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Singapore-based Magenta Global Pte Ltd. has announced that it is offering a 10 percent discount to Bunker Index users that attend its Bunker Quality Course, due to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, later this month and in Limassol, Cyprus during the month of May.

First launched in January 2008 in Singapore, this course has attracted an international audience of participants from the shipping and maritime industries to bunker traders, refineries and financial institutions.

The course is led by Chris Fisher, one of the foremost experts in bunkering and co-author of Bunkers - An analysis of the practical, technical and legal issues, regarded as an important information resource for the bunker industry. Fisher is currently Director of Bunker Claims International, which he founded.

Please find the scheduled dates for the Bunker Quality Course in South Africa and Cyprus below:

- Cape Town, South Africa, 22 – 23 March 2010

- Limassol, Cyprus, 19 – 20 May 2010

Attend this practical training course to:

- Get updated on the latest developments in Fuel Standards.

- Understand risks associated with low quality bunkers and how to avoid them.

- Become familiar with delivery procedures, bunker sampling and Bunker Surveys.

- Identify contaminants and understand their impact.

- Strengthen your knowledge on compliance with environmental legislation.

- Master fuel quality characteristics and their importance.

- Handle charter party clauses and dispute resolution.

- Examine, monitor & interpret fuel on board testing & laboratory test methods.

- Understand new quality issues with low sulphur fuels.

- Understand what viscosity tells us about a fuel.

- Understand crude Oil, refining & blending.

- Master residual characteristics.

- Tackle fuel related problems including aluminum and silicon, vanadium, viscosity, density, high water content, high Carbon and high ash levels.

A special discount of 10 percent is available to Bunker Index users that quote “mktg-mp-bi” when registering to receive their discount.

Please email enquiry@magenta-global.com.sg for further information regarding the course or click on the link below to view the event listings on the Bunker Index website.

Bunker Quality Course, Cape Town

Bunker Quality Course, Limassol

A link to the Magenta Global website has also been provided below:

http://www.magenta-global.com.sg