Fuels & Lubricants

REGULATION

REGULATION

MARPOL Annex VI requirements to fit or designate fuel oil sampling points enter into force on 1 April 2022.

31st March 2022

Fuel oil sampling points become mandatory

31st March 2022

NEWS

NEWS

A new fuel monitoring app aims to make fuel data and techncal support easier for operators

29th March 2022

Fuel quality monitoring app

29th March 2022

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Bunker Holding have entered a partnership to advance biodiesel, initially in North America and Europe, where trials of B20 and B30 are being run in high-traffic regions…

21st February 2022

Biodiesel deal focuses on US and EU markets

21st February 2022

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Unifeeder announced that it had bunkered 100% biofuel from VARO Energy in the Port of Rotterdam earlier in February, which it claims is the first such collaboration.

15th February 2022

Unifeeder trials 100% biofuel bunkering

15th February 2022

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Western Bulk has taken delivery of its first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel (B30) from TFG Marine.

8th February 2022

Western Bulk buys first carbon offset biofuel

8th February 2022

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A new IBIA survey will help quantify the potential reduction in quantity disputes if bunker licences were to include mass flow meter system requirements.

8th February 2022

Bunkering: The Other Side Of The Efficiency Equation

8th February 2022

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

DNV reports an increase in reported propeller shaft bearing damage on older vessels, typically above 10 years of age, operating with environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs).

17th January 2022

Reports of propeller shaft bearing damage increasing

17th January 2022

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on…

14th January 2022

Chevron HDAX 9700 engine oil gains unique approval from MAN

14th January 2022

NEWS

NEWS

One fuel trader and bunker broker is digitising its operations with dedicated risk management software.

16th November 2021

Future proofing bunker operations

16th November 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell Marine has upgraded its LubeMonitor service, extending the range of technical and operational insights the solution offers beyond a traditional “cylinder condition monitoring” programme.

10th November 2021

Shell upgrades cylinder monitoring programme with digitalised features

10th November 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Gazpromneft Lubricants has received a no objection letter (NOL) from Hyundai Heavy Industries, for the use of Gazpromneft Ocean 1240/1540 and TPL Gazpromneft Ocean TPL 2040/3040 with HiMSEN engines.

25th October 2021

HiMSEN NOL for Gazpromneft Lubricants

25th October 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Yanmar Power Technology (YPT) has conducted what is said to be the world’s first 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen refuelling of a ship using a demonstration test boat equipped with a hydrogen fuel…

25th October 2021

Yanmar tests first 70 MPa hydrogen refuelling

25th October 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Suppliers accept that the expected growth in alternative fuels is likely to create lubricant challenges, but stress this is not a new issue for the marine industry.

25th October 2021

Lubricant Formulations Face Real-World, Multi-Fuel Challenges

25th October 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

GTT has been chosen by its partner the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of two LNG-fuelled container vessels.

15th October 2021

GTT fuel tanks for LNG-fuelled cargo ships

15th October 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

A landmark agreement has been signed for the world’s first ammonia conversion project.

12th October 2021

World’s first ammonia conversion project

12th October 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Chevron Corporation has announced that it will spend US$10 billion over the next seven years to increase its renewable energy production, and technology partnerships are playing key role in its plans to…

22nd September 2021

CHEVRON EXPANDS CLEAN ENERGY PLANS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS

22nd September 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

SKF has announced the acquisition of a Sweden-based lubrication and oil filtration manufacturer, Efolex AB. Efolex supplied products to a range of industries, including some Scandinavian customers in the marine industry, under…

2nd September 2021

SKF filtration acquisition to strengthen oil recovery offering

2nd September 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shell has teamed up with Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, to introduce an analytics-based oil condition monitoring and machine health service for the marine sector.

25th August 2021

Shell launches analytics-based oil condition monitoring service

25th August 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ExxonMobil has begun to supply barge deliveries of IMO-compliant, low-sulphur marine fuel at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.

9th August 2021

ExxonMobil launches NZ low sulphur barge deliveries

9th August 2021

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Many operators of high speed engine vessels are not managing their engine’s lubrication as efficiently as they could, according to the results of an analysis of lubricant samples taken by ExxonMobil.

12th July 2021

ExxonMobil launches oil drain service

12th July 2021