
- 446 pages
- English
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Neil Cockett on Bunkers
About this book
Bunkers are the lifeblood of the shipping industry - their availability, quality and, above all else, cost often determine whether a shipowner can operate efficiently and profitably. Cockett on Bunkers provides those involved in the shipping and oil industries with an understanding of the worldwide bunker fuel industry and a comprehensive manual that can be used as a reference in day-to-day bunker management and operation.
Cockett on Bunkers contains up-to-date information on marine fuel standards and monitoring services, bunker buying techniques, bunker suppliers and the art of blending, pricing and bunkering operational procedures and takes into account recent developments in these areas.;Written in an accessible style with the emphasis on practical interpretation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- The contributors
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Chapter 1 The Bunker Suppliers
- Chapter 2 The Characteristics of Modern Marine Bunker Fuels
- Chapter 3 The Bunker Buyer
- Chapter 4 The Bunker Broker
- Chapter 5 Bunker Pricing
- Chapter 6 The Manufacture of Marine Bunker Fuels
- Chapter 7 The Economics of an Independent Bunker Company
- Chapter 8 Bunker Blending
- Chapter 9 The Environment and Prevention of Pollution by Bunker Fuels
- Chapter 10 Bunkering Operations
- Chapter 11 Bunker Testing and Surveying Services
- Chapter 12 Bunker Fuel Futures and Risk Management
- Chapter 13 International Currency Transfer and Credit
- Chapter 14 The Weather, Optimum Ship Routing and Bunkers
- Chapter 15 The Legal Aspects of Bunkering
- Chapter 16 Computerised Bunkering and Voyage Estimating
- Chapter 17 Bunkering Case Study—MV Shirley Temple
- Chapter 18 Bunkers and Oil Statistics
- Chapter 19 Marine Lubricants
- Chapter 20 Marine Chemicals
- Chapter 21 The World Oil Market and Change
- Index