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February 19, 2019
Speaking with Motorship in December, Total Lubmarine Technical Director, Jean-Philippe Roman discussed new fuels, the low sulfur blends evolving in response to 2020 regulation and the impact digitalization will have on cylinder condition monitoring.
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January 14, 2019
Speaking with IHS Markit, Maritime and Trade, Jerome Leprince-Ringuet, Managing Director of Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS), explains that while TMFGS have developed and tested products for the upcoming IMO 2020 regulation, its customers are not consistently matching the same level
December 18, 2018
Total and Saft Batteries, the world leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry acquired by Total in 2016, along with partners DNV GL, FKAB Marine Design, Viken Shipping AS and Wallem Ship Management picked up this year
January 09, 2019
The longstanding relationship between Repsol Lubricants and Total Lubmarine will see the two companies continuing to work closely together to best serve their maritime and power plant customers in Gibraltar, Peru and Spain.
The partnership increases Total Lubmarine’s competitiveness
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November 30, 2018
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that ship operators will not need to update their 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) before its 18 December 2018 expiration date. The EPA is encouraging ship operators currently without a permit to seek coverage ahead of the 18
November 26, 2018
Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) has signed a multi-year contract to supply LNG bunkers to Brittany Ferries’ new cross-Channel Roll-on/Roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel Honfleur. The vessel, due for delivery in June 2019, will be the first English Channel ferry to be LNG powered
November 15, 2018
Total has opened a new $50 million blending and production plant in the Kaluga region enabling localized top-tier lubricant production for the Russian market. The facility, which has created 50 new jobs, will initially produce 40,000 tons of automotive and industrial lubricants annually, and is
November 08, 2018
The availability of low Base Number (BN) lubes to be used in conjunction with Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LFSO) has emerged as a key concern of Asia Pacific based ship management companies. That’s according to Mike Wong, Total Lubmarine’s Hong Kong based Technical Director, who held
October 30, 2018
Refreshed after a busy week in Hamburg for the biennial SMM event, Total Lubmarine was back in the UK on 11-12 September for IMPA London 2018.
This year Total Lubmarine took the opportunity to display from a new location in the venue, making us more visible to exhibition attendees.
October 26, 2018
Total Lubricantes do Brasil joined more than 500 exhibitors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last month for the 2018 Rio Oil and Gas event.
For the lubricants team in Brazil, a particular focus was to enhance the industry’s understanding of the businesses activity in the region and what
September 24, 2018
The first week of September saw 50,000 visitors from around the world descend on Hamburg, Germany for SMM, a huge maritime tradeshow featuring 2,289 exhibitors.
Total Lubmarine and Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions joined forces to provide advice to ship operators facing the
September 20, 2018
With the power plant market an important sector for Total Lubmarine, the CARILEC Engineers Conference & Exhibition is a useful event to meet customers and make new contacts from the Caribbean and Latin American electricity market.
Taking place at Port of Spain in Trinidad this
September 17, 2018
28 student teams from 15 countries competed in St Tropez, France this September to design, build and pilot the most energy efficient boat possible in the annual HydroContest.
Total Lubmarine was proud to sponsor a team from the Ecole National Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) – Marseille.