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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, 22 January 19
AUSTRALIA'S YANCOAL PRODUCED 50 MMT SALEABLE COAL IN 2018 UP 59 PER CENT ON THE YEAR PRIOR, THE QUARTERLY REPORT SHOWS
According to the report, the miner's quarterly (Q4' 18) saleable coal production of 12.4 Mmt. Includes 10.5 Mmt (85 per cent) from the Comp ...
Monday, 21 January 19
KOSPO INVITING BIDS FOR 320K MT OF LOW CALORIFIC VALUE COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd (KOSPO) issued a tender for 320,000 MT of min 3,800 kcal/kg NCV low calo ...
Monday, 21 January 19
SUPRAMAX: INDONESIAN COAL RUNS, TONNAGE WAS GIVING APS DELIVERIES AND A 57,000DWT SHIP FIXED AT $7,000 FOR A TRIP TO WEST COAST INDIA - BALTIC BRIEFING
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A positive end to a week that saw rates on the West Australia/China run slip below $6.00, as charterers faced a plentiful supply ...
Monday, 21 January 19
HARD COAL WORLD TRADE IN 2018 RISES BY 3.7 PER CENT; GLOBAL HARD COAL PRODUCTION INCREASES BY 1.7 PER CENT - VDKI
Global Hard Coal Production Increases By 1.7%.
According to provisional calculations by the German Coal Importer Association (VDKi), ...
Sunday, 20 January 19
OIL MARKET REPORT: A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT - IEA
Last month, we asked if there was a floor under prices following the signing of a new Vienna Agreement that aims to re-balance the oil market. Foll ...
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Australian Coal Association
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- MS Steel International - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Planning Commission, India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PTC India Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- The University of Queensland
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
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