Month: June 2013

Shell uses its knowledge of oil stress and its interactions with engine designers to formulate lubricants for future needs FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Change drives lubricant development

Cylinder liner conditions before and after increasing BN FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Matching cylinder oil to the ship

After more than 8,000 hours with Mobilgard 560 VS at feed rates down to 0.45g/kWh, this Hyundai-MAN B&W 12K98MC engine’s pistons and piston rings were free from deposits and exhibited negligible wear. FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Low feed rates for minimal wear

Total Lubmarine says its Talusia Universal is the most widely–used universal cylinder lubricant FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Universal lubricants make sense, says Total

One of ‘probably the most unusual photographs in modern shipbuilding’ 50 YEARS AGO

A short-lived shipbuilding revolution