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Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

LNG Magazine - August 21, 2018

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

Sulfur Cap Looms for Marine Lubes

Sulfur Cap Looms for Marine Lubes

April 23, 2018

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

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Breaking the Ice for Arctic Lubes

July 21, 2017

Oils used aboard polar-going vessels must bust through challenges as tough as thick sea ice. Northern European researche ...

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Under the Radar

June 20, 2017

Its not just oil-to-sea interfaces that operators need to worry about in VGP-governed waters. Lubes for auxiliary marine ...

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The Modern Seascape of Compressor Oils

February 20, 2017

No longer restricted to a monotone slate of mineral oils, marine operators can select from a vibrant palette of base sto ...

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A New Course for Marine Cylinder Oils

December 22, 2016

Emissions regulations and fuel efficiency demands are forcing marine engine manufacturers to get creative fast, and cyli ...

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Saving Two Birds with One EAL

August 17, 2016

While marine operators ponder Vessel General Permit compliance, the risk of violating other North American environmental ...

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Squalls Ahead for Marine Lubes?

January 22, 2016

As shippers cut costs and heavy base oil grades dwindle, marine oil producers must find ways of staying afloat.

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Hanging by a Thread?

April 28, 2015

Woven from strands of steel, wire ropes face corrosion and abrasion throughout their lifetimes. Here's how lubricants he ...

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Strategies for Staying Ship-shape

April 28, 2015

In the maritime industry, cylinder lube oil can eat up to 60 percent of a vessel's technical budget. To trim this cost, ...

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Tailored Blending: A Concept Set to Sail

April 28, 2015

Imagine a floating mini-factory at sea, capable of blending marine lubricants on the spot for any vessel it encounters. ...

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Avast Opportunity

February 5, 2015

You'll need world-class technologies and supply chains to drop anchor in the $5 billion marine lubricants market. Just p ...

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What Floats Your Powerboat?

November 2, 2014

U.S. spending on powerboats has come roaring back, and so has consumer demand for outboard engine oils that can deliver ...

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At Sea, a Raft of Challenges

January 31, 2014

Global trade, fuel costs and environmental needs are reshaping the marine lubricants business, even as demand sails on t ...