Fuels & Lubricants

MAN Energy Solutions has developed a fluid monitor enabling owners to actively monitor the degradation and contamination of lube oil.

The industry should anticipate an extended period of vigilance - long after it might reasonably have expected the 2020-compliant fuel teething troubles to be over.

In preparation for IMO 2020, Chevron Oronite has developed and marketed additive technology for the formulation of 200BN marine cylinder lubricants as an extension to their marine additive portfolio. Test results demonstrate…

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.

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…