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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…
2022 UEIL Annual Congress
Peter Vickers, Chairman and Nick Clague, Technical Director, Vickers Oils, will be attending UEIL Congress 2022 that runs from 19th to 21st October in Athens, Greece. The theme for this year’s UEIL Congress will be “Driving innovation – the lubricant industry on the move”. The participants will be exploring the topic of innovation along different…
Vickers Oils at Posidonia, Athens
Vickers Oils had another successful exhibition at Posidonia, Athens, Greece 2022. Posidonia is a strictly professional, commercial exhibition and access is reserved for members of the Greek and International Shipping Community. Posidonia, 2022 was the first major marine industry exhibition since the pandemic. There was a lot of uncertainty around the attendance at the event…
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…
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…
Vickers Oils authorised distribution partner, VROOAM Lubricants receives the Green Award
VROOAM Lubricants, our authorised distribution partner for the European Inland Waterways, was awarded the Green Award to represent and promote Vickers Oils Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) as Green Award Incentive Supplier, to inland waterways vessels. Green Award for the inland shipping was established in 1994 to promote quality shipping amongst sea-going vessels. Green Award is…