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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, 26 February 23
MAWANI AND JEDDAH CHAMBER SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO BUILD INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PARK
Press Release: The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have today inked an agreement to set up an integrated ...
Saturday, 25 February 23
INDONESIA IS STILL BY FAR THE TOP SUPPLIER OF COAL TO CHINA - BANCHERO COSTA
After a slow start in the first quarter, global coal trade has really picked up pace last year, and is now fully back to pre-Covid levels, said ban ...
Wednesday, 22 February 23
MARKET INSIGHT - INTERMODAL
The short-term outlook of the global soybean market is currently pivoted by a combination of weather patterns that are affecting the harvest progre ...
Saturday, 18 February 23
OIL UNLIKELY TO BREAK ABOVE $100/BBL THIS YEAR, J.P.MORGAN SAYS –- REUTERS
Brent oil prices are unlikely to breach the $100 a barrel level this year, barring any significant geopolitical drivers, with OPEC+ potentially add ...
Saturday, 18 February 23
CHINA'S COAL PRICES FALL TO 1 YR-LOW, CLOUDING DEMAND AND IMPORT OUTLOOK - REUTERS
China’s thermal coal prices hit their lowest levels in a year this week on rising inventories as domestic mine production is recovering faste ...
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Marubeni Corporation - India
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- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
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- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Planning Commission, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- The University of Queensland
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
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- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- White Energy Company Limited
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
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