09:00 |
Welcome and Introduction
Mr Chris Fisher, Managing Director, Bunker Claims International |
09:15 |
Session 1: Production of Bunker Fuel and Blending
- Production and sourcing of bunker fuel · Quality, blending and getting it right
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10:00 |
Session 2: Fuel Standards
- International Standards - what they are and what they mean
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10:30 |
 Networking Coffee Break
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10:50 |
Sessionn 3: Exercise on Standards |
11:00 |
Session 4: Fuel quality characteristics and their importance |
11:30 |
Session 5: Sampling |
12:00 |
Session 6: Quantity and surveys |
13:00 |
 Networking Lunch
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14:00 |
Session 7: Fuel treatment on board ship
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14:45 |
Session 8: Exercise on Fuel Treatment |
15:00 |
Networking Coffee Break |
15:15 |
Session 9: Environmental Issues
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16:00 |
Session 10: Exercise on Fuel Quality |
16:45 |
General Discussion |
17:00 |
Close of Day 1 of the Course |
18:00 |
Evening Bunker Reception |
| Day 2: Thursday 4 March 2010 |
09:00 |
Session 11: Legal Aspects of Bunkering
- Avoiding and resolving bunker disputes (including mediation, arbitration and court procedings
- Filing and dealing with claims
- The duty of the bunker supplier and buyer
- Terms and conditions
- Contracts and negotiation
- The Sales of Goods Act and other legislation
- Chartering
- Burden of proof and the importance of evidence
- Prevention and cure: how to avoid legal problems
- Oil and air pollution, sanctions and fines
- Marpol Annex VI from a legal viewpoint
Ms Maria Borg Barthet, Assistant Solicitor, Holman Fenwick Willan |
10:00 |
Session 12: Credit and Finance Issues
- Finance and trade credit in shipping
- Bunker transactions - credit, suppliers, terms and risk management
- Credit as a marketing and financing tool
- The Credit Crunch and its impact on shipping and bunkering
- Volatile oil prices and their impact
- Understanding and using bunker credit reports
- Credit insurance and protection
- Knowing how the credit market works and who is involved
Capt Demos Kabanakis, Shipping Consultant, Independent Shipping Research |
10:40 |
Networking Coffee Break |
11:00 |
Session 13: Fuel testing methods and interpretation of results
Mr Chris Fisher, Managing Director, Bunker Claims International |
12:00 |
Session 14: Commercial Issues - a Trader's Perspective
- Fixing the deal
- Ordering the right volume of bunkers for the voyage
- Quantities and specifications
- Consumption, distance, safety margins
- Where to bunker and why
- Dealing with suppliers
- Dealing with traders
Mr Kimon Gazianis, E.N.B. Energy Net Ltd |
12:30 |
Sesson 15: Operational Issues - Barging, Deliveries, Onboard Procedures
- Barging
- Pumping rates, deviation, price comparisons
- Delays and operational problems
- Documentation
- Sampling - the practicalities
Mr Kimon Gazianis, E.N.B. Energy Net Ltd |
13:00 |
Networking Lunch |
14:00 |
Practical Visit to the Port of Piraeus |
17:00 |
Close of Course (time subject to port visit) |
