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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, 07 May 18
SOUTH KOREA STATE-OWNED UTILITY KOREA MIDLAND POWER ISSUED A TENDER FOR 1 MILLION TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL
COALspot.com: South Korea state-owned utility Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) issued a tender for 520,000 mt of min. 5700 NAR coal of Australian origi ...
Monday, 07 May 18
GLOBAL COAL DEMAND ROSE ABOUT 1% IN 2017; ASIA ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST INCREASE IN COAL DEMAND, UP 35 MTOE RELATIVE TO 2016 - IEA
Global coal demand rose about 1% in 2017, reversing the declining trend seen over the last two years. This growth was mainly due to demand in Asia, ...
Friday, 04 May 18
ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM RENEWABLES WAS SECOND ONLY TO COAL IN 2017 - IEA
World electricity demand increased by 3.1 %, significantly higher than the overall increase in energy demand. Together, China and India accounted f ...
Thursday, 03 May 18
SUPRAMAX: INDO - CHINA COAL ROUNDS ARE PAYING IN THE LOW-MID $12000 BSS SINGAPORE DELIVERY - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
As expected a slow and uneventful start to the week with holidays in many countries, however by mid-week some fresh requirements and pos ...
Tuesday, 01 May 18
SUPRAMAX: COAL RUNS, A 61,000-DWT WAS FIXED BASIS DELIVERY SURABAYA, FOR A TRIP VIA INDONESIA, RE-DELIVERY INDIA AT $15,000 - BALTIC BRIEFING
Capesize
Rates eased in the East, as the week closed out with the momentum slowing. Levels on the key West Australia/China run dropped to $7.25 ...
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- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- PTC India Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Planning Commission, India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
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