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10 Apr 2012

ExxonMobil Helps Danaos Extends Piston Overhaul

MV CSCL Europe’s 12-cylinder DOOSAN-MAN B&W K98MC-C engine is lubricated with Mobilgard 570, a cylinder oil formulated by ExxonMobil to reduce piston wear and deposits, and extend piston overhaul intervals in two-stroke marine diesel engines.

Engineers from Athens-based Danaos Shipping together with ExxonMobil, reportedly extended the overhaul interval required for a piston in a DOOSAN-MAN B&W 12-cylinder K98MC-C engine from 16,000 hours to 42,575 hours. A recent overhaul revealed that cylinder number 11 was in remarkably good condition, with a negligible liner wear rate. The achievement took place aboard the containership MV CSCL Europe, which is chartered to China Shipping Container Lines.

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