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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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Saturday, 18 January 20
GERMAN STEAM COAL IMPORTS IN 2019 PLUMMETED BY 17 % - COAL IMPORTERS ASSOCIATION
Press Release: According to preliminary calculations by the German Coal Importers Association (Verein der Kohlenimporteure e. V.), world trade in h ...
Saturday, 18 January 20
A 61,400 DWT FIXED FROM SOUTH EAST ASIA DELIVERY EAST KALIMANTAN REDELIVERY WEST COAST INDIA IN THE LOW $7,000S - BALTIC BRIEFING
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The market was relatively stable over this past week putting an end to the past months of more extreme declines. While the Capesize 5T ...
Friday, 17 January 20
EIA ESTIMATES THAT U.S. COAL PRODUCTION DECLINED BY 65 MMST (9%) TO 690 MMST IN 2019. IN 2020, COAL PRODUCTION WILL DECLINE BY A FURTHER 14% TO 597 MMST
U.S. Coal Supply.
EIA estimates that U.S. coal production declined by 65 million short tons (MMst) (9%) to 690 MMst in 2019. In 2020, EIA ...
Friday, 17 January 20
CHINA'S BENCHMARK POWER COAL PRICE EDGES UP - XINHUA
China’s benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.
The Bohai-Rim Steam-Coal Price Index, a gauge of coal p ...
Thursday, 16 January 20
SUPRAMAX: INDO/CHINA ROUND VOYAGE FIXING AROUND LOW/MID USD 6,000 BSS APS INDO - FEARNLEYS
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Still very rough seas for the big ships, with the majority of the fleet trading Far East or fronthaul and consequently earning far les ...
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- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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- Planning Commission, India
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
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- Mercator Lines Limited - India
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- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- GMR Energy Limited - India
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- PTC India Limited - India
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Australian Coal Association
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
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- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
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- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
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- White Energy Company Limited
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
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- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
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- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- The University of Queensland
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
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- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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