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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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Tuesday, 17 March 20
IT IS NOW UNQUESTIONABLE THAT 2020 WILL BE A MILESTONE YEAR FOR THE OIL MARKET, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE GLOBAL ECONOMY - ALLIED
It is now unquestionable that 2020 will be a milestone year for the oil market, as well as the whole global economy. The impact from the COVID-19 o ...
Tuesday, 17 March 20
PRELIMINARY FIELD EXPERIENCES ON THE EFFECTS OF LSFO AND VLSFO ON CYLINDER CONDITION - HANS JENSEN LUBRICATORS
It is now more than two months since the 0.5% sulphur cap entered into force, which have affected the operation of more than 70,000 vessels. As ant ...
Monday, 16 March 20
ULTRAMAX: S8 INDONESIA-INDIA AND S10 INDONESIA-CHINA ROUTES BOTH POSTED GAINS OF $1,412, AND $1,289 ON THE WEEK, TO CLOSE AT $5,575, AND $6,089 RESPECTIVELY - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
The Capesize market came to work on Monday, with little expectation, or confidence, that the days ahead were going to bring anything o ...
Sunday, 15 March 20
CAPTIVE COAL OUTPUT RISES 19% IN APRIL-FEBRUARY - FINANCIAL EXPRESS
Coal production from captive mines in the first eleven months of the ongoing fiscal have increased by 18.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 51.7 million to ...
Friday, 13 March 20
PANAMAX: SLIGHTLY STRONGER NUMBERS IN BOTH BASINS THIS WEEK - FEARNLEYS
Cape
Still very sad times for the big ships, and merit in further trading at present levels is highly debatable for most tonnage. Spot fixtures ...
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
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- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
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- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
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- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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