The Transition to VLSFO

Twenty-one months ago seems an eternity given the challenges the world now faces yet the writer clearly recalls sitting on a trading floor and hearing excited chatter that enquiries were being received for VLSFO. The writer has to say he gave a little sigh of relief to think that buyers were indeed proactively planning for what many of us will ultimately define as one of the biggest challenges within the industry and our careers, the IMO 2020 changeover, reports Integr8 Fuels.`

Short term...

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Just 55 FONARs Were Filed To The IMO Last Year

Just 55 fuel oil non-availability reports (FONARs) were filed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last year as shipowners switched to using VLSFO — finally putting to rest concerns about availability of the new blends.

What is FONAR

FONARs can be filed to a ship’s flag state if it is unable to source compliant fuel at its next port of call, and the flag states pass them on to the IMO to publish in its database. The FONAR itself is not a guarantee of not being prosecuted by the flag...

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[FAQ] How MARPOL FONAR Penalty Are Enforced on Ships

the FONAR penalties are one thing that’s making shipowners go wary, so standard club has put forward an article on how to deal with it.

Let’s take a look

How FONAR Is Enforced?

MARPOL has a wide sphere of application. Enforcement of MARPOL rests with either a contracting Flag State of a vessel (the Administration) or a contracting Port State Control
(“PSC”). MARPOL also imposes obligations on contracting states when it comes to enforcement and reporting on non-compliance, but specific enforcement...

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2020 Claims Making P&I Clubs Jittery!

Mutual insurers are holding their breath as fuel compliance, scrubber performance and wash water issues present a whole new series of liability risks after IMO 2020 implementation, says an article published in Seatrade Maritime News.

Possible scenarios P&I Clubs focus

The first of these categories covers a wide range of possible scenarios and P&I Clubs are likely to focus on whether there has been any level of wilful disregard for regulations in each individual case.

No transition period 

There is...

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Sulphur Cap Preparations and Implementation Hastens As 2020 Nears, Says IMO

According to a Dry Cargo International report, “IMO 2020” requirements for ships to cut sulphur oxide emissions enter into effect in just over one month’s time and this will significantly reduce air pollution from ships with positive benefits for human health and the environment.

Preparation for the Sulphur Limit

The new requirement means that the global limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships will be reduced to 0.50% m/m (mass by mass). Within designated emission control areas (ECAs),...

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Scrubber Notifications Issued in US ECAs Ahead of 2020

According to a Safety4Sea report, the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance issued CG-CVC Policy Letter 12-04 in 2012 asking for correspondence from flag administrations regarding equivalencies for exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 4.

Scrubber Notifications

As CG-CVC no longer requests this notification, flag administrations should continue to make appropriate notifications to the IMO regarding equivalencies issued under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 4, in...

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Industry is Ready for IMO 2020, Says Edmund Hughes, IMO

Ahead of the implementation of IMO sulphur regulations, The Maritime Executive Marine Strategy Editor had an interview with Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO. For the question, “if the industry is ready for IMO 2020?,” Hughes is confident that the industry is ready.

Here’s an excerpt from that interview as published in The Maritime Executive.

Industry is ready for 2020

Edmund Hughes  has day to day responsibility for MARPOL Annex VI, including the development and...

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USCG 2020 Compliance Guidelines Updated To Validate Scrubber Approvals

With the tough new limits on the sulfur content of marine fuels is only a month and a half away, the U.S. Coast Guard released on November 18, 2019, an update to its Guidelines for Compliance and Enforcement of the [U.S.] Emission Control Areas,” reports Lexology.

Just a minor procedural change 

However, the update included only one minor procedural change to the way the Coast Guard will validate a vessel’s claim of an “equivalency” to fuel sulfur content standards. 

It leaves unchanged a...

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Malaysia Bans Open-loop Scrubbers, Makes FONAR Mandatory

In a major development, Malaysia has announced that they are prohibiting the use of open-loop scrubbers for ships plying in Malaysian waters, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy joins the growing number of nations adopting new industry guidelines on reducing sea pollution, reports Reuters.

New regulations from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will require shippers to adopt more environmentally-friendly measures to manage their fleets, including reducing the sulphur content in...

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IMO’s FONAR Is Needed As a Solution for Uncertainties Ahead of 2020

With IMO 2020 just around the corner, the shipping industry must already have a plan to comply. However, despite the fact that we are just two months away from this groundbreaking regulation for maritime, there is increased uncertainty regarding compliant fuel oil availability worldwide. In such a case, companies should have a plan to deal with such unavailability, with the answer might lie in the Fuel Oil Non-Availability Report (FONAR), says an article published in Safety4Sea.

Background

Complia...

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