Fuels & Lubricants

Ship owners will need to focus more on smart operation of their equipment as fuel challenges mount. According to Niclas Dahl. vice president of Alfa Laval’s marine separation and heat transfer business…

Thruster manufacturer ZF has approved Exxon Mobil’s Mobil SHC Aware Gear oils for use with its propulsion systems.

A fuel that can meet all current air emission regulations – including Tier III NOx limits and 0.1% sulphur emission control areas – is under development by Oshima Shipbuilding.

Shipping company Exmar is to install liquid petroleum gas (LPG) burning two-stroke engines on two very large gas carriers (VLGC) to be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries’ Subic Bay shipyard by 2020.

The alternative fuel markets is set to reach well beyond the now-familiar LNG, with both methanol and LPG becoming a viable source of energy for ships, according to Junichiro Iida, executive vice…

Global marine lubricant provider Total Lubmarine has introduced a new addition to its already comprehensive Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant (EAL) range.

A high number of bunker quality alerts issued last year suggests that fuel challenges will mount as the global sulphur cap approaches, according to Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS).

Over the next thirty years, the global transition to more renewable energy sources will change how ships are fuelled as well as the resources that they carry. A recent report by class…

The majority of delegations to the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) subcommittee have supported a ban on carrying fuel that is not compliant with sulphur limits from 2020.

A research project funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 initiative is exploring how to make low-sulphur marine fuel from the by-products of biofuel refining.

Every month an expert from ExxonMobil answers questions on cylinder lubrication and engine condition. This time, global marine engine builder manager Steve Walker discusses a common concern about the global sulphur cap.

A consortium is planning what it claims will be the world’s first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bunkering hub, in Busan.

Environmental organisations and the global shipping industry are calling for an explicit prohibition on the carriage of non-compliant marine fuels when the global 0.5% sulphur cap takes effect in 2020.

DNV GL has launched a joint development project in cooperation to test possible influence of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) on failures in stern tube bearings.

Around 30% of ships will revert to heavy fuel oil operations around ten years after the 2020 global sulphur cap, according to Olli Somerkallio, head of machinery at naval architect and engineering…

Chevron Marine Lubricants has published a white paper exploring the implications of methanol fuel on the lubrication needs of two-stroke engines.

In the first instalment of our new series looking at the 2020 sulphur cap, Larry Rumbol of Parker Kittiwake explains how cutting-edge monitoring can help ship operators address fuel concerns.

LPGreen, a joint development project between four leaders in the maritime industry, has been working on a concept design for an LPG carrier capable of operating on LPG fuel.

Each month an expert from ExxonMobil answers questions on fuel and fuel condition. In this issue global marine engine builder manager Steve Walker shares his expertise.