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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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Thursday, 30 January 20
CAPE: WITH CHINESE NEW YEAR TAKING PLACE, THE RATES ARE REACHING FURTHER DISAPPOINTING LEVELS - FEARNLEYS
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INDONESIA - UNCERTAINTY OVER AVAILABILITY OF LSFO - THE STANDARD CLUB
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Sunday, 26 January 20
SUPRAMAX: THE ASIAN BASIN SAW A 56,000DWT SHIP FIXING DELIVERY SAMARINDA TRIP TO WEST COAST INDIA AT $4,750 - BALTIC BRIEFING
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- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
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- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
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