Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 61
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NewsEvolving cryogenic valve design
Emerging engine and fuel supply system designs are demanding higher performance from cryogenic valves, writes Duncan Gaskin, market development manager at Parker Bestobell Marine.
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NewsFuel management training partnership launched
Veritas Petroleum Services and video training provider Seagull Maritime are to create a computer-based crew training tool on fuel management, including sampling, testing and bunkering.
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NewsRSC hydraulic fluids approved for use by MAN
Specialists in environmentally acceptable lubricants and cleaners, RSC Bio Solutions, has announced that two of its hydraulic fluids have been approved for use in MAN Diesel & Turbo systems.
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GTT and AG&P sign licensing agreement
GTT has announced the signing of a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with AG&P.
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NewsSMP now available in 56 countries
Shell Marine Products (SMP) has continued to expand its global port network by adding 70 more ports to its distribution in the past year.
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NewsBunker market poised for radical change
If all goes to plan, 2016 will be the year the bunker industry gets some much-needed clarity about its medium-term future, writes Thomas Roller, managing director, Bomin Bunker Holding.
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NewsChina starts small
China’s strategy to develop the market for LNG as marine fuel may begin with smaller, inland vessels. But its ambitions are anything but, Dr Gan Shaowei, director of LNG at China Classification Society told delegates to the Asia Pacific Maritime conference.
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NewsEco-friendly bearings lubricant
Klüber Lubrication has developed an eco-friendly, multi-purpose grease for rolling and plain bearings.
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French subsidy for Ecoslops desulphurisation project
Fuel recycling company Ecoslops has been granted a €200,000 subsidy to research taking sulphur out of marine diesel oil after winning a French government innovation competition.
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NewsCanadian LNG retrofits adopt Wärtsilä systems
Two ferries operated by British Columbia Ferry Services will feature Wärtsilä gas solutions when they are retrofitted for LNG fuel in late 2017 and 2018.
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NewsParker Kittiwake joins fuel standards disapproval
Parker Kittiwake has joined the debate about proposed amendments to the ISO 8217 marine fuel standard as voting closes, warning that changes could have a significant impact on fuel quality and vessel performance.
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NewsEngine setting milestone for Crowley con-ro
The first vessel in Crowley Maritime’s dual-fuelled Commitment class of con-ro ships has received its main engine, a MAN ME-GI, at VT Halter’s yard in Missouri.
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NewsInfineum opens China blending plant
Lubricant and fuel additive manufacturer Infineum has opened its second wholly-owned enterprise in China, an additive blending plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province.
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NewsMHI delivers new-generation cruise ship
Japanese engineering company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., has completed delivery of the AIDAprima, the first of two LNG-powered cruise ships being built for AIDA Cruises at MHI’s Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works.
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NewsGTT to supply L-3 DPA and Chevron with LNG simulator
UK-based GTT Training, a subsidiary of GTT, the specialist liquefied natural gas (LNG) training and simulation provider, has announced the award of a first contract to supply its simulator software to US specialist trainer L-3 DPA Inc. and US energy company Chevron Corporation.
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NewsWartsila deal with Nigerian LNG subsidiary
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT) to monitor and service the engines on board the BGT''s six new LNG carriers.
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NewsKlüber launches environmentally acceptable lubricant
Klüber has launched an environmentally acceptable lubricant for open gears, compliant with the US Vessel General Permit.
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NewsRolls-Royce LNG engine for feed carrier
Rolls-Royce is to supply a Bergen ‘pure gas’ engine for the second LNG-fuelled feed carrier to be ordered by Norwegian ship owner NSK Shipping.
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NewsSidestepping the sludge
Jonas Ostlund and Sachin Gupta of Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) discuss the cold flow characteristics of distillate fuels and the formation of paraffin wax in cold temperatures.
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NewsUS commences LNG export
Houston-based Cheniere Energy has exported the first shipment of LNG from the US, through the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal on the Gulf of Mexico.
