Features
IBIA ANNUAL CONVENTION
David Hughes, Editor of World Bunkering, believes that the IBIA Annual convention, held at Monaco's brand new Monte Carlo Bay Hotel in October, was a milestone event for the association
Don Gregory, IBIA Chairman and Environment and Sustainability Director for BP Marine, reflects on how the bunker industry can prepare itself for the opportunities and challenges that lie in store
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Vanessa Darnborough of Lloyd's Maritime Academy considers why distance learning is becoming an increasingly attractive option for bunker professionals
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Åsa Wilske, Environmental Manager in the Port of Göteborg, argues that it is in everyone's interests to switch onto shore-side electricity for ships
Lawrence Malizzi of WSP Environmental maintains that preparation is the vital factor in oil spill management
RISK MANAGEMENT
Morten Dehn, Risk Manager with OW Risk Management, looks at how shipping companise can use hedging to escape the turbulence of a volatile bunker market and focus on their core business
Nick Maddalena and Capt. Thomas Brown of Seacurus maintain that trade credit insurance is an effective risk management tool for marine fuel suppliers
SPOTLIGHT: AFRICA AND MIDEAST
Colin Griffith, Chairman of Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange, argues that the new DGCX fuel oil contract will shape the future of the Rujairah bunker market
Jan Jacobsen of Monjasa looks at the world's second biggest bunkering market - the United Arab Emirates
Nigel Draffin of LQM-Gibson surveys the bunkering scene in Egypt
Bunkerspot speaks to Naaman El Bouri of Nour Libya Marine Services about a potential renaissance in Libyan bunkering
Drikus Kotze of Engen Petroleum gives an insider's perspective on the South African bunker market
O.W. Bunker reports on its plans for African offshore bunkering
Hugues de Montauzon, General Manager of Addax Bunkering Services, shares some insights from his company's experiences of bunkering off Africa's west coast
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