Marine Lubricants

Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility
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Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

Lube Report Asia - January 19, 2024

Sinopec’s finished lubricant arm has completed the main parts of the first phase of an expansion and upgrade of its fa ...

Sustainable Marine Fuels Require Lube Changes

Sustainable Marine Fuels Require Lube Changes

Lube Report EMEA - September 12, 2023

The push to halt climate change is causing the shipping industry to shift to new types of fuels, and industry stakeholde ...

Hybrid Ferry Sets Sail on Dover Calais Route

Hybrid Ferry Sets Sail on Dover Calais Route

Sustainability InSite - June 23, 2023

The hybrid ferry P&O Pioneer set sail on the Dover Calais route. Operator P&O claims the £111 million ship coul ...

Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

Lube Report EMEA - April 18, 2023

Italian energy company Eni said in its annual report that its wholesale lubricant sales in Italy fell 38% and that its c ...

Catching the Wind

Catching the Wind

Lubes'n'Greases - April 3, 2023

Wind assistance is one of the ways by which the commercial maritime industry will reduce its emissions in the next decad ...

Italy Starts Collecting Used Marine Oils

Italy Starts Collecting Used Marine Oils

Lube Report EMEA - October 18, 2022

A collaborative initiative collected 15% more used marine oils in the first nine months of this year in Italy’s Ostia ...

New Fuels and Engines Tax Marine Lubes

New Fuels and Engines Tax Marine Lubes

Lube Report EMEA - September 27, 2022

The emerging era of new ship engine designs and the mosaic of interim and future fuels that are part of shipping’s tra ...

Adjusting Marine Lubes for Ammonia Fuels

Adjusting Marine Lubes for Ammonia Fuels

Lube Report EMEA - September 13, 2022

As marine engine manufacturers develop equipment that can run on ammonia, it has become clear they will require modified ...

U.S. Lube Oil Exports, Imports Rose in 2021

U.S. Lube Oil Exports, Imports Rose in 2021

Lube Report Americas - June 29, 2022

The United States exported 33% more and imported more than 110% more automotive, diesel and marine engine lubricating oi ...

Choices Aplenty: Selecting a Lubricant for Heavy-duty Diesel Marine Engines

Choices Aplenty: Selecting a Lubricant for Heavy-duty Diesel Marine Engines

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2022

As engine technology and emissions requirements in the marine sector continually shift, lubricants must keep pace. What ...

IMO 2020 Also Affected Trunk Piston Oils

IMO 2020 Also Affected Trunk Piston Oils

Lube Report EMEA - February 22, 2022

A 2020 emissions regulation that caused ship operators to transition to cylinder oils with lower base numbers had less i ...

Bridging to Category II Cylinder Oils

Bridging to Category II Cylinder Oils

Lube Report EMEA - February 15, 2022

Maritime emissions regulations introduced in 2020 caused ship operators to transition to cylinder oils with lower base n ...

Castrol Profits Rise in 2021, Slip in Q4

Castrol Profits Rise in 2021, Slip in Q4

Lube Report EMEA - February 8, 2022

BP reported that the underlying replacement cost profit before interest and tax for its Castrol lubricants business clim ...

The Bounty of Bench Tests

The Bounty of Bench Tests

Lubes'n'Greases - January 1, 2022

The changing landscape for lubricants and greases means that bench tests must also evolve. How are bench tests supportin ...

Ammonia-powered Marine Engines Bring New Challenges for Lube Blenders

Ammonia-powered Marine Engines Bring New Challenges for Lube Blenders

Lubes'n'Greases - September 1, 2021

Among the many zero- or low-carbon fuels being considered by engine manufacturers to address the International Maritime ...

Monitoring Urged for New Cylinder Oils

Monitoring Urged for New Cylinder Oils

Lube Report Asia - July 23, 2021

Lubrication and protection of ship engines became much more complex after implementation of IMO 2020 fuel regulations, m ...

More Change Foreseen for Marine Lubes

More Change Foreseen for Marine Lubes

Lube Report Americas - July 7, 2021

Marine engine oils have evolved significantly the past couple years due to implementation of the IMO 2020 fuel regulatio ...