Marine Lubricants

IMO 2020 Forecast to Impact Base Oils

IMO 2020 Forecast to Impact Base Oils

March 6, 2019

Vessel operators and oil marketers are girding for the impacts that IMO 2020 will have on shipping and marine lubricants ...

Global Marine Lube Demand Steady

Global Marine Lube Demand Steady

January 30, 2019

Marine lubricant demand remained on its steady - if slightly declining - course in 2018, totaling an estimated 2.3 milli ...

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Marine Lube Market: Challenging But Growing

January 8, 2019

Marine lubricant marketers and their customers face several significant challenges in coming years, but the market is gr ...

Marine Lube Market: Challenging But Growing

Marine Lube Market: Challenging But Growing

January 4, 2019

Marine lubricant marketers and their customers face several significant challenges in coming years, but the market is gr ...

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Marketing Matters

November 19, 2018

Castrols Simon Youngman goes deep into subsea control fluids.

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Last Word

October 22, 2018

Katie Kellenberger sounds the warning bell over looming sulfur regulations and economic viability at sea.

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VGP Impacted Global Marine Lubes Market

October 9, 2018

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Vessel General Permit created a global standard that has drastically affected ...

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Uncertainty Rules the High Seas

October 2, 2018

Uncertainty looms over the future of marine lubricants as the shipping industry looks to cut costs and regulations come ...

Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

Cutters Cut Costs with Oil Analysis

August 21, 2018

Onboard oil analysis keeps the U.S. Coast Guards cutter ships mission ready while reducing oil change frequency and main ...

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Marketing Matters

August 17, 2018

Larry Rumbol warns of the impact of the Marpol 2020 sulfur regulations.

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Last Word

August 17, 2018

George Gill points the finger at the culprit of marine main engine failure.

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Ship Breakdowns Blamed on Lube Failures

July 31, 2018

Marine mutual insurer Swedish Club found in a report on main engine damage that lubrication failure was the most expensi ...

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Impact of Marine Rules Unclear

July 27, 2018

New, more stringent emissions limits are laid out clearly for the shipping companies in coming years. Less clear is whic ...

Marine Lubes Market Under Pressure

Marine Lubes Market Under Pressure

May 1, 2018

Chinas Belt and Road Initiative is set to disrupt the 2.3 million metric ton global marine lubricants market as investme ...

Sulfur Cap Looms for Marine Lubes

Sulfur Cap Looms for Marine Lubes

April 23, 2018

IMOs fuel sulfur cap will rule the high seas in just two years. Lube formulators should chart their courses now.

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Last Word

April 18, 2018

Simon Johns takes the plunge into the hazards of bilge water.

Study Puts EALs in Spotlight

Study Puts EALs in Spotlight

January 23, 2018

Marine industry classification society DNV GL, in cooperation with three marine insurers, has initiated a project to stu ...

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Prepare Now for Marpol Sulfur Cuts

January 2, 2018

Starting Jan. 1, 2020 - just two years away - new pollution regulations will cap marine fuel sulfur at just 0.5 percent ...