Alternative Lubricants

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The transition facing the marine lubricant industry today represents one of the most significant shifts in decades. 

22nd April 2026

Building Confidence in Next Generation Cylinder Oils

22nd April 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Stream Marine Training (SMT) is urging faster crew training alignment with alternative shipping fuels, citing regulatory gaps as the industry advances toward IMO 2050 targets. 

21st April 2026

Alternative fuels demands urgent crew upskilling

21st April 2026

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

TotalEnergies has launched a new hybrid lubricants bunkering barge in Fujairah to advance cleaner ship-to-ship bunkering operations.

19th November 2025

Hybrid barge boosts low emissions bunkering operations

19th November 2025

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

In the lubrication of modern two-stroke marine engines, a lubricant’s ability to wet and spread across the metal surface of the cylinder liner is critical for forming a protective oil film.

14th August 2025

Optimising lubricant spreadability with Gulf Marine

14th August 2025

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions (WGS) will deliver the fuel supply and cargo handling systems for two new gas carriers that will operate with ammonia fuel.

2nd July 2024

Wärtsilä ammonia expertise for Exmar gas carriers

2nd July 2024

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

ENERGY SAVING DEVICES

Air lubrication system provider Silverstream Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding with HD Hyundai Marine Solution at this year’s Posidonia event. The deal will see the installation of the Silverstream System on existing…

7th June 2024

Silverstream signs MoU with Hyundai Marine Solution as demand continues

7th June 2024

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Products has released a White Paper that outlines how four-stroke engine operators can benefit from the versatility offered by a new lubricating oil.

14th November 2023

Fuel Flexibility Benefits of New Oil

14th November 2023

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

New research highlights the vital role that hydrogen-based fuels will play in decarbonising shipping into the future.

23rd May 2023

Whitepaper highlights the vital role of hydrogen

23rd May 2023

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Castrol has begun to make its new marine cylinder oil – Castrol Cyltech 40 XDC (eXtra Deposit Control) – available across key shipping hubs in South Korea, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…

9th March 2023

Castrol begins global rollout of new Cat II cylinder oil

9th March 2023

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE LUBRICANTS

Newly developed 40 BN lubricants will gain service experience with the growing uptake of methanol dual-fuel 2-stroke engines.

2nd March 2023

Lubricants for 2-stroke methanol engines gaining service experience

2nd March 2023

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Lube oil developers face many unknown factors as they develop suitable oils for ammonia-fuelled engines, according to Willie Givens, Marine Technology Solutions Principal at ExxonMobil.

1st September 2022

Operating experience is vital, says ExxonMobil

1st September 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

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.

26th August 2022

Key Steps to Delivering Effective Engine Lubrication

26th August 2022

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

For lube oil developers, two factors stand out when it comes to planning for ammonia-fuelled engines: corrosion and compatibility. For additive supplier Lubrizol, both have been subjected to rigorous review and testing. Steel…

24th August 2022

Corrosion and compatibility: the real test for Lubrizol

24th August 2022

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

How an engine will be lubricated is just as important as any other design detail when developing new dual-fuel engines, Dr Bartosz Rozmyslowicz, WinGD’s Senior Expert, Fuels and Lubricants, tells The Motorship

18th August 2022

Lube oil is an engine component, says WinGD

18th August 2022

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

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…

24th June 2022

Chevron white paper assesses future cylinder oil needs

24th June 2022