Feb 19, 2020 | Applications, Marine Diesel, Specifications
By Ian Bown, Technical Manager, Marine Diesel Engine Oils, and Simon Tarrant, Global Business Manager, Large Engines A soon-to-be-implemented regulation limiting sulfur in ship fuel is having a dramatic effect on how marine engine lubricants are formulated. The...
Feb 5, 2020 | Applications, Marine Diesel, Specifications, Video
Over the last decade, marine diesel cylinder lubricants have been focused on controlling corrosion, with higher base number (BN) lubricants being effective at neutralizing sulfuric acid generated by the combustion of high sulfur fuels. Following the introduction of...
Jan 29, 2020 | Applications, Marine Diesel, Specifications
By Simon Tarrant, Global Business Manager, Large Engines, Ian Bown, Technology Manager, Marine Diesel Engine Oils, and Harriet Brice, Technology Manager, Marine Diesel Engine Oils In part one of our article on very low-sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), we looked at the role of...
Jan 15, 2020 | Applications, Marine Diesel, Specifications
By Simon Tarrant, Global Business Manager, Large Engines, Ian Bown, Technology Manager, Marine Diesel Engine Oils, and Harriet Brice, Technology Manager, Marine Diesel Engine Oils The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulfur cap will dramatically...
Aug 22, 2019 | Marine Diesel, Specifications
Effective January 1, 2020, the global sulfur (S) limit for marine fuels will be reduced from the current maximum of 3.5% to 0.5% as prescribed by MARPOL Annex VI regulations. This new limit will apply outside the current designated emission control areas (ECA) where...
Jul 5, 2018 | Applications, Marine Diesel, Specifications, Video
Harriet Brice, Technology Manager for Marine Diesel Engine Oils, discusses the new IMO 2020 guidelines, which place a global cap on Marine Sulfur...
