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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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Monday, 24 December 18
DRY BULK MARKET: CAPESIZE MARKET ON BACKFOOT AS 2018'S END DRAWS NEAR - THE BALTIC BRIEFING
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Friday, 21 December 18
4.2 MILLION DWT OF DRY BULK SHIPS SCRAPPED UNTIL 17 DEC, DOWN 71.6% Y/Y - BIMCO
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Thursday, 20 December 18
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Wednesday, 19 December 18
CHINA'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON COAL SPOILS THE PARTY FOR PANAMAXES - DREWRY
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Wednesday, 19 December 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND SET TO REMAIN STABLE THROUGH 2023, DESPITE HEADWINDS - IEA
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as decli ...
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- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
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