Marine Lubricants

BP reported that the underlying replacement cost profit before interest and tax for its Castrol lubricants business climbed 27% in 2021, driven by gro ...

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 supporting solutions to new lubrication ...

Among the many zero- or low-carbon fuels being considered by engine manufacturers to address the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 deadline ...

Lubrication and protection of ship engines became much more complex after implementation of IMO 2020 fuel regulations, making testing ever more import ...

Marine engine oils have evolved significantly the past couple years due to implementation of the IMO 2020 fuel regulations. Panelists at a recent ship ...

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

Several companies, including two from the lubricants industry, recently criticized a proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to ...

Government requirements for environmentally acceptable lubricants are relatively simple, but performance properties of products available to the shipp ...

IMO 2020’s lower sulfur cap had a profound impact on the marine lubricant landscape, changing not only oil formulations but also some of the wear me ...

In effect since the start of the year, the International Marine Organization’s 2020 international convention was implemented to reduce air pollution ...

Advice for lubricant manufacturers weathering the COVID-19 storm continues to point toward finding new sources of revenue. During a Sept. 16 webinar o ...

A city on South Korea’s Jeju Island says a project that recovers waste lubricants generated by fishing vessels is helping to protect the local marin ...

Maritime emissions regulations that took effect at the start of this year led the shipping to shift to low-sulfur fuel oils, in turn causing a transit ...

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 oils that will keep engines in ...

A Norwegian research group recently stated that overall emissions of greenhouse gases would be lower if ships installed exhaust gas cleaning systems a ...

Marine lubricants will need formulations for multiple types of fuel when ship owners comply with IMO 2020 regulations effective Jan. 1, 2020, industry ...

A new ASTM International guide developed to help the marine industry determine whether a lubricant is environmentally acceptable will begin the first ...

Seventy-two percent of vessels are projected to use very-low-sulfur fuel oil after the International Maritime Organizations IMO 2020 regulation goes i ...

Seventy-two percent of vessels are projected to use very-low-sulfur fuel oil after the International Maritime Organizations IMO 2020 regulation goes i ...

The International Maritime Organizations 2020 regulations wont just affect the marine fuels and shipping industries, but is predicted to impact base o ...