June 19
SUPRAMAX: ASIA LOST GROUND; THE INDIAN OCEAN SAW SLOWER ACTIVITY - BALTIC BRIEFING
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The market continued in an unusually steady ascent last week. With no major news in the market, each day improved on the last, breakin ...
Friday, 07 June 19
KOEN INVITED BIDS FOR 1.87 MILLION TONS OF COAL FOR JULY - OCTOBER 2019 DELIVERY
COALspot.com: South Korea’s KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD. (KOEN) has issued an international tender for 1,700,000 to 1,870,000 Metric Tons ...
Wednesday, 05 June 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
The first semester of 2019 started as a fairly positive semester for the offshore sector whilst there was a recovery on crude prices, as well as a ...
Monday, 03 June 19
SUPRAMAX: A 61,000 TONNER OPEN NORTH CHINA, FIXING A TRIP VIA INDONESIA, REDELIVERY SOUTHEAST ASIA AT $7,500 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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The market continued its steady ascent over the past week to improved levels. The TC average opened the previous week at $12,243 and c ...
Wednesday, 29 May 19
SHIPPING MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
Reflecting on the first quarter of 2019, the product tanker market was healthy, with average earnings significantly up compared to the first quarte ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- The University of Queensland
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
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