Conventional Fuels & Oils
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NewsFirst EFMS installation in Americas for Ascenz
A major Mexican ship-owner has awarded a contract for the installation of an Electronic Fuel Monitoring System (EFMS) to Ascenz, a GTT Digital company. The contract is the first for the GTT subsidiary in the Americas.
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ExxonMobil brings certain Mobil Delvac lubes under MobilGard range
ExxonMobil has transferred some of its Mobil Delvac lubricating oils over into the MobilGard family for its marine customers ahead of likely reformulations that will help ensure vessel operators remain compliant with evolving maritime regulations and operational requirements.
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MSC106 requires flashpoint on bunker delivery note
The 106th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 106) was held in London, UK, from 2 to 11 November and adopted changes relating to bunker delivery notes, surveys and inclinometers.
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Shell to buy Panolin EAL business
The wholly-owned subsidiaries of Shell plc, Shell U.K., Pennzoil-Quaker State Company and Shell Aviation Sweden AB, have entered into agreements to acquire the environmentally considerate/acceptable lubricants (ECLs or EALs) business of the Panolin Group.
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IBIA welcomes Rotterdam’s plans to mandate MFMs
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has welcomed news that the Port of Rotterdam appears to be moving toward making the use of mass flow meters (MFMs) mandatory for bunker deliveries.
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CIMAC releases paper on COC fuel contamination
CIMAC has published a white paper from CIMAC WG7 Fuels entitled Organic Chloride Fuel Incidents stating its position on the marine fuel incidents that occurred earlier this year.
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Off-spec fuel can cost $50,000 per incident
Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with marine innovation consultancy Thetius, has published a new report titled ‘Testing Times – The vital role of ship fuel oil testing and quantity verification in an uncertain era’ estimating that in excess of 1 million metric tons of off-specification or non-compliant fuels are detected ...
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Singapore accelerates digitalisation of its bunkering supply chain
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services (SGTraDex) and key industry solution providers to accelerate digitalisation of Singapore’s bunkering supply chain.
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Lubmarine launches new digital services platform
Serge Dal Farra, Marketing Manager at Lubmarine, a division of TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, explains how the new digital Lubportal will transform the management of lubrication
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New Lubmarine digital services platform
Lubmarine has begun to launched a dedicated online service platform, offering onboard vessel equipment and engine performance insights, engineer support, as well as a dedicated portal to access vessel and business data. The platform is easy-to-use and provides intelligent online insights that can be used both by onshore staff and ...
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Chevron supplies first stem of 40 BN Category II lube oil
Chevron Marine Lubricants made its first delivery of a 40 BN Category II lube oil on 30 August, in a breakthrough moment for operators of MAN ES Mk9 and above two-stroke engines, when it supplied a stem of its new Taro Ultra Advanced 40 to SIEM Car Carriers.
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KPI OceanConnect appoints new CEO
KPI OceanConnect and BOGA will join forces and operate under the name KPI OceanConnect under the leadership of Anders Grønborg.
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Key Steps to Delivering Effective Engine Lubrication
Serge Dal Farra, Lubmarine Marketing Manager, outlines 3 steps towards an effective engine lubrication strategy including selecting the right engine oil, proper monitoring, and engineer support.
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TotalEnergies In Singaporean Boxship Biofuel Bunker First
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has concluded its first refuelling of a containership with biofuel in Singapore’s port waters. The bunkering also marks the first refuelling of a COSCO Shipping Lines containership with sustainable marine biofuel.
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New fuel oil sensor solution for Main Engines
Rivertrace, the UK-based environmental monitoring solutions provider, is launching a fuel oil sensor solution for main engines in the commercial shipping sector.
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Two-stroke diesel engines face lubricant challenges with biofuels
There are immediate benefits to using biofuels, such as reduced SOx, NOx and GHG, but there are challenges too, say Nikolaj Kristensen, R&D Manager, and Bjørn Christian Dueholm, Industrial Ph.D. student, both at Hans Jensen Lubricators.
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Harvest Energy Marine adds bunker tanker to fleet
Harvest Energy Marine, a member of the Prax Group of companies, has purchased a new tanker, Fortuna II.
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MPA: Glencore continued to sell contaminated bunker
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has completed its investigation into March 2022 contaminated fuel sales and is punishing Glencore but not PetroChina.
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Chevron Marine launches anhydrous grease
Chevron Marine Lubricants has launched its Clarity Synthetic EA Grease 0, an anhydrous calcium thickened lubricating grease based on biodegradable synthetic esters that meet the parameters specified in the 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) rules for environmentally acceptable lubricants issued by U.S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA).
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ClassNK shows potential for CBM to prevent bearing damage
ClassNK has released the latest ClassNK Technical Journal, which includes details of a study demonstrating the potential of monitoring main bearing lubricating oil outlet temperature for condition based monitoring (CBM).
