Salt spray, seawater and round-the-clock cargo handling make ports, shipyards and vessels some of the hardest places to keep machinery lubricated and free of rust.
Marine equipment fights two enemies at once: water that washes lubricant away and salt that turns bare steel into rust. Deck winches, mooring equipment, port cranes, reach stackers and conveyors work outdoors in spray and monsoon rain. Wire ropes corrode from the inside, and grease that emulsifies with seawater stops protecting. Water resistance and corrosion protection are the first things to check in any marine lubricant.
Banesto supplies water-resistant greases, wire rope and open gear lubricants, hydraulic and gear oils, corrosion preventive compounds and biodegradable lubricants for ports, shipyards, fishing fleets and vessel maintenance.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in ports, shipyards and vessels. Every recommendation is matched by application (temperature, load, speed and exposure), not by catalogue number. Where the equipment maker specifies a grade, the maker's specification comes first.
Need specifications? Full technical data sheets are available for every grade.
View Product Datasheets →A starting point for your lubrication schedule, point by point.
| Equipment | Lubrication point | Banesto product | Good practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port cranes (STS, RTG, mobile) | Wire ropes | Wire Rope & Open Gear Grease | Lubricate in dry weather after cleaning off salt and old grease. |
| Cranes, reach stackers | Slewing ring, open gears | Ca-Sulfonate Complex HT Grease; open gear grease on exposed teeth | Rotate while greasing to spread it evenly. |
| Deck winches, windlasses, capstans | Bearings and exposed gears | Calcium Soap Grease NLGI 3 | Re-grease after heavy weather or washdown. |
| Deck machinery | Enclosed gearboxes | Industrial Gear Oil ISO VG 220, or the maker's grade | Milky oil means water: drain and investigate. |
| Cranes, hatch covers, ramps | Hydraulic systems | Hydraulic Oil HLP 46, or as specified | Drain water from tank bottoms regularly. |
| Spares, export cargo, laid-up equipment | Bare metal surfaces | Corrosion Preventive Compound: soft film indoors, hard film outdoors and at sea | Clean and dry the surface before applying. |
| Equipment over or near water | Hydraulics, chains, gates | Biodegradable Eco-Lubricant | Flush the system when changing over. |
Choose for water resistance first. Calcium soap grease suits cooler, wet points below 80 °C; calcium sulfonate complex adds high-temperature capability, rust inhibition and load capacity for slewing rings and heavily loaded bearings.
Clean off salt and old, dirty grease, then apply a penetrating rope lubricant that reaches the core. Relubricate before the rope looks dry. Corrosion inside the strands is a common cause of early rope discard.
Clean and dry the parts, apply a corrosion preventive compound (a hard film for long voyages and outdoor storage) and pack with a barrier wrap or desiccant. Banesto's compound is rated at 500 hours or more in the ASTM B117 salt-spray test.
For many hydraulic and chain duties they perform to the same level, provided the grade matches the duty and the system is flushed at changeover. They reduce environmental harm if a leak reaches water.
Operating a port terminal, shipyard or fleet? Tell us the equipment and where it works (deck, quay or yard), and we will recommend water-resistant grades and a corrosion-protection plan.