Tag: marine lubricants

Thordon Bearings informed that it has expanded its Global Service and Support division to meet market demand for installation and maintenance support of its product portfolio. GSS expansion includes installation, commissioning, maintenance and shaft/stern tube alignment services.

Orient Overseas Container Line has appointed Shell Marine to provide marine lubricants and services for OOCL Hong Kong, currently the world’s largest container ship, with a capacity of 21,413 TEUs, measuring 400m. The G-type engine design used in the ship requires close oil performance monitoring and technical support.

On the occasion of the challenge put by IMO with the 2020 sulphur limit cap regulation, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants launched NAVIGO MCL Extra, a 40 BN marine cylinder oil for distillate, ultra-low Sulphur fuel oil (

Gazpromneft-Lubricants signed a new three-year agreement with Rosmorport to supply marine lubricants, in order to support the fleet. The volume of supplied products by the end of 2019 is planned to be more than 1,500 tons of marine lubricants, that is three times higher than the scope of supply under the previous agreement.

Transparency Market Research has published its new report concerning marine lubricants, which indicates that the market of lubricants is estimated to reach US$ 3,336.12 Mn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 4.17% between 2016 and 2024.

Shell Marine says it has launch a ‘new and unique’ solution for the lubricants management which combines purchasing options, services and an extensive range of lubricant products in a multi-faceted strategy, addressing its customers’ most pressing operational concerns.

Maersk Fluid Technology has signed agreements with Evergas and Clipper Group, for the supply of the SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board (BOB) system. The BOB system, addressing to all 2-stroke engine sizes, aims to facilitate the cylinder lubrication and system oil quality.

SKF issued a release, noting the importance of choosing the right oil in seal lubrication procedures, in order to ensure they last in the extremely demanding conditions they are exposed to. In this context and, as the range of marine lubricants on the market is surprisingly diverse, SKF provides information on how oil must be subjected to testing.

Shell Marine has announced that it has updated its Shell Marine App to include mobile reporting of Shell Rapid Lube Analyst reports. This adds to other features such as mobile tracking of orders or interactive vessel guides to Shell Marine’s lubricants offer.