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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 Commerciality of Bunkering Course, due to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, later this month and in Limassol, Cyprus during the month of May.

This course will aim to provide an insight into the bunker business and the tools available to better manage ones bunker needs. The event will be 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 Commerciality of Bunkering Course in South Africa and Cyprus below:

- Cape Town, South Africa, 24 – 25 March 2010

- Limassol, Cyprus, 17 – 18 May 2010

Course Highlights:

- Understand bunker oil demand and key markets.
- Master bunker pricing formation.
- Get updated on environment matters and regulations.
- Learn about fuel switching and on board blending.
- Strengthen your knowledge about abatement.
- Find out how the bunker market works and who are the key players.
- Tackle strategic purchasing & supplying strategies.
- Understand hedging strategies.
- Become familiar with alternative fuels.
- Understand price risk management.
- Master credit risk management.
- Evaluate testing companies.
- Get updated on metering and coriolis mass flow meter.
- Find out how to determine the margins.
- Understand the economics of bunker trading.

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.

Commerciality of Bunkering, Cape Town

Commerciality of Bunkering, Limassol

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

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