Conventional Fuels & Oils – Page 2

  • Lubmarine's new digital platform offers easy access to drain oil analysis results within minutes, and the ability to compare results with previous results from the same assets.
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    Lubmarine launches new digital services platform

    2022-10-03T10:43:00Z

    Serge Dal Farra, Marketing Manager at Lubmarine, a division of TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, explains how the new digital Lubportal will transform the management of lubrication

  • Lubmarine has launched a new digital services suite
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    New Lubmarine digital services platform

    2022-09-27T10:29:00Z

    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 ...

  • The dual-fuel newbuildings will have similar dimensions to Siem Car Carriers' LNG-fuelled Siem Confucius (copyright: Volkswagen AG).
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    Chevron supplies first stem of 40 BN Category II lube oil

    2022-09-08T06:58:00Z

    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.

  • Anders Grønborg will lead the new organisation, KPI OceanConnect, formed after KPI OceanConnect and BOGA join forces
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    KPI OceanConnect appoints new CEO

    2022-09-02T09:47:00Z

    KPI OceanConnect and BOGA will join forces and operate under the name KPI OceanConnect under the leadership of Anders Grønborg.

  • Serge Dal Farra, Lubmarine Marketing Manager
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    Key Steps to Delivering Effective Engine Lubrication

    2022-08-26T08:57:00Z

    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.

  • TotalEnergies Marine Fuels Completes COSCO SHIPPING Lines’ First Bunkering of Marine Biofuel
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    TotalEnergies In Singaporean Boxship Biofuel Bunker First

    2022-08-25T11:25:00Z

    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.

  • Rivertrace is diversifying into fuel oil sensors following the launch of the SMART VISCO Sensor.
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    New fuel oil sensor solution for Main Engines

    2022-08-24T10:02:00Z

    Rivertrace, the UK-based environmental monitoring solutions provider, is launching a fuel oil sensor solution for main engines in the commercial shipping sector. 

  • Many of the thermodynamic properties of FAME and HVO are very similar to conventional diesel.
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    Two-stroke diesel engines face lubricant challenges with biofuels

    2022-08-18T10:23:00Z

    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.

  • The 68-metre 1,700 dwt Fortuna II will supply bunkering services in ports along the UK coast, and in northwestern Europe.
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    Harvest Energy Marine adds bunker tanker to fleet

    2022-08-11T09:33:00Z

    Harvest Energy Marine, a member of the Prax Group of companies, has purchased a new tanker, Fortuna II.

  • The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has completed its investigation into March 2022 contaminated fuel sales.
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    MPA: Glencore continued to sell contaminated bunker

    2022-08-04T09:02:00Z

    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.

  • Chevron Marine Lubricants has launched an anhydrous lubricating grease, Clarity Synthetic EA Grease 0, that meets VGP rules for environmentally acceptable lubricants.
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    Chevron Marine launches anhydrous grease

    2022-07-20T14:37:00Z

    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).

  • J-ENG’s research and development teams have included the development of CBM solutions among research priorities since 2019.
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    ClassNK shows potential for CBM to prevent bearing damage

    2022-07-11T09:06:00Z

    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).

  • Castrol's new 40BN cylinder oil, Cyltech 40 XDC, has attained a Cat II NOL from MAN Energy Solutions.
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    Castrol’s Cyltech 40 XDC achieves MAN Cat II status

    2022-07-11T08:50:00Z

    Castrol’s new cylinder oil, Cyltech 40 XDC (eXtra Deposit Control), has successfully attained a Category II No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES).

  • Hapag-Lloyd has been testing advanced biofuels since 2020 and offers a carbon reduced transport solution utilising biofuel blends instead of traditional fossil marine fuel oil (MFO).
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    DHL Global Forwarding and Hapag-Lloyd agree on biofuel

    2022-07-08T13:00:00Z

    DHL Global Forwarding has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd for the use of advanced biofuels starting with a shipment of 18,000 teu.

  • The use of mass flow meter systems offers operational benefits for bunker suppliers and for vessels.
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    Survey confirms desire for bunker supplier licensing

    2022-07-07T09:33:00Z

    The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), with support from BIMCO, has released survey results indicating that there is wide support for the adoption of bunker licensing schemes and mass flow meters (MFM).

  • MAN Engines has announced that the MAN D2862, D2868 and D2676 series with 12, 8 and 6 cylinders have been specifically approved for renewable diesel fuel.
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    MAN Engines approves use of renewable diesel fuel

    2022-06-28T09:34:00Z

    The complete range of current MAN marine engines from 200 to 2,000 HP (147 to 1,471 kW) is now approved for renewable diesel fuel.

  • Mari Innovator, a third-generation built methanol dual-fueled MR product/chemical IMO 2/3 type tanker, delivered September 2021, built by HMD, Korea
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    Chevron white paper assesses future cylinder oil needs

    2022-06-24T09:56:00Z

    Ship operators will need thermally resilient, low-ash formulations and high cleaning performance from cylinder oils as they begin to use more advanced engines and new fuels, according to a new white paper published by Chevron Marine Lubricants.

  • LR has advised shipowners to follow consistent naming conventions on Bunker Delivery Notes.
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    LR reminds on Bunker Delivery Note details

    2022-05-25T09:20:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR) has advised shipowners, ship operators, ship managers and ship masters that it is important to enter fuel type correctly on Bunker Delivery Notes.

  • A diesel fuel sample showing water and sediment contamination.
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    USCG issues fuel quality safety alert

    2022-05-24T10:24:00Z

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued Safety Alert 06-22 after a towing vessel operating in a pushing-ahead configuration experienced a loss of all propulsion after taking on contaminated fuel.

  • NYK noted that fuel consumption and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions appear to improve when the new additive is used.
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    NYK develops new VSLFO fuel additive

    2022-05-24T10:16:00Z

    NYK has developed a new fuel-oil additive effective in dispersing sludge and reducing fuel consumption in very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).