| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 102 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- What are Bunkers? -- Types of fuel -- Residual fuel -- Distillate fuel -- Daily consumption -- The size of the bunker market -- Chapter 2 -- Who buys and who sells? -- Buyers -- Sellers -- Brokers -- Chapter 3 -- Who else takes part? -- Port authorities -- Customs -- Delivery companies -- Agents -- Shipping jargon -- Ship types -- Chapter 4 -- Prices -- Bunker price reports -- Hedging -- Posted prices |
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Chapter 5 -- How to buy, how to sellWhat to buy? -- Where to buy? -- Bunker ports -- Port restrictions -- Offshore deliveries -- How much to buy? -- Vessel restrictions -- When to buy? -- Enquiry -- Offer -- Model offers -- Delivery charges -- Negotiation -- Fixture -- Confirmation -- Post fixture -- Invoicing -- Payment -- Chapter 6 -- Terms and Conditions -- Principal clauses -- Chapter 7 -- Bunker properties -- Units -- Manufacture -- Elements -- Contaminants -- Adulterants -- Properties for which we test -- Density -- Viscosity |
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WaterAsh -- Carbon Residue -- Sulphur -- Aluminium -- Silicon -- Vanadium -- Total Sediment Potential (TSP) -- Sodium -- Calcium, zinc and phosphorous -- Iron -- Nickel -- Asphaltenes -- Pour point -- Flash point -- Hydrogen sulphide -- Stability -- Compatibility -- Ease of ignition -- Microbial contamination -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Screening -- Safety issues -- Fire and explosion -- Health -- Material Safety Data Sheets -- Pollution -- Chapter 8 -- Bunker specifications -- Origins -- Current standards |
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ISO 8217CIMAC 2003 -- Chapter 9 -- How are bunkers delivered? -- Barge -- Dumb barges -- Self propelled barges -- Coastal tankers -- Pipeline -- Road tanker -- Rail tanker -- Drum -- Booming -- Delivery procedures -- Access -- Communications -- Sampling -- Chapter 10 -- How are bunkers measured? -- Measurement details -- Chapter 11 -- How are bunkers used? -- Diesel engine -- Slow speed diesel -- Medium speed diesel -- High speed diesel -- Boilers -- Steam turbine -- Gas turbine -- Fuel storage -- Fuel treatment -- Settling |
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CentrifugingHeaters -- Filtration -- Injection viscosity -- Chapter 12 -- What can go wrong? -- Quantity dispute -- Delay to shipping -- Delay to barge -- Quality dispute -- Debunkering -- Chapter 13 -- How to avoid and deal with problems -- Dispute communications -- Notice of claim -- Exchange of information -- Referee analysis -- Surveyors -- Evidence -- Advice -- Resolution -- Appendix I -- International Organisations, Legislation and Regulation -- Flag State and Port State -- International Maritime Organization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Oil transfer operations.
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Petroleum -- Transportation.
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Oil transfer operations
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Petroleum -- Transportation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781908663047 |
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1908663049 |
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