The U.S. Gulf is active, with vessel space in short supply. Europe is not as busy as before, while Asia is tailing off in advance of the Chinese New Y ...

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It has been a much improved picture in terms of activity in the U.S. and to some extent in Europe. Asia is slower to restart after the holidays, held ...

The U.S. market topped both Europe and Asia in terms of activity recently, but none of the major shipping markets were actually that busy over the hol ...

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The U.S. is busy but little is being fixed due to a shortage of ships. Europe has quieted considerably after a busy couple of weeks, while Asia sees b ...

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Regional dealers are widely viewed as key cogs for producers seeking timely headway in Chinas vast lubricant market. As the landscape becomes more com ...

A perceptible tightening of space in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Gulf has transpired without fanfare – the market has even been perceived as quiet ...

All the main markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia have moved up a notch to the extent that prompt space is becoming scarcer. Volumes are still not at ...

BRB International B.V. and Tiarco Chemical entered a commercial and technical partnership to collaborate on the development and supply of lubricant ad ...

ExxonMobil is reentering the Vietnamese finished lubricants market via two distributors after selling its blending plant and most other lube assets th ...

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Chicago-based lubricants distributor Keller-Heartt expanded operations by opening a 35,000 square foot warehouse in southeast Wisconsin, increasing th ...

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It has all been rather slow this week. The U.S. Gulf is the region in which space is tightest and there is the most potential. Europe is strangely qui ...

Chemical distribution giant Brenntag is shifting its North American industry mix to finished lubricants in a big way with the acquisition of mega-dist ...

Asia continues to register a slight increase in new business. However, neither the U.S. nor Europe is as active as would normally be expected in Novem ...

There has not been much change this week – Asia continues to slowly reactivate, Europe is stable but not as seasonally busy as usual, and the U. ...

Asian markets have at last begun to perform a little better with a bit more cargo around. Europe has not changed greatly, with some routes more active ...