IMO Reports Just 55 FONARs for 2020
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday January 29, 2021
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.
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 or port state, but will be taken into account.