Chevron's Lubricating Oil Enables Fuel Flexibility in Marine Engines
Chevron Marine Products said Tuesday that four-stroke engine operators could benefit from its new lubricating oil's versatility.HDAX 9700 was created to provide a solution for engines that run on multiple liquid and gaseous fuels and applications that require a low-sulfated ash lubricant, Chevron said.According to the company, the HDAX 9700t is also suitable for dual-fuel marine engines, as HDAX 9700 has successfully completed more than 20.000 hours of testing on a Wärtsilä dual-fuel power plant.“HDAX 9700 brings many benefits for operators of four-stroke engines.
Kongsberg Digital and Shell Marine Introduce LubeMonitor to Market
Currently used by Shell Marine Lubricants customers, LubeMonitor will become available to shipowners and operators through Kongsberg Digital's marketplace for maritime applications, an ecosystem of numerous applications supported by Vessel Insight SaaS-based data infrastructure.LubeMonitor combines the data from onboard oil testing, engine operating conditions, Shell LubeAnalyst laboratory results, engine inspection photos and measurements. These are used to deliver insights based on OEM recommended guidance at a total fleet…
Shell Wins Marine Lubricants Deal with Carnival
Shell Marine said it has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide marine lubricants to cruise line operator Carnival Corporation’s global fleet of 89 ships. Carnival will offset the carbon dioxide emissions from the marine lubricants it purchases from Shell, through Shell’s nature-based carbon credits.Joris van Brussel, General Manager, Shell Marine, said, “Shell Marine is working with our customers to help the shipping sector decarbonize. This is in line with Shell’s ambition to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner, in step with society and our customers.
TOTAL Lubrifiants Acquires Lubrilog SAS
Total Lubrifiants, the world’s fourth-largest international lubricants company, announced the acquisition of Lubrilog SAS.Lubrilog SAS is a French company, based in Romans sur Isère, specialized in the formulation and production of very high-performance synthetic lubricants. This acquisition is aimed to strengthen Total Lubrifiants’ position in the industrial lubricants market.“I am glad to welcome Lubrilog in the lubricants team of Total”, says Pierre Duhot, Senior Vice President at Total Lubrifiants.
