SEMINAR: THE CASE FOR BUNKER METERING

Overview Seminars Bunker Training Conference     Metering Credit Risk Advanced The first two days of Maritime Week Americas (17-18 May 2010) include three focused seminars designed to bring delegates fully up to date with the latest trends and issues. Details of The Case for Bunker Metering seminar are shown below, click the following course title to read about Managing Credit Risk. The Case for Bunker Metering TUESDAY 18 MAY 2010 The case for bunker metering is fast gaining momentum, with Maersk and other shipowners fitting meters to eliminate quantity disputes and increase efficiency. Suppliers, barge and terminal operators are now following suit to gain a competitive edge and to increase efficiency. Now, work is well underway to create an international standard. But where does this leave bunker suppliers and buyers? This in-depth debate brings together all the key players in metering to investigate the impact on the industry, using live case studies and detailed test results. What drives a shipowner to install expensive equipment to measure bunker deliveries? New technology for measuring bunker fuel The importance of accurate meter calibration Testing and developing mass flow meters How do we know that metering works? Real life case studies and analysis of test results Creating national and international standards for bunker metering Please note that the programme below is preliminary and may be subject to change. 08:30 Seminar Registration 09:00 Introduction Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot and Publisher, Bunkerspot Chairman’s Introduction and Overview Why do we need accurate measuring of bunker fuel, what measuring equipment is being used now, and what advantages do Coriolis flow meters have over conventional quantity measurement techniques? Thomas P. Marion, General Counsel, Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. 09:30 Session 1: The Case for Bunker Metering What drives a major shipowner to install expensive equipment to measure deliveries of bunker fuel? Jesper Rosenkrans Odum, Business Development, MAERSK Oil Trading 09:50 Session 2: Taking Accurate Measurements A look a how bunker quantity Is measured today. Then two leading manufacturers of Coriolis flow meters explain how the equipment works and how it can benefit both suppliers and buyers of marine fuels. Traditional Quantity Measurements Speaker TBC The Importance of Accurate Meter Calibration Jens Fuglsang, Industry Manager Oil & Gas Europe, Endress + Hauser New Technology for Measuring Bunker Fuel Ashley Hayes, Business Development Manager - US Marine, Emerson Process Management – Micro Motion Division 11:00 Networking Coffee Break 11:30 Session 3: Real Life Experience and the Analysis of Test Results Years of research and development, followed by extensive lab and field testing of metering equipment, has produced a range of results. Three different case studies will be used to interpret and analyse those results. Case Study 1: The Case for Coriolis in Metering Steve Jones, Director, Business Development Marine, Emerson Process Management – Micro Motion Division Case Study 2: Singapore: Endress+Hauser and Star Cruises Jens Fuglsang, Industry Manager Oil & Gas Europe, Endress + Hauser Case Study 3: Houston: Buffalo Marine and the ‘Maersk Wyoming’ Patrick J. Studdert, President, Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. Thomas P. Marion, General Counsel, Buffalo Marine Service, Inc. 13:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 Session 4: The Case for Bunker Metering – The Debate: Reactions of Buyers, Suppliers and Other Interested Parties All of the day’s speakers plus specially-invited panellists   Networking Coffee Break 17:00 Seminar Summary and Close   TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THESE SEMINARS JUST CLICK HERE   If you are unable to attend these courses in Miami, Petrospot Limited run a number of other courses, seminars and events throughout the year. Click here for details.