Marine Lubricants

Marine fuels and lubricants supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring last week under a new name - Minerva Bunker ...

Vessel operators and oil marketers are girding for the impacts that IMO 2020 will have on shipping and marine lubricants, but an industry analyst pred ...

Marine lubricant demand remained on its steady - if slightly declining - course in 2018, totaling an estimated 2.3 million tons, according to consulta ...

Marine lubricant marketers and their customers face several significant challenges in coming years, but the market is growing and still offers opportu ...

Marine lubricant marketers and their customers face several significant challenges in coming years, but the market is growing and still offers opportu ...

Marketing Matters

November 19, 2018

Castrols Simon Youngman goes deep into subsea control fluids.

Last Word

October 22, 2018

Katie Kellenberger sounds the warning bell over looming sulfur regulations and economic viability at sea.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Vessel General Permit created a global standard that has drastically affected the marine lubes industry by r ...

Uncertainty looms over the future of marine lubricants as the shipping industry looks to cut costs and regulations come to fruition requiring formulat ...

Onboard oil analysis keeps the U.S. Coast Guards cutter ships mission ready while reducing oil change frequency and maintenance expenses.

Marketing Matters

August 17, 2018

Larry Rumbol warns of the impact of the Marpol 2020 sulfur regulations.

Last Word

August 17, 2018

George Gill points the finger at the culprit of marine main engine failure.

Marine mutual insurer Swedish Club found in a report on main engine damage that lubrication failure was the most expensive and most frequent cause of ...

New, more stringent emissions limits are laid out clearly for the shipping companies in coming years. Less clear is which route the industry will foll ...

Chinas Belt and Road Initiative is set to disrupt the 2.3 million metric ton global marine lubricants market as investment pours into ports outside th ...

IMOs fuel sulfur cap will rule the high seas in just two years. Lube formulators should chart their courses now.

Last Word

April 18, 2018

Simon Johns takes the plunge into the hazards of bilge water.

Study Puts EALs in Spotlight

January 23, 2018

Marine industry classification society DNV GL, in cooperation with three marine insurers, has initiated a project to study whether biodegradable lubri ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2020 - just two years away - new pollution regulations will cap marine fuel sulfur at just 0.5 percent for oceangoing vessels worldwi ...

The International Maritime Organizations marine pollution regulations will cut the global fuel sulfur cap for oceangoing vessels to 0.5 percent by wei ...