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September, 2013
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Thu19Sep	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Tampering with Gauging Equipment Always verify the condition of the sounding tape, which can be tampered with in many ways.
Thu12Sep	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Double Losses for Operators from Undeclared Fuel Sometimes the receiving vessel will be as much as involved as the supplier in dubious bunkering practices.
Thu05Sep	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Questionable Tank Calibration Tables Having more than one set of sounding books is not uncommon and having the tables modified to the supplier's advantage is always a possibility.

August, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Thu29Aug	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Pumping / Mixing Slops into Bunkers Introducing slops will reduce the actual fuel amount and also can create engine problems.
Thu22Aug	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Quantity Measurements by Flow Meter Only Never agree and go by the flow meter only fuel delivery.
Thu15Aug	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Flow meter / Pipe work Tampering Bunker barges fitted with a flow meter should be checked for proper functioning.
Thu08Aug	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Inter-tank Transfers - Gravitating of Fuel Fuel transferred from a high level to a low level by gravity means the same fuel quantity could be measured twice.
Thu01Aug	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Fuel Delivered with High Water Content Water can originate from number of sources, but deliberate injection cannot be ruled out.

July, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Thu25Jul	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: The Cappuccino Effect Aerated bunkers when sounded can hide a short delivery.
Thu18Jul	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Understanding the Fuel Temperature & Volume Relationship The barge will often try to under-declare the temperature during the opening gauge and over- declare during the closing.

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