Marine Lubricants

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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 ...

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More Change Foreseen for Marine Lubes

July 7, 2021

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

More Evolution Foretold for Marine Lubes

More Evolution Foretold for Marine Lubes

June 15, 2021

As the marine shipping industry transitions to engines using new fuel types that generate less carbon dioxide, cylinder ...

EPA Criticized for Marine Lubrication Proposal

EPA Criticized for Marine Lubrication Proposal

December 23, 2020

Several companies, including two from the lubricants industry, recently criticized a proposal by the United States Envir ...

Mandated Marine Lubes Differ Widely

Mandated Marine Lubes Differ Widely

December 8, 2020

Government requirements for environmentally acceptable lubricants are relatively simple, but performance properties of p ...

Oil Monitoring of Marine Lubes Still Key

Oil Monitoring of Marine Lubes Still Key

December 2, 2020

IMO 2020’s lower sulfur cap had a profound impact on the marine lubricant landscape, changing not only oil formulation ...

Low-BN Cylinder Oils Fall Short of the Goal

Low-BN Cylinder Oils Fall Short of the Goal

November 2, 2020

In effect since the start of the year, the International Marine Organization’s 2020 international convention was imple ...

Seeking New Business During a Pandemic

Seeking New Business During a Pandemic

September 23, 2020

Advice for lubricant manufacturers weathering the COVID-19 storm continues to point toward finding new sources of revenu ...

Recovering Fishing Vessel Waste Oil

Recovering Fishing Vessel Waste Oil

August 7, 2020

A city on South Korea’s Jeju Island says a project that recovers waste lubricants generated by fishing vessels is help ...

IMO 2020 Causes Shift to Low-Sulfur Fuels

IMO 2020 Causes Shift to Low-Sulfur Fuels

May 22, 2020

Maritime emissions regulations that took effect at the start of this year led the shipping to shift to low-sulfur fuel o ...

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The Journey to Compliance

December 21, 2019

Now that the marine industrys approach to IMO 2020 seems to be settling out, lubricant producers can ramp up efforts on ...

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Study Plugs Scrubbers for IMO 2020

August 13, 2019

A Norwegian research group recently stated that overall emissions of greenhouse gases would be lower if ships installed ...

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Lubricant Formulations Challenged by IMO 2020

July 19, 2019

Marine lubricants will need formulations for multiple types of fuel when ship owners comply with IMO 2020 regulations ef ...