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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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Friday, 02 February 24
DRY BULK MARKET: THE DOWNWARD REVISION IN THE GROWTH OF CAPESIZE TONNE DAYS IN JANUARY WITH THE BCI DROPPING - MARIA BERTZELETOU
In the last week of January, the dry freight market sustained weakness in the Capesize segment, while the number of ballasters in the Southeast (SE ...
Friday, 02 February 24
COAL INDIA ACHIEVES NEARLY 80% OF ITS FY24 PRODUCTION TARGET IN TEN MONTHS - CNBCTV18
For the month of January, the company’s production grew by 9.1% from the same period last year to 78.4 Million Tonnes (MT), from 71.9 MT last ...
Thursday, 01 February 24
CHINA'S WIND, SOLAR CAPACITY TO OVERTAKE COAL IN 2024 - INDUSTRY BODY, REUTERS REPORTED
China’s installed wind and solar capacity is expected to overtake coal for the first time this year, according to industry forecasts.
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Thursday, 01 February 24
ANTI-DEDUCTION CLAUSES: CAN A CHARTERER WITHHOLD HIRE WITHOUT AN OWNER'S CONSENT? - SKULD
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Summary
In The Anna Dorothea, the Court found that where a charterparty provides that no deduction from hire may be m ...
Thursday, 01 February 24
INDIA REBUILDS COAL STOCKS TO ENSURE ELECTRIC RELIABILITY - REUTERS
India’s electricity supply is much more comfortable at the start of 2024 than in either 2023 or 2022 as coal production has ramped up and the ...
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- Economic Council, Georgia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- The University of Queensland
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- White Energy Company Limited
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- PTC India Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Australian Coal Association
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
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