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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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- Petron Corporation, Philippines
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- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
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- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- The University of Queensland
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Minerals Council of Australia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
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- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Economic Council, Georgia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Australian Coal Association
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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