Fuels & Lubricants

With the 0.1% fuel sulphur cap entering into force in ECAs on 1 January 2015, owners need to be prepared. The new rules are now less than three years away, and there…

Total Lubmarine’s marketing and analysis department manager, Serge Dal Farra interviews Jan de Nul to understand how the company uses bio greases to reduce environmental impact

Oil companies are taking diverse approaches to the question of the different cylinder lubrication needs of two-stroke engines running high or low suplhur fuels, and those changing between high and low sulphur…

IMO Tier III regulations on nitrogen oxides are the next challenge for engine manufacturers, writes Henrik Segercrantz, summarising the current situation with forthcoming exhaust emission limits.

Wärtsilä is among the developers of fuel cell technology for marine applications, with solid oxide fuel cells fuelled by methanol, writes Henrik Segercrantz.

According to Swiss company Aquametro, there are many reasons to monitor fuel consumption, including saving fuel, customer demand, port requirements, and predicting and scheduling maintenance.

Jim Bush, technology manager, and Scott Hace, product manager, Lubrizol Industrial Fuels, look at the benefits of using properly-formulated fuel additives.

Portuguese company TecnoVeritas reports that it has developed a system that monitors energy use on board and its respective emissions, which the company says will result in environmentally-friendly ship operation.

Helena Athoussaki, CEO, Carbon Positive Services, believes that the EEDI and future measures offer opportunities for responsible ship operators.

The exponential relationship between ship speed and power is the principal reason for container lines’ move to cut service speeds. But now, similar moves are afoot in bulk shipping where there are…