Fuels & Lubricants – Page 75
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NewsFirst dual-fuel MaK engine goes to AIDA cruise ship
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has shipped its first MaK M 46 DF dual fuel marine engine to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan.
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NewsBio lubes cut damage from discharge
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s final Vessel General Permit requirements are focusing attention on bio lubricants, particularly for stern tubes and thrusters, says Castrol’s environmental specialist Susannah Linington.
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NewsEU patent for fuel monitor
Nautical Control Solutions (NCS) says that its FuelTrax marine fuel management system has been granted patent protection by the European Patent Office (EPO).
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NewsCatching and deterring fuel theft
Magic pipes used for fuel theft are still around, so are West African pirates, says Wendy Laursen.
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NewsOn board testing delivers data needed to clean up ships
US company GreenLink Systems describes the advantages of using a regulatory-compliant on board testing system to determine actual levels of exhaust emissions
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NewsChange drives lubricant development
Oil producer Shell explains how the company’s knowledge of oil stress and ongoing interactions with the OEMs shape the development of its products to meet present and future needs of its customers.
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NewsMatching cylinder oil to the ship
Castrol Marine believes that the way forward for cylinder oils is to match the base number to the individual ship, the fuel, the engine and the operating profile rather than using the same lubricant across the fleet.
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NewsLow feed rates for minimal wear
ExxonMobil’s Mobilgard 560 VS was found to have minimised wear and deposits in a container ship’s main engine, despite operating under conditions that included running at very low cylinder oil feed rates.
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NewsUniversal lubricants make sense, says Total
At the recent ''Motorship'' Propulsion and Emissions Conference in Copenhagen, Total Lubmarine’s Serge Dal Farra described the thinking behind the company’s Talusia Universal cylinder oil.
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NewsUSC works on ‘greening’ sea transport
Researchers from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have been collaborating with Hong Kong shipowner Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co (TCC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by marine diesel engines.
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NewsPayback on sensors not assured
The role of air emissions monitoring sensors is only just being clarified as SOx and NOx regulations loom. Wendy Laursen looks at the present situation.
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NewsBulker receives EGCS retrofit
Norwegian company Clean Marine has developed an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to remove sulphur and particulate matter from the exhaust gas by mixing sodium hydroxide aqueous solution and water with the exhaust gas.
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NewsOn-line measurement of catalytic fines in HFO systems
Chris Marine is marketing a device to continuously monitor cat fines levels in fuel treatment systems, which can transmit results to the superintendent’s office on shore. The company describes the problem, and its proposed solution.
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NewsBridging the environmental gap in shipping
Ship operators need to rationalise their energy use in the face of current and anticipated legislation, increasing customer environmental awareness among cargo owners and passengers plus fuel cost rises, says Stuart Melling, manager for marine and crane service at ABB.
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NewsNew sensor system for fuel flow measurement
Austrian company Kral has recently introduced new sensors for its Volumeter liquid flow measurement technology.
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NewsEmissions sensor technology needs marinising
Oluf Sigh, managing director of Green Instruments, lays out the case to Wendy Laursen for the use of laser technology when monitoring air emissions on the stack
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NewsReliable and safe LNG supply for ships
German consultancy Marine Service has developed a containerised LNG fuel tank for gas-fuelled ships, which the company claims as a world first.
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NewsMilestone for gas-fuelled engines
Wärtsilä has announced that it has, to date, sold more than 2,000 of its gas-fuelled engines, which together have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and marine applications.
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NewsThe new ‘golden age of sail’
James Rhodes, co-founder and CEO of clean tech company Magnuss describes how modern-day wind powered technology can safeguard a sustainable future.
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NewsContinuous monitoring for accurate emissions measurement
Finnish software house Napa asserts that noon reports don''t give the quantity or quality of data needed by owners in modern shipping
