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Chevron Marine Products has set out its vision for the future of marine fuels and lubricants during a technical seminar held in Hamburg, Germany, as part of a global series of events designed to engage customers, share technical insights, and encourage industry collaboration on emerging marine energy solutions.

At the current rate of progress, it will take the world another five generations to achieve full gender parity on economic participation and opportunity, according to the World Economic Forum.

The first and most important task of lubricating oil is to keep moving metal parts separated from each other, thus avoiding metal-to-metal contact, which leads to destructive wear. Even finely machined metal surfaces have a certain roughness. 

Ensuring that the correct lubricants are readily available for owners as their vessels traverse the globe and dock in various ports presents a logistical challenge.

A key enabler of the maritime sector’s transition to a lower carbon future will most certainly be the adoption of alternative fuels. Already a mix of lower carbon fuels is emerging, and this trend will accelerate rapidly over the coming few years. 

Introducing a new lubricant into a competitive global market requires major marketing and training investment, as Chevron’s Baskaran Balakrishnan explains.

Set against a backdrop of emerging new fuels for marine propulsion and ever-increasing, stringent emissions regulations, formulating and testing new lubricants for the marine industry is a long and detailed process for Chevron Marine Products.

The Maritime Executive recently caught up with Robert Wolf, Senior Manager Strategic Initiatives at Chevron-owned Renewable Energy Group, a leading producer and distributor of biofuel bunkers. To discuss the growing popularity of biofuels, its production process’ and its future in the maritime industry.

Chevron Marine Products new series ‘Life of a lubricant’ begins with ‘Developing new lubricants for the future’, where Chevron Marine Products’ Baskaran Balakrishnan, Manager, Global Marine Lube Support Products and Technology, outlines the process involved in the formulation of new lubricants for the marine sector.

Covering the latest industry alliance involving Chevron Marine Products and the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) this article underlines the significant advances in the use of biofuels in the marine industry.

Chevron’s new Category II lube oil, Taro Ultra Advanced 40, can contribute to meeting European and global carbon emissions reduction goals, believes Pat McCloud, Chevron’s General Manager for Global Marine Lubricants.