Fuels & Lubricants

Marco van Boven, marketing manager for Parker Hydraulic Filter Division Europe warns that use of bio-oils can increase the likelihood of filter problems.

The controversial question of which base number cylinder lubricant should be used in large two stroke engines is being turned on its head once again as oil suppliers and engine designers come…

Glycerol, aka glycerine, is not the most obvious of fuels: under normal conditions it is sticky, heavy, and doesn’t have a high cetane number; in fact at -10 it’s so low that…

Remains of cat fines in the fuel oil entering the engine account for a considerable part of the wear of the combustion chamber components in two stroke engines; GEA Westfalia Separator, MAN…

In deciding the best option for dealing with the upcoming ECA sulphur emissions limits, and, in the longer term, the global sulphur cap, the likely payback period is a critical factor: Garrett…

Alok Sharma, head of marine at system development company Inatech, which specialises in fuel procurement strategy systems, explains how proper planning can reduce the financial pain of compliance with sulphur emissions regulations.

According to Conidia Bioscience of the UK, changes to EU fuel specifications coupled with shortages of supply are set to further increase risk for vessel operators in 2015.

Low-sulphur fuels come with stability and lubricity challenges, some of which are the result of more effective refining processes which are supposed to benefit the low-sulphur fuel market, writes Wendy Laursen

Nikolay A. Katagarov, a senior expert in the machinery department of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, discusses his favoured solution to SOx emissions with Wendy Laursen