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The Bunker Management School - first class training in bunker purchasing, bunker operations, contracts and claims handling

Your A-Z essential guide to bunkering

Our popular Bunker Seminar offers bunker and shipping professionals a unique opportunity to sharpen skills and reduce the cost of bunkering

Take a look at the latest 2010 Bunker School programmer here!

The bunker seminar is divided into three essential parts:

  • Operational  and Technical - ensure you understand the whole bunker management process
  • Procurement, pricing, hedging and risk management
  • Regulation, law and contracts - reduce claims!

Fourteen leading experts will share their extensive knowledge offering you THE COMPLETE GUIDE to all the essential aspects of bunkering:

  • Bunker pricing and hedging
  • Choosing the right procurement strategies
  • Understanding fuel specifications
  • Onboard handling and treatment
  • Sampling and analysis
  • Legal issues relating to bunker contracts, quality and quantity claims
  • Resolution of disputes and ship arrest
  • PLUS close attention will be paid to the impact of MARPOL Annex VI and EU Regulation on operations and the potential impact of further regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 bunker experts to share their experience:

  • Nigel Draffin, Technical Sales Manager, LQM Petroleum Services, Honorary Treasurer and Board Member, IBIA
  • Peter David, BP Marine Fuels
  • Glyn Jones, Procurement Manager, P&O Ferries (Holdings) Ltd
  • Michael Green, Technical Manager, Lintec Testing Services Ltd
  • Steve Bee, Operations and Key Accounts Manager, Lintec Testing Services Ltd
  • Nick Browne, Credit and Business Development Manager, GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd
  • Will Bathurst, Global Managing Editor, Platts Marine Alert
  • Jan Knudsen, Executive Sales Director, Global Risk Management Ltd
  • Nick Browne, Credit and Business Development Manager, GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd
  • Robin Meech, Marine & Energy Consulting Limited
  • Susan Hawker, Principal Lecturer, London Metropolitan University
  • Ian Adams, Chief Executive, IBIA
  • Russell Harling, Solicitor, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
  • Katherine Birchall, Director, North Insurance Management Ltd, Managers, North of England P&I Association Ltd
  • James Mackay, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
  • David Semark, Barrister, Quadrant Chambers

100% of all participants at Bunker Schools in 2009 marked the event ‘good’ or ‘very good’ - so why not join us this year?

Featuring two practical case study workshops

  • Explore real life bunkering situations, and offer practical application of bunkering law

  • Applications of credit risk procedures in the bunker sector

Ensure you understand all the latest requirements for fuel specifications under the new sulphur control requirements - and the alternative solutions!

  • Understand the effect of the new sulphur control requirements and how they radically change bunkering practices

  • Learn about risk management along the bunker supply chain and where you need to be aware of potential problems

  • Discover the impact of poor purchasing decisions – a critical factor with today’s tight margins

  • Gain in-depth information on use the use of credit facilities and how to utilise these to best advantage

  • Examine methods for operational risk management and avoidance of spills and hear from the experts on best practice for fuel handling and deliveries

  • Analyse bunker contracts to better understand the risks and find out how to deal with tricky legal situations

  • Understand what can go wrong and how to manage quality claims

  • Discuss how to resolve and avoid disputes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highlights:

Benefit by adding value to your professional development:
• Learn how to ensure your value continues to be recognised
• Enhance your knowledge and skill set practically and theoretically
• Gain insight into better surveying techniques and practices
• Benefit from face to face discussion time with your fellow professionals
• Seek clarification from your industry experts
• Benefit from workshops highlighting key areas with solutions to the new challenges presented
• Utilise the networking opportunity with like minded peers and colleagues
• FEATURING: Extensive interactive workshops for an optimum learning experience – includes ship surveys, managing the ISM Code, effective report writing, best practice surveying a ship for recycling lay–up & reactivation surveying

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Dates and Venues

14 Jun 2010 - 16 Jun 2010

Bonhill House, London

02 Nov 2010 - 04 Nov 2010

Bonhill House, London

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(updated 30 July 2010)

Bunker School Reviews

"Helpful, a good mix of technical and legal. Stretched the mind to areas of the business you don’t usually see."
D Jarps
Lintec Testing Services

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