Analysis of controlling and reducing bunker cost in shipping transportation

• Main Authors: Tang, Xingyan, Shen, Nan, Yang, Cen
• Other Authors: Chew Ah Seng, David
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16154
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aims to establish a systematic and integrated method to reduce bunker cost from technical and practical aspect. This integrated method is summarised hereinafter. Firstly, for fuel type, Marine Gas Oil is suggested to be used, since MGO has low viscosity, low levels of impurities, and henc...