August, 2018
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Wed01Aug
New Bunker Trading Platforms: What Are They Doing for Buyers?
It is interesting to note a number of new platforms being developed by trading companies and brought to the market, NSI's Paul Hardy writes.
 New Bunker Trading Platforms: What Are They Doing for Buyers?
June, 2018
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Thu14Jun
What Are We Doing About the IMO2020 Bunker Credit Challenge?
Paul Hardy looks at why Owners are not contracting in great numbers for IMO2020, and a new type of contract aiming to change that.
 What Are We Doing About the IMO2020 Bunker Credit Challenge?
May, 2018
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Mon14May
How Ready Are You for IMO 2020?
NSI have prepared an IMO2020 compliant fuel 20 point checklist.
 How Ready Are You for IMO 2020?
March, 2018
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Tue13Mar
IMO2020 Switchover Dates and the Effect on Demand, Storage and Liquidity
The market is poised as a perfect place for a large trading house to make money offering volume and liquidity in return for reductions in price from the supplier, writes NSI's Paul Hardy.
 IMO2020 Switchover Dates and the Effect on Demand, Storage and Liquidity
Fri02Mar
IP Week: What we Learned About IMO2020 Bunker Fuels and the Shifting Mood Towards Collaboration
The challenge of 2020 seems to have galvanised the market to collaborate and look for solutions, Paul Hardy write for Ship & Bunker.
 IP Week: What we Learned About IMO2020 Bunker Fuels and the Shifting Mood Towards Collaboration
February, 2018
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Mon12Feb
The Bunker Industry: What's Changing, and What Could be Destined to Stay the Same
It's a genuine fear I hold for the shipping and bunker markets that collectively we have failed or chosen not to learn certain lessons, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.
 The Bunker Industry: What's Changing, and What Could be Destined to Stay the Same
January, 2018
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Tue30Jan
Secrecy Breeds Poverty
"I believe with 2020 around the corner the world is about to change," Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.
 Secrecy Breeds Poverty
December, 2017
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Mon11Dec
This Is What Bunker Traders Do Good
The best traders are adept at pooling volume and achieving economies of scale for their purchases, Paul Hardy, NSI, writes for Ship & Bunker.
 This Is What Bunker Traders Do Good
November, 2017
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Mon27Nov
Successfully Benchmarking Your Bunker Buying
Every company adopts a different approach ranging from "I don't mind who you use as long as it's x under the market" to highly structured approaches, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.
 Successfully Benchmarking Your Bunker Buying
Mon20Nov
The Importance of Experience and the Changing Dynamics of the Bunker Market
Where we have lost ground over time is our overall understanding of the market, Paul Hardy writes for Ship & Bunker.
 The Importance of Experience and the Changing Dynamics of the Bunker Market