Marine Lubricants

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Spain Lube Demand Rose in 2023

March 19, 2024

Spain’s lubricant demand rebounded in the second half of 2023 to finish ahead of 2022 levels, the Spain Lubricants Ass ...

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Sinopec Lubricants Progresses on Tianjin Facility

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 ...

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Sustainable Marine Fuels Require Lube Changes

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

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 ...

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Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

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

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

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

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

September 13, 2022

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

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

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

March 1, 2022

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

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IMO 2020 Also Affected Trunk Piston Oils

February 22, 2022

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

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Bridging to Category II Cylinder Oils

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

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

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

September 1, 2021

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

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Monitoring Urged for New Cylinder Oils

July 23, 2021

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