Bunkerworld Forum
The discussion forum for the Bunker industry.
General Discussion
Latest: 16 May 2012 Start New Subject| Robert Clarke | DFDS: Scrubber has increased operating costs |
| May 16 | Put in the context of switching to low sulphur fuel... |
| Caroline Clarke | Sampling challenge to detect toxic gas in bunker fuel |
| May 16 | Salutations, Iterative measures identified... |
| Jose R R | Endurance test |
| May 15 | Does any one know any kind of methodology to run... |
Technical Discussion
Latest: 16 May 2012 Start New Subject| Horacio Ledesma | comparison of fuel consumption between ships |
| May 16 | Why comparing consumption in two ships? The... |
| Daniel Kane | comparison of fuel consumption between ships |
| May 10 | Hello Raj Something that was left out of your... |
| Omar Magdy | Calculate Vessel Fuel Consumption |
| May 5 | Hi all, I wan't to calculate the average fuel... |
Ship Technology
Latest: 15 May 2012 Start New Subject| Caroline Clarke | Testing of scrubber systems 'takes time' |
| May 15 | Salutations Heinz, With more companies fast coming... |
| Heinz Otto | Testing of scrubber systems 'takes time' |
| May 12 | Hi Caroline, Dannie and Johanna, (Ship) owner hurt... |
| Caroline Clarke | Testing of scrubber systems 'takes time' |
| May 11 | Salutations, That initiatives are pilot - and one... |
Emissions
Latest: 3 May 2012 Start New Subject| Heinz Otto | Fuel Oil Sulfur specification |
| May 3 | Hi, JP de Lugt, you´ve got an email from me... |
| Jan P D L | Fuel Oil Sulfur specification |
| May 2 | Dear Mr. Otto, I have tried to open your link to... |
| Heinz Otto | Shipping companies fined for sulphur violations |
| May 2 | Hi California, Dragos and Unni, It is a... |
Credit
Latest: 2 Mar 2012 Start New Subject| Marimuthu S | Do you expect counter party risk to become more... |
| Mar 3 | We do agree upon fully with comments of beleagured... |
| John Phillips | Do you expect counter party risk to become more... |
| Feb 8 | There has never been a more critical time for... |
| German Polskiy | Bunker bill unpaid... Desperate supplier - how to... |
| Dec 18 | I have looked through the old discussions on the... |
Hedging
Latest: 24 Nov 2011 Start New Subject| ben french | futures increase Q3 14 |
| Nov 24 | can someone explain why there is a sudden Q3 14... |
| Fredrik H I | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| Sep 30 | Hi, I'm about to start writing my master thesis... |
| Oleg Girko | Futures clearing account for Nigerian companies |
| Jul 26 | Hi there, My company provides access to futures... |
Commercial and Trade Enquiries
Latest: 14 May 2012 Start New Subject| Moss Frank | Lease Bg Sblc,mtn |
| May 15 | Dear Sir, We are direct providers of Fresh Cut BG,... |
| john lloyd | BG/SBLC specifically for lease |
| May 14 | We have a direct genuine provider for BG/SBLC... |
| william asante | Lookinf for Jet Fuel and D2 from Title Holders Only. |
| May 13 | Ahmed this guy{Zull Md Yunus } is no... |
Press Releases
Latest: 9 Mar 2012 Start New Subject| Anthony Jacob | borrow bg/sblc for your financial project |
| Mar 9 | We are a financial service company affiliated with... |
| Aslam1989 M A A | oil investment |
| Dec 12 | 1. 7... |
| Press Release | RTE makes SMART Sense for oil viscosity |
| Jul 21 | As the number of ships having to switch between... |
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Industry Opinion
Local shipping group set to modify ships to use a hybrid of LNG and gasoil.
It is interesting to monitor the perspectives of different players as we wrestle with the fuels/switchover/abatement options spectrum of possibilities.
What if an energy efficiency intervention outperforms expectations, or what if fuel prices go higher than expected?
Singapore has shown the world that it is as committed to global environmental issues as its peers such as Hong Kong.
Overview of 2011 test helps determine which quality concerns may be hindering the supply of ISO 8217:2010 of compliant fuels.
The reluctance of the refiners to crack the waste they generate has meant that the better quality fuels are both difficult to obtain and excessively expensive.
Resistance to developing IMO guidelines for fuel oil sampling procedures may not be doing the industry any favours.
Should the IMO consider a phased approach between the current 3.50% and 0.50% global sulphur limit?
2011 saw a sharp increase in the number of claims of 'cappuccino' bunkers - but what really constitutes entrained air in bunkers?