The U.S. market is on a more even keel, with a few routes even showing strength. European short-sea business has been active, but deep-sea has been sl ...

Indias lube suppliers have long relied on local storage hubs for most sales across the country, but at least some are set to begin consolidating depot ...

The U.S. market has seen a slight upturn in demand, whereas Europe is merely treading water. Asia, inundated with open tonnage during a period of slac ...

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Negativity pervades the global shipping market, especially the deep-sea routes, and while such sentiment is completely justified in some areas, its le ...

Tight market conditions in Asia continue to dominate discussions, with spot prices reported as stable on account of a lack of readily available cargoe ...

The shipping market worldwide – producers, traders, ship owners and brokers – will be happy to shrug off the last couple of months, when a ...

There are soft undertones to almost every market, with substantial reductions in some freights, particularly out of the U.S. U.S. Gulf Ironically, the ...

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Europe remains pretty much unchanged with a steady flow of requirements. Asia, however, is languishing amidst muted activity. The United States, too, ...

A combination of public holidays and weaker crude oil values have kept petrochemical trading deals to a minimum. Freights have consequently come under ...

China imported 10.5 percent more base stocks in 2016, totaling 2.8 million metric tons. Exports increased by 54 percent, to 46,920 tons, in the first ...

Many countries celebrated Labor Day on May 1, which curtailed business opportunities for a large chunk of the global fleet. Business had otherwise sta ...

No region is very active presently. Prospects are rosier in the U.S. than in Europe, but both these markets look better than Asia right now. U.S. Gulf ...

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The U.S. is moving at a faster pace with better opportunities on all routes. European freight levels are not under undue stress, although owners might ...

Umongo Petroleum acquired South African base oil distributor Orbichem Petrochemicals, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary. Terms were not disclosed ...

Lubricant suppliers say branded workshops are critical in Indonesia's aftermarket segment, which is growing as the country's automobile parc ages and ...

There has been a bit more activity in the United States, and European markets are generally performing well. Asia, however, is still having to deal wi ...

There are many in the chemical tanker industry who are still away attending a key industry event and, consequently, market activity has been rather du ...