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The regulation of fuels and lubrication on ships
Regulation overview The shipping world has become almost obsessed with the issue of fuel since the IMO decided in 2016...
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The different types of fuels for ships
Oil Fuels – ISO 8217 Rudolf Diesel intended the engines that bear his name to run on a wide variety...
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The different types of fuel systems on ships
Oil fuel tanks A normal heavy or intermediate fuel oil treatment process begins with the oil loaded into the bunker...
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Environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) and other lubricants for ships
Oil and Grease Any ship will have lubrication needs beyond that of the engine. There is the transmission system itself,...
Read moreLATEST NEWS ON FUELS AND LUBRICANTS
Antwerp to gain new LNG bunker barge in early 2021
Fluxys and Titan LNG will soon be taking delivery of the FlexFueler 002 LNG bunkering barge to support the shipping...
Read moreHydrogen – the pros and cons of a potential future fuel
Because internal combustion engines have been designed to run on hydrocarbon fuels, any decarbonisation initiatives require fuels with a lower...
Read moreWinGD gives Total Lubmarine NOL for Talusia Universal in dual fuel engines
Total Lubmarine’s cylinder oil Talusia Universal (57 BN, SAE 50) has received a revised No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur...
Read moreVW Group opts for biofuels for fossil-free car transport operations
Marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Volkswagen Group have successfully started their partnership in supplying GoodFuels’ advanced Bio-Fuel Oil (MR1-100 or...
Read moreDFDS and partners plan to develop hydrogen ferry for Oslo-Copenhagen and looks to EU for funding
Danish ferry operator DFDS and its partners have applied for EU support for development of a ferry powered by electricity...
Read moreBiofuels – another way to decarbonise
Until the IMO made its announcement in 2018, the biggest driving factor in marine fuel choice was meeting NOx and...
Read moreGreenSteam unveils new app to improve fuel consumption data collection and reporting
Denmark-based performance monitoring software specialist GreenSteam has launched GreenSteam Capture, a new mobile app designed to automatically log and upload...
Read morePower-to-X and energy from Patagonia: does it make sense?
First, I heard some sensible estimates of the operational duration possible with some alternative power options and the physical weight...
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