Chevron ready for sulphur cap oil demands

摘要

Chevron Marine Lubricants tells The Naval Architect that it is confident its supply chain will be able to meet the demands of vessels with the introduction of IMO's 0.5% global sulphur cap on 1 January but stressed the importance of shipowners sharing information on their particular cylinder oil needs.Ian Thurloway, Chevron's brand and marketing manager, says: "We did a survey recently that indicated 75-80% of vessels will run on compliant fuel, which is what we anticipated three years ago. Scrubbers have taken off more than we've prepared for that with our higher base number (BN) products for [predominantly two-stroke] vessels running on 3.5% fuel."