Fuels & Lubricants – Page 33
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NewsMAN ES approval for Talusia Universal cylinder oil
Total Lubmarine received an approval from MAN Energy Solutions for its Talusia Universal cylinder oil on 19 May, indicating the firm’s confidence in the product.
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NewsMAN cylinder oil service letter shakes up lube market
MAN Energy Solutions cancelled NOLs for 15-25 BN cylinder oils and introduced a higher category of cylinder oils in a far-reaching service letter
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NewsQP selects major Korean shipyards for historic LNG carrier deal
Qatar Petroleum signed a substantial agreement with three major South Korean shipyards for the construction of over 100 LNG carriers on Tuesday, 2 June. The near US$20 billion (70 billion Qatari riyal) agreement reserves newbuilding capacity at the shipyards until 2027.
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NewsLubrizol joins zero emissions coalition
The Lubrizol Corporation has become the first lubricant additive technology supplier to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, an international group which aims to develop commercially viable, zero-emissions deep-sea ships by 2030.
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NewsSovcomflot LNGC completes first May NSR passage
Russian energy shipping company, Sovcomflot, has announced that one of its Arc7 ice class LNG carriers completed an eastward passage through the Northern Sea Route to China on 31 May. The passage by the 172,600 cbm capacity Christophe de Margerie was completed two months before transits traditionally begin, the company ...
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NewsExxonMobil launches new multi-fuel BN40 cylinder oil
ExxonMobil is adding a new multi-fuel cylinder oil, Mobilgard™ 540 X, to its Mobilgard portfolio. The lubricant has been formulated for use with both 0.10% and 0.50% sulphur fuels and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and is the first lubricating oil to meet WinGD’s requirements for all three fuel types.
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NewsBV awards first LNGC cyber classification
Bureau Veritas (BV) has awarded its first cyber security notation for an LNG carrier.
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NewsWINGD EXTENDS LIQUID FUEL INJECTION RESEARCH PROJECT
A fuel flexible injection system is allowing WinGD to explore various liquid alternative fuels, WinGD General Manager, Technology Development, Andreas Schmid explains
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NewsSeaspan to implement steam solution to sulphur-compliant fuels
Seaspan Ship Management has opted to install a comprehensive solution to steam balance and redundancy issues connected with IMO 2020-compliant fuels on eight Seaspan owned large container ships.
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NewsEquipment for first Japan-built LNG ferries
Wärtsilä will provide an LNG package, comprising the Wärtsilä 31DF engine, gearbox, and LNGPac storage, supply and control system, for the first LNG-fuelled ferries to be built in Japan.
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NewsNew system heralds step change in cylinder lubrication
Hans Jensen Lubricators has launched a new lubrication solution that eliminates the need for cylinder lubrication pumps and offers a significant reduction in cylinder lubricant oil consumption rates.
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NewsFirst Japanese LNG bunker vessel launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd launched Japan''s first LNG bunker vessel at its Sakaide shipyard on 13 May. The vessel is expected to be handed over to a consortium by the end of September 2020.
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NewsFirst ship-to-ship product tanker LNG bunkering in Germany
The LNG bunker vessel Kairos, operated by Nauticor, has supplied Älvtank’s Ramelia in the first ship-to-ship bunkering operation for a product tanker in Germany.
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NewsExxonMobil: rise of alternative fuels to alter lubrication landscape
While attention has focused on the development of new more environmentally-friendly engine designs as the industry ramps up efforts to meet the IMO''s 2050 decarbonisation targets, the diversifying marine fuel landscape will have wide reaching implications for lubricant suppliers'' product development cycles.
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NewsWorld's largest LNG bunker vessel delivered
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the world''s largest LNG bunker vessel to Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) for operation in Northern Europe.
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NewsEarly experience of effects of LSFO and VLSFO on cylinder condition
Rathesan Ravendran, Technology and Innovation Specialist at Hans Jensen Lubricators offers his perspective on the effects of the IMO 2020 fuel changeover.
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NewsLUKOIL shares lubricant experience operating on VLSFO
After 100 days of VLSFO operation, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants is sharing recent experience on VLSFO operation with NAVIGO MCL Extra (40BN).
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NewsStena Bulk completes trial of marine biofuel on MR tanker
Stena Bulk’s MR tanker Stena Immortal successfully completed a trial operating on 100% bio-fuel oil running in typical commercial operation earlier in April.
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NewsFirst LNGC voyage with ecoSMRT in operation
Babcock LGE’s LNG reliquefaction technology has completed live cargo operations on an LNG carrier following the first loading of Sovcomflot’s ‘SCF La Perouse’ in Houston, Texas at the end of March.
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NewsQatar Petroleum inks LNG carriers deal with CSSC
Qatar Petroleum signed an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of LNG carriers on Wednesday, 22 April. The 20 billion yuan (US$2.86 billion) agreement reserves newbuilding capacity at the shipyard until 2027.
