Fuels & Lubricants

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Ecoslops has announced that its refinery in the Port of Sinès, Portugal, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of marine fuel products.

26th November 2015

Ecoslops starts recycled marine fuel production

26th November 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Driven by an increasing focus on costs and tightening emissions regulations, ship owners and fuel suppliers are accelerating the refinement and commercialisation of water-in-fuel emulsions. Dag Pike reports.

20th November 2015

Emulsion fuels target market acceptance

20th November 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Getting the most out of your two-stroke engine has never been more important – or more challenging. On October 5 The Motorship and ExxonMobil Marine gathered industry experts to discuss the challenges…

22nd October 2015

Experts turn focus to cylinder condition

22nd October 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The complexities of managing the fuel switching process can be better managed by an automated system, writes Ralf Moeck, technical manager of Aquametro.

20th October 2015

Reliable fuel management for ECAs

20th October 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Motorship hosted its second cylinder lubrication roundtable with ExxonMobil Marine last week, inviting industry experts to discuss the challenges posed by regulation on fuels and emissions as well as the latest…

14th October 2015

Cylinder lubrication under the spotlight

14th October 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricants has received approval for its 100BN cylinder oil, Taro Special HT 100, to be used in Winterthur Gas and Diesel Ltd’s engine range.

12th October 2015

Chevron cylinder oil gets Winterthur approval

12th October 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Athens-based Costamare Shipping, with the help of ExxonMobil, has extended Cosco Yantian’s piston ring replacement period to more than 55,000 hours – a move that will help reduce costs and optimise vessel…

11th September 2015

Costamare triples piston overhaul interval

11th September 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The UK P&I Club says that concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel, largely because many countries have their own bespoke requirements with differing rules and costs across jurisdictions.

23rd July 2015

Low sulphur fuel concerns

23rd July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

As ship operators and regulators struggle with compliance and enforcement of emissions regulations, technology enabling continuous monitoring may be the answer, writes Chris Daw, managing director, Parker Kittiwake Procal. As increasingly stringent…

15th July 2015

Emissions monitoring: the continuous approach

15th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chris Moxon and Beth Bradley of leading maritime law firm Clyde & Co examine the difficulties caused by conflicting fuel quality measurement standards, which were the subject of discussion once more at…

15th July 2015

IMO revisits fuel quality dilemma

15th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In a recent report classification society DNV GL has taken a long-term look at some of the most likely fuel options for ship operators aiming to meet increasingly stringent emissions targets. The…

15th July 2015

Assessing future fuels

15th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Increasing demand from the shipping industry for Total’s marine lubricants in the Asia-Pacific region has seen the company open its largest lubricant blending plant in Singapore.

13th July 2015

Total Lubmarine opens Singapore blending plant

13th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The Danish port of Hirtshals is to open the country’s first LNG production facility in partnership with Fjord Line, in a move that will further boost the spread of gas-fuelled shipping in…

8th July 2015

Fjord Lines plans LNG production facility

8th July 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DNV GL is joining forces with Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) to develop a new module for its ECO Insight fleet performance management solution.

24th June 2015

DNV GL to develop fuel quality tool

24th June 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Interislander passenger and vehicle ferry ‘Arahura’ will run an auxiliary engine on a fuel oil emulsion for three months, after an initial two-day test in 2013 showed reduced emissions and fuel consumption,…

12th June 2015

New Zealand ferry trials emulsion fuel

12th June 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The 3,554 teu Hansa Shipping container vessel ‘Debussy’ is set to exceed 50,000 running hours without piston overhaul, according to its latest MAN service report.

9th June 2015

Cylinder success for Hansa Shipping vessel

9th June 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell Marine Products has expanded its port coverage in seven countries, bringing its total network to 532 ports in 40 countries.

28th May 2015

Shell expands lubricant and app availability

28th May 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

In the first interview in our new series Steve Walker, Global Marine Equipment Builder Manager at ExxonMobil, talks with Gavin Lipsith about how the company is investing strongly to stay ahead of…

22nd May 2015

Preparing for the fuels of the future

22nd May 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The two big engine builders say they are ready for IMO Tier III NOx limits, while in Japan, a novel low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system is in development, which will enable…

29th April 2015

Two-stroke companies prepare for IMO Tier III

29th April 2015

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

DuPont Sustainable Solutions is to supply its marine scrubber systems for two Condor ferries, enabling them to meet all IMO Annex VI sulphur requirements.

15th April 2015

DuPont nets Condor scrubber contract

15th April 2015