As pressure grows to reduce emissions and cut operational costs, many shipowners and operators are adopting smarter ...

More than 90% of global freight is transported by over 33,000 merchant marine vessels powered by two stroke crosshead engines ...

HJ Lubricators is shaping a new standard for cylinder lubrication systems and services — designed to meet the complex demands of today’s marine industry.

As a result of the effects of over-capacity and a reduction in freight rates following the recent recession, to reduce costs ship operators have implemented “slow steaming” operations. When two-stroke ...

Turkish shipowner Susesea has streamlined its vessels operation by upgraded the cylinder lubrication strategy across its fleet of six bulk carriers with Chevron’s Taro Ultra Advanced 40 (TUA 40).

ABSTRACT To explore the measures that can be used to improve the fuel economy of internal combustion engines, we investigated how friction at the piston ring-cylinder liner interface is influenced by ...