Bunker procurement strategies in liner shipping companies : considerations in fuel consumption reduction based on regulatory and technical aspects

• Main Author: Noor Hidayah Borahan.
• Other Authors: Teo Chee Chong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39461
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shipping trade is of great importance as it gets goods to move around globally and internationally. With continual growth of shipping, the need for fuel to move the ships increases as well. Undoubtedly, bunker costs appear to be the greatest expenditure for operating costs, fetching up to almost 60%...