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Tuesday, 07 January 20
CLEANER AIR IN 2020: 0.5% SULPHUR CAP FOR SHIPS ENTERS INTO FORCE WORLDWIDE - EUROPEAN COMMISSION
 From 1 January 2020, the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels is reduced to 0.5% (down from 3.5%) globally – reducing air pollution and protecting health and the environment. Sulphur Oxide (SOx) emissions from ships’ combustion engines cause acid rain and generate fine dust that can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, as well as reduced life expectancy.
Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean said: “Maritime transport is a global business, and reducing its emissions requires global solutions. The entry into force of the global sulphur cap is an important milestone for the entire maritime sector; it will contribute to further reduce emissions of harmful air pollutants, directly benefiting cities and communities around the globe, including important ones on our Southern European shores. It also shows that concerted effort from the EU and the IMO, together with strong commitment from the industry can deliver important benefits to the environment and the health of our citizens.”
Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius added: “The European Green Deal is set to deliver on a zero-pollution ambition for both climate neutrality and a toxic-free environment. This EU ambition protects our citizens’ well-being, but also ensures healthy and clean environments, seas and oceans within a carbon-free and sustainable blue economy where all sides jointly engage, including maritime transport. We welcome low sulphur standards globally and in Emission Control Areas so that more EU coastal citizens can breathe clean air.”
EU’s low sulphur approach as international example
Since 2012, the EU has taken firm action to reduce the sulphur content of marine fuels through the Sulphur Directive. In 2016, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) maintained 2020 as entry-into-force date of the global 0.5% sulphur cap.
Moreover, in some very fragile ecosystems such as the Baltic Sea and the North Sea – designated as ‘Sulphur Oxides Emissions Control Areas’ (SECAs) – the maximum sulphur content has been reduced to 0.10%, already in 2015. Such stricter sulphur limits have more than halved sulphur dioxide concentrations around SECAs, bringing health benefits to people in coastal regions and ports, while the overall economic impacts on the sector remained minimal.
Next steps on sustainability in shipping
Based on the successful implementation of the Emission Control Area (ECA) limits, the introduction of the global sulphur limit is expected to bring similar results. The EU is also actively working in the context of the Barcelona Convention, on the possible future designation by the IMO of ECAs in other EU waters such as in the Mediterranean Sea.
The EU has strived for an active role in tackling maritime emissions more generally, both at home and globally. In 2018, the IMO agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. The EU and its Member States played an instrumental role in brokering and securing the deal for the sector, which currently represents 2-3% of global CO2 emissions. Discussions are already ongoing at the IMO to translate this deal into concrete measures.
To tackle plastic pollution within our oceans, the EU adopted new rules on port reception facilities, making sure that waste generated on-board ships or fished at sea is collected and treated in ports.
The EU is also working with the IMO to address concerns regarding discharge waters from after-treatment systems used by ships. The objective is to ensure full sustainability of those systems, possibly by setting stricter and uniform legislative requirements.
In addition, the European Green Deal, presented by the President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen in December 2019, sets out further action to make shipping more sustainable such as the extension of the European emissions trading to the maritime sector.
Background
Maritime transport has a direct impact on air quality in many European coastal cities. Exhaust gases from ships are a significant source of air pollution, including through sulphur oxide emissions resulting from the burning of fuel oil. Sulphur oxides are harmful to the human respiratory system and make breathing difficult.
Ships traditionally use fuel oils for propulsion, which can have a sulphur content of up to 3.50 %. For comparison, the sulphur content of fuels used in trucks or passenger cars must not exceed 0.001 %. The 2012 Sulphur Directive which was revised in 2016, reduced SOx emissions by setting maximum sulphur content levels for marine fuels and incorporated new standards set by the International Maritime Organisation into EU law both inside regionally protected areas and outside of those.
Source: European Commission
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Wednesday, 12 June 24
CHINA ACCOUNTS FOR 16.3% OF AUSTRALIA'S COAL EXPORTS, FOLLOWED BY INDIA 14.4% - BANCHERO COSTA
Global coal trade has really picked up pace in recent months, and is now fully back to pre-Covid levels says Banchero Costa in its latest report.
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Wednesday, 12 June 24
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Monday, 10 June 24
CHINA'S MAY COAL IMPORTS RISE 11% ON LOWER DOMESTIC OUTPUT - REUTERS
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Tuesday, 04 June 24
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Friday, 22 March 24
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Australian Coal Association
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- MS Steel International - UAE
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- The University of Queensland
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
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