Simon Tarrant

2022: A Year of Development and Discussion in the Maritime Industry and a Glimpse into 2023

January 16, 2023

Change is constant in the maritime industry, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the challenges of the last couple of years.

Enabling Future Fuels to Decarbonize Shipping

January 17, 2022

Shipping faces challenges to decarbonize, including the 3-5-year timeline required to develop and test additive systems and then bring them to market.

 

Preparing for IMO 2020 Impact on Marine Lubricants

February 19, 2020

IMO 2020 regulation is having a dramatic effect on how marine engine lubricants are formulated. We discussed this in LUBE Magazine.

The VLSFO Challenge: Looking Deeper for Lubricant Performance (Part 2)

January 29, 2020

Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from very low sulphur fuel oil; we look at the impact of 2020 fuels and how to lubricate for VLSFOs.

The VLSFO Challenge: Looking Deeper for Lubricant Performance (Part 1)

January 15, 2020

Legacy cylinder oils may not protect ship engines from very low sulphur fuel oil; we look at the role of lubricants and how to select the right one.