Fuels & Lubricants – Page 63
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NewsAqualis Offshore contracted for LNG barge study
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy, Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has been contracted by Korean-based Gas Entec Co. Ltd to provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge that will operate offshore the USA.
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Keppel and BG win Singapore LNG licence
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and BG Group have been selected to supply LNG to vessels in the Port of Singapore.
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NewsWireless charging and mooring under development
Wärtsilä and Cavotec are to jointly develop the world’s first marine wireless charging and mooring concept under an agreement signed announced this week.
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NewsNACKS and LR develop dual-fuel MPV
Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS) and Lloyd’s Register have developed a dual-fuelled evolution to NACKS’ established multi-purpose vessel (MPV) design
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NewsTowards a gas-fuelled future
While projections for the growth of LNG as a marine fuel vary widely, there is no doubting either its rapid development in recent years – evidenced by an ever widening range of marine applications – or its role in an increasingly diverse future fuel market. Both were the subject of ...
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NewsFour LNG-fuelled containerships for Brodosplit
Brodosplit Shipping Company has ordered four dual-fuelled container vessels from Croatian shipbuilding sister company Brodosplit, for delivery in November 2017.
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NewsFinding the balance
Balancing chill, pressure and business demands is no easy task for those designing LNG fuel tanks and bunkering vessels, reports Stevie Knight.
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NewsLloyd’s Register adds low-flashpoint notation
Class society Lloyd’s Register has introduced new design and construction standards for the use of low-flashpoint fuels with a new LFPF notation.
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NewsBiofuels: A force for good
A new partnership between Goodfuels, Wärtsilä and Boskalis is testing the next generation of marine biofuels with a view to enhancing the performance of more demanding, lower quality fuels. Stevie Knight reports.
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ExxonMobil brings mass flow metering to Hong Kong
ExxonMobil has introduced the first independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in Hong Kong, following successful introduction of the system in Singapore.
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NewsFuel switching on Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hapag-Lloyd has provided an insight into the fuel-switching procedure on its 8,750 teu containership ‘Kuala Lumpur Express’, which changes between HFO and MDO four times each tour.
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NewsSingapore blending plant production
Total’s new Asia Pacific blending plant in Singapore has produced its first batch of Total Lubmarine products.
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NewsExxonMobil launches additive enhanced system oil
A new system oil for two-stroke, crosshead marine diesel engines, Mobilgard 300 C, has been designed to improve protection of highly loaded parts and lengthen engine life.
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NewsCMT launches on-site cat fines test
CMT Technologies has released a test kit for on-site measurement of cat fines, the abrasive particles resulting from the refinery cracking process which can accelerate cylinder and piston wear.
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Castrol launches low-BN ECA lube
Castrol has announced the launch of a new cylinder oil, Cyltech ACT, which is specifically designed for vessels operating in Emissions (ECAs) Control Areas using low sulphur fuels.
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NewsHelgoland LNG ferry makes maiden voyage
One of the first ever newbuild LNG fuelled German seagoing vessels powered by a complete Wärtsilä LNG propulsion solution, has finally gone on its maiden voyage.
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GTT boosts Cochin LNG carrier prospects
Cochin Shipyard has become the first Indian company to receive a license to build GTT membrane content systems, a crucial step as Indian yards compete for LNG carrier contracts.
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UASC enlists Lukoil for newbuild vessels
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has signed a supply agreement with Dubai-based marine lubricant specialist Lukoil covering vessels from its newbuilding programme.
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NewsEvolving engine condition challenges
Engine designers MAN Diesel & Turbo and Winterthur Gas & Diesel discussed how new engine designs and tunings, as well as new fuels, are raising tribology challenges at an event hosted by Total Lubmarine in London in November.
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NewsNorth American LNG barge scheduled for 2016
Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME) has announced that North America’s first LNG bunker barge is scheduled to be launched in February 2016.
