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What happens when a bunker deal set up over the Internet goes wrong? One hasn't yet, but if bunkering in cyberspace mirrors bunkering in the real world, it is only a matter of time before one does. The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and Oxford-based marine, energy and commodity credit information provider Infospectrum will be presenting and discussing each step of an e-commerce deal that has come off the rails at a joint bunker conference to be held in Athens, Greece, from 5-8 June 2001. "The conference, which will incorporate IBIA's 2001 members' meeting, will be held at the Astir Palace Resort at Vougliameni. This…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has set out its agenda for the coming years at its annual conference, held this year from 5-8 June in Athens in conjunction with the marine credit analysis specialist, Infospectrum. In his keynote speech, IBIA chairman Chris Leigh-Jones emphasized the need for the association to build on its size, stability and standing, and engage with authorities at the highest levels on behalf of its members and the marine fuels industry as a whole. "Bunkering has many issues to address, and IBIA must be the forum in which they are addressed," he told delegates. According to Leigh-Jones, there are a number of issues in particular that the association is focusing on.