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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, 06 February 18
THE FUNDAMENTALS FOR INDIAN COAL IMPORTS CONTINUE TO LOOK PROMISING - TORVALD KLAVENESS
Back in August we reported that the fundamentals impacting Indian coal imports looked more promising.
Trade flow data today implies 17.4Mt of ...
Monday, 05 February 18
SUPRAMAX : INDONESIA TO INDIA PASSING THROUGH SINGAPORE HAS SOFTENED
COALspot.com: The daily average earnings for Supramax, for the route Indonesia to India passing through Singapore has softened, week over week, own ...
Friday, 02 February 18
SUPRAMAX : INDONESIA TO CHINA COAL TRIPS ARE PAYING AROUND MID USD 9000 - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
Rather quiet week within Atl, specially Continent due to lack of cargoes.
According to Fearnleys Weekly - Dry bulk report published ...
Friday, 02 February 18
U.S. YEAR-TO-DATE COAL PRODUCTION TOTALED 54.1 MMST, DOWN 8.8% YOY - EIA
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totaled an estimated 15.3 million short tons ...
Thursday, 01 February 18
RISING US OIL EXPORTS, MARKET DISRUPTION, BRENT-WTI SPREAD - WOOD MACKENZIE
What will US tight oil growth do to crude markets? The build-up in volumes early this decade led to a supply glut that undermined prices in 2014.
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- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- PTC India Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Planning Commission, India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
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