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34Maritime Reporter & Engineering News MARINE FUELS & LUBESThe key learning that we must take from the implementation of the ECA zones is that with fuel prices remaining high, there must be a transparent relationship be- tween fuel suppliers and their customers. This is particularly important in cre- ating a support structure to weather financial pressures that many in the industry find themselves in, where liquidity and credit lines are becoming increasingly squeezed. MR#11 (34-41):MR Template 10/22/2012 12:37 PM Page 34