The COVID-19 pandemic has birthed various challenges within the North American transportation sector, many of which affect transportation of lubricant ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP reported a worse loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to the same period of 2019, while profits improv ...

Crunch Time  Looking at the United States lubricants business today, it’s hard to believe that just two decades ago there were close to 10,0 ...

The COVID-19 pandemic – along with multiple other disruptors – has upended the logistics market in the United States the past year, turning it fro ...

Cadence Petroleum Group has obtained a new private equity investor, and the new backer plans to accelerate the expansion of the growing lubricant dist ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the lubricants industry, but it’s not the only factor forcing industry players to change up their game plans. Suz ...

Quality Is Not as Simple as It Seems  Quality is at the heart of the oil business. We all subscribe to the position that if our products meet ...

RZD, Russia’s state railway monopoly, began shipping lubricants and other petrochemicals via express freight shuttles as part of an ongoing effort t ...

Cyber criminals are always angling for a way into the supply chain. Outdated or underfunded cybersecurity protocols make your company easy to snare.

Chemicals company Brenntag acquired Thailand-based lubricants distributor Oils ‘R Us Co. Ltd. as part of its expansion into Southeast Asia.

Chevron Products Co. announced a base oil distribution agreement with Argentine energy company YPF S.A., adding its second API Group II base oil hub i ...

The lubricants market faces a “very gradual” recovery, regardless of the ultimate size of the dip in the economy or the economic modeling scenario ...

Moove – Cosan’s lubricants production and distribution arm – reported lower net income, revenue and sales volumes for the first quarter ending M ...

Canada-based distributor Parkland Fuel Corp. posted a 26 percent increase in consolidated revenue for its lubricant segment for the quarter ending Mar ...

Lube-Tech opened a new distribution center this week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with capacity to store up to 350,000 gallons of lubricants and other flu ...

Tom Glenn explains that amidst the chaos of Covid-19, buybacks are a growing concern for marketers.

A demand-driven supply chain allows lube marketers to proactively meet consumer demand and reclaim otherwise missed opportunities.

Tom Glenn explains how buyback fees may not be keeping pace with marketers’ cost of doing business.

Fog and floods are regular disruptors to barges carrying base oils on rivers. Suppliers and buyers can take steps to minimize impacts, though not to ...

Flooding remains a significant disruptor of barge traffic of base oil on U.S. rivers, and it could worsen in coming years without increased investment ...