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• Abbreviations and definitions
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 12:10
  24th Mar 2008

  What's the abbreviation of BFO ?
• Lee Hong Liang
  Petromedia Pte Ltd
  
  GMT 14:24
  24th Mar 2008
  IP: x.x.12.8

  BFO would mean Bunker Fuel Oil in our context.
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 14:36
  22nd Mar 2008

  what is the abbreviation of I.FO AND C.S.T ?

  
• Matt Cape
  
  GMT 03:15
  23rd Mar 2008
  IP: x.x.107.84

  Dear Ahmed Ali,
  
  IFO = Intermediate Fuel Oil, and constituents the majority of fuel sold as bunkers. It is a blend of gasoil and heavy fuel oil.
  
  cSt = centiStoke, and is a unit of kinematic viscosity. (1 centiStoke = 1 mm2/s)
  
  I hope this is useful
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 13:53
  24th Mar 2008
  IP: x.x.111.157

  But whats the meaning of (mm2/s) ?
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 13:45
  24th Mar 2008

  What does it mean of ANNEX VI , MARPOL 73/78 , APPENDIX V & POLYPROPYLENE ?
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 13:51
  24th Mar 2008

  Please confirm with your offer that you guarantee this supply fully within ANNEX VI of MARPOL 73/78 , Including APPENDIX V and MEPC Guidelines for sampling for compliance with ANNEX VI .
• Ahmed Ali
  
  GMT 13:56
  24th Mar 2008

  1 centiStoke = 1 mm2/s , but therefore whats the meaning of 1 mm2/s ?
• Bunkerworld
  
  
  GMT 04:02
  25th Mar 2008
  IP: x.x.12.9

  Dear Ahmed,
  
  Bunkerworld is a publication; we do not sell fuel.
  
  Many of the answers to your questions may be found in our technical library, here: http://www.bunkerworld.com/technical/techindex.htm
  
  Regards,
  Bunkerworld Team
• chigozie Nnagbo
  Hellog Energy & Equipment Ltd
  GMT 21:42
  6th Aug 2008
  IP: x.x.173.161

  armed,
  the centistoke as they have said is kinematic viscocity in layman language the thickess of a liquid also mm2/s means millimeter squared per second thants all i know go for the knowlegde in http://www.bunkerworld.com/technical/techindex.htm
  no knowledge really is a waste
  chigo