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Wednesday, 20 July 22
BOOST FOR BIOFUELS AS IMO REMOVES REGULATORY HURDLE - GARD
 MARPOL Annex VI regulations were written for petroleum derived fuels but also apply to biofuels. It has been a challenge to meet the regulatory requirement to demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit”. Our guest author, Unni Einemo, explains the challenge and the recent actions in the MEPC to address it.
Interest in biofuels is growing due to its environmental benefits and potential GHG savings, but there have been doubts about a potential increase in NOx emissions and compliance with MARPOL Annex VI and the NOx Technical Code.
Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI, “Fuel Oil Availability and Qualities”, applies to fuels derived from petroleum refining and also fuels derived by methods other than petroleum refining.
Biofuels and biofuel blends have to comply with MARPOL Annex VI.
Apart from limits on sulphur content, Regulation 18.3.2.2 of MARPOL Annex VI requires that such fuels shall not “… cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit…”.
Meeting applicable sulphur limits is normally not a challenge for biofuels; however the nature of the NOx Technical Code has been problematic as engine certification and the associated IAPP-certificate requires that the parent engine test is undertaken on a DM-grade (distillate) marine fuel in accordance with ISO 8217:2005.
To demonstrate that biofuels do not “cause an engine to exceed the applicable NOx emission limit” has been a challenge. It would require either on-board emission testing and monitoring, or engine and fuel-specific NOx emissions validation testing, with the added complexity of not being able to define a reference biofuel. Alternatively, ships have been able to apply for an exemption from Regulation 18 of MARPOL Annex VI in line with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 3: “Trials for Ship Emission Reduction and Control Technology Research”. Exemptions for the testing of the biofuels can be granted up to 18 months for smaller engines, and up to five years for larger engines with cylinder displacements over 30 litres, subject to the flag Administrations decision.
This regulatory hurdle is now set to be cleared thanks to a new “Unified Interpretation (UI)” approved by the IMO’s Marine Environment Committee in June 2022 on the application of regulation 18.3 MARPOL Annex VI in relation to biofuels.
This UI means that biofuel blends up to 30% (B30) will be regarded in the same way as regular oil-based fuels.
It also allows the use of B30 to B100 biofuels for “engines certified in accordance with regulation 13 of MARPOL Annex VI which can operate on a biofuel or a biofuel blend without changes to its NOx critical components or settings/operating values outside those as given by that engine’s approved Technical File.”
Experience to date is that no engine setting changes have been needed to operate on up to B100 biofuels, according to information from Lloyd’s Register.
A recently published Lloyd’s Register Technical Report on NOx from marine diesel engines using biofuels covered data from multiple biofuel sea trials with FAME or FAME-type fuels from 20% through to 100% bio-component. The report concluded that that NOx emissions were not significantly increased in any instance.
Moreover, NOx emission data from several in-use trials submitted to the IMO have shown that NOx emissions of various biofuel blends, up to and including 100% bio-components, are often less than NOx emissions from oil-based fuels, or comparable.
The UI will be issued as MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6, replacing MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.6 but is essentially already in effect. There may be a delay in taking this new UI into account in some countries, so owners planning to use biofuels should contact their flag Administration about their formal position in applying this UI.
The UI will come as a relief to owners who want to use biofuels without having to undertake onboard NOx measurements, which has – from all accounts – been a complex and onerous exercise representing a substantial extra workload compared to normal service.
Source: Gard
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Sunday, 14 June 20
INDONESIAN COAL WAS STILL IN DEMAND; A 52,000-DWT SUPRAMAX FIXING DELIVERY CJK FOR A ROUND VOYAGE VIA INDONESIA AT $6,250 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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Friday, 12 June 20
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Friday, 12 June 20
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Friday, 12 June 20
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Thursday, 11 June 20
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- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- The University of Queensland
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
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