Fuels & Lubricants

Gazpromneft-Lubricants has developed a set of modern engine oils with medium and high base numbers that are specially designed for use in trunk piston diesel engines.

UK based supplier Croda Energy Technologies has launched a new series of innovative non-sheening base fluids.

The Lubrizol Corp has published research into the implications of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) on deposit formation and lubrication performance in two-stroke engines. Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship…

Total Lubmarine has developed a set of marine lubricants designed to work with a range of low sulphur fuels.

After three years of testing, Stavanger-based shipowner Solvang has received global Tier III certification for its four new ethylene carriers. The carriers operate on high sulphur fuel oil but meets stringent environmental…

As we approach the introduction of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, the issue of fuel quality and cylinder oil performance is highly topical. By combining more detailed data with predictive maintenance technology,…

The new 2020 fuels could be a wake-up call from what may have been “a false sense of security”, says Unni Einemo, Director of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), because even…

The guidance aims to provide a practical and working understanding of stability and compatibility of marine fuel oils, in what CIMAC expects to become accepted as the ’the common industry approach’ for…

ExxonMobil is supplying Mobilgard ADL 40 engine oil for Color Line’s latest addition to its fleet of ferries.

Maersk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen are investigating the viability of an advanced biofuel, LEO, which includes ethanol and lignin.