White Papers

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT

A requirement for water sampling to be conducted in connection with commissioning testing – more simply expressed as commissioning sampling – is being introduced for newly installed ballast water treatment systems. The…

13th May 2020

Commissioning sampling for BWTS

13th May 2020

WHITE PAPERS

WHITE PAPERS

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has amended its previously drafted guidelines in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance is being made publicly available to…

8th May 2020

Paris MoU: Temporary Guidance Related to COVID-19 For Port State Control Authorities

8th May 2020

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

The development of new more environmentally-friendly engine designs is set to accelerate as the industry ramps up efforts to meet the IMO’s 2050 decarbonisation targets. ExxonMobil Marine notes that engines in the…

7th May 2020

ExxonMobil Marine: Imagining the Future of Lubrication

7th May 2020

HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN

There are a number of pathways for the shipping industry to achieve the 2050 emission reduction targets of the Initial IMO GHG Strategy. Besides other technical and operational energy efficiency measures, employing…

21st February 2020

Production Pathways for Hydrogen with a Zero Carbon Footprint

21st February 2020

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

As an increasingly diverse marine fuels market adds complexity for ship operations, owners are looking for simplified solutions to optimise engine performance. Chevron Marine Lubricants’ recent work with dual-fuel four-stroke engines highlights…

21st February 2020

Lubricating Dual-Fuel Auxiliary Engines: A Practical Approach

21st February 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

WinGD has developed a flexible injection system that will allow it to investigate liquid fuels with the potential to reduce shipping’s emissions. The system will also help the engine designer to develop…

30th January 2020

Flexible Injector to Advance Alternative Fuels Research

30th January 2020

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk and responsible for the premature deaths of an estimated 7 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution contributes to the global burden of…

28th January 2020

Reducing NOx emissions from ship exhaust

28th January 2020

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from the variable fuel characteristics of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), global additive supplier The Lubrizol Corp has advised. In a new whitepaper,…

10th January 2020

VLSFO challenge: looking deeper for lubricant performance

10th January 2020

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

SHAFTS AND PROPELLERS

Flexible couplings are used to reduce torsional vibration and noise in drivelines, effectively isolating the prime mover from the driven equipment. The critical dynamic behavior is characterized by the first torsional mode…

28th August 2019

Dynamic Torsional Stiffness of Natural Rubber in Shear Couplings

28th August 2019

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

CONVENTIONAL FUELS & OILS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Vessel General Permit (VGP) regulation continues to have a significant impact on marine operators’ lubricant selection. This paper will address key industry concerns and confusion around…

19th July 2019

Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants: Beyond the label

19th July 2019