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December, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Thu19Dec	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Unpumpable Fuel, Zero Dip Volume Application Be wary that empty tanks may not be empty even with zero dip.
Wed11Dec	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Inflated / Deflated Tank Volumes Soundings can be inflated during opening gauging by pouring diesel oil into the sounding pipe just before gauging.
Wed04Dec	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Bunker Fuel Temperature Accurate temperature recording is crucial when detecting bunker fuel concealment.

November, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Thu21Nov	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Concealed Fuel in Bunker Tanks Verify the number and location of all bunker tanks, ensuring they correspond with the tank capacity diagram.
Fri08Nov	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Tank Soundings to Detect Bunker Fuel Concealment Always use own sounding tape and a ruler to report exact sounding or ullage.
Fri01Nov	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Falsifying Documentation Checks should include calibration tables, BDN Records, fuel consumption records, and the oil record book.

October, 2013
Date	Headline	Image
Thu24Oct	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Bunker Fuel Concealment Through Trim and List Take an average trim/list and always use the corrected trim for calculations.
Thu17Oct	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Magic Pipes, Concealed Bunkers, and 221B Surveys To find concealed fuel someone qualified has to go on board the vessel and get their hands dirty...
Thu10Oct	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Dealing with Bunker Disputes In case of the event of a short fuel delivery, remember that time is of the essence.
Fri04Oct	Tricks of the Bunker Trade: Can You Beat the Coriolis Flow Meters? Mass flow meters promise to prevent many of the current tricks employed by unscrupulous individuals.

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