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Another successful year at SMM, Hamburg
After being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID restrictions, SMM, the world leading trade fair for maritime industry, returned in 2022 on its 30th anniversary. There were 2,000 exhibitors and 30,000 people in attendance from more than 100 countries. “The exhibition was very international in feel and overall, the atmosphere was ‘normal’ and people seemed…
Brocklebank Preservation Society (BPS)
The Brocklebank Preservation Society (BPS) recently contacted Vickers Oils as they needed NEOX D to service the stern tube on board their vessel, BROCKLEBANK. Norman Dibbert, BPS Treasurer, commented “When we contacted Vickers Oils and explained our requirements and the current situation, they kindly offered to supply the lubricant for free and also to pay…
Successful collaboration with VROOAM Lubricants
Vickers Oils has collaborated with VROOAM Lubricants in the Netherlands as our Distribution partner for the main inland waterways. Located in Dordrecht in Western Netherlands, VROOAM Lubricants is a manufacturer specialising in developing high-grade lubricants for the marine industry. Vickers Oils and VROOAM Lubricants share the vision of expanding the use of Environmentally acceptable lubricants…
Vickers Oils at SMM 2022
Vickers Oils are very excited to be once again exhibiting at the SMM maritime exhibition this year in Hamburg from 6 – 9th September. Cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the 30th year of SMM maritime offers the long-awaited opportunity to finally meet maritime industry leaders and business partners live again. This year the…
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of HYDROX 21
Renowned as ‘First Aid for sterntubes’, Vickers’ HYDROX 21 was launched in 1971 for use where vessels require emergency assistance in reducing oil leakage past a damaged sterntube aft seal. HYDROX 21 has been used in (tens of) thousands of vessels, typically reducing the rate of leakage by around 70%, while yet providing an…
NEOX DT after 50 years of use
When Vicki Samuels and her husband purchased the Britannia sailing ship in 1973 there was an unopened tin of NEOX DT on board which they used over many years on various applications. Vicki contacted Vickers Oils as they had used all the grease and were seeking replacement and said “We found a tin of Vickers NEOX…