Fuels & Lubricants

Lubricants supplier, Castrol, has advised the shipping industry to expect a period of ‘new normal’, with continuous change in environmental compliance standards adding layers of technical complexity for owners and operators.

A technical seminar has addressed the changes in engine lubrication that the shipping industry is facing because of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur fuel cap.

New and upcoming emission regulations for ships will push towards greener sea based transports. Changing the fuel, from heavy high sulphur fuel oil to low sulphur diesel oil or natural gas, is…

Gazpromneft-Lubricants has launched a new marine oil for engines running on ultra-low-sulphur fuels, making it fully compliant with new requirements under the International MARPOL Convention.

Luca Volta, Marine Fuels Venture Manager, ExxonMobil, offered his thoughts on the marine fuels market in an interview with The Motorship.

Jean-Philippe Roman, Technical Director, Total Lubmarine, discussed the challenges of responding to the introduction of the IMO Global Sulphur Cap, changes to the lubricant supplier’s cylinder oil and trunk piston engine oil…

CIMAC, IBIA and a number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations has launched Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% - sulphur marine fuel today. The publication…

Jumbo and GoodFuels have partnered to test GoodFuels’ sustainable marine bio-fuel oil on an offshore decommissioning project which could help pave the way for a low carbon energy transition in the offshore…

ExxonMobils new 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard™ 540, will be available from 2 September 2019. The lubricant has been formulated for use with 0.50% sulphur fuels that comply with the International Maritime Organization’s…

Greece-based global bunker fuel and marine lubricants trader Shipoil has appointed Glencore unit Inatech to digitalise its trading and supply operations as part of a strategy to minimise the effect of the…