Fuels & Lubricants

CIMAC, IBIA and a number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organisations has launched Joint Industry Guidance on the supply and use of 0.50% - sulphur marine fuel today. The publication…

Jumbo and GoodFuels have partnered to test GoodFuels’ sustainable marine bio-fuel oil on an offshore decommissioning project which could help pave the way for a low carbon energy transition in the offshore…

ExxonMobils new 40BN cylinder oil, Mobilgard™ 540, will be available from 2 September 2019. The lubricant has been formulated for use with 0.50% sulphur fuels that comply with the International Maritime Organization’s…

Greece-based global bunker fuel and marine lubricants trader Shipoil has appointed Glencore unit Inatech to digitalise its trading and supply operations as part of a strategy to minimise the effect of the…

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has expressed its growing concern about introduction of the global sulphur cap on 1 January 2020, citing the scale of the challenge facing the…

ExxonMobil has today announced that it is launching a new range of very low sulphur fuel oil 0.50% sulphur cap compliant marine fuels, EMF.5™. The new suite of fuels will all be…

An Indonesian shipping line has confirmed that installing Shell Marine’s medium-speed engine oil has led to longer oil-drain intervals and reduced costs.

ExxonMobil has added a new medium-speed lubricant, Mobilgard M420, to its portfolio of advanced marine lubricants. Mobilgard M420 is a 20 BN oil formulated for use in medium speed engines using fuels…

Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to begin research and development on the use of biofuel on a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) test engine. The research is being undertaken in cooperation with shipping…

There has been an increase in demand from shipowners and operators for onboard fuel compatibility testing, according to Parker Kittiwake, a leading global manufacturer of condition monitoring technologies. The upward trend reflects…