Chemicals & Energy

Nixing of Keystone Pipeline Could Be Boon for Railroad Transport

November 12, 2015

President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline could come with a heavy side of tank cars. Canadian energy companies need about a dozen crude-laden trains each day to replace the volume of oil that could have been transported through KXL.

Platts Launches Platts Analytics for Commodity Markets

November 10, 2015

Platts

Platts, a provider of information to the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture industries, as well as a source of benchmark prices for the physical and futures markets, has launched Platts Analytics.

From Minerals to Palm Oil: Another Supply-Chain 'Conflict'

November 9, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Blood diamonds. Conflict minerals. And now, conflict palm oil.

Oil and Gas Supply Chain and Procurement Conference

November 7, 2015

How U.S. Gypsum Keeps Its Supply-Chain Relationship Fresh

November 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

United States Gypsum Co. has relied on Transplace for third-party logistics services for 14 years. Craig Boroughf, senior director of global sourcing with U.S. Gypsum, and Frank McGuigan, president of transportation management with Transplace, explain why the relationship has been a success.

Coal-fired Plants to Continue to Decline as Natural Gas, Renewables Surge, Report Says

November 5, 2015

SNL News

Natural gas and renewable power plants will account for almost all the new capacity to be installed in the United States for the "foreseeable future" while the number of coal-fired power plants will continue to decrease, according to a report by PEW Charitable Trusts.

European Demand for Liquefied Natural Gas Won't Pump Up Shipping Freight Rates, Study Says

November 3, 2015

Drewry

LNG shipping freight rates continue to be under pressure from weak Asian demand and a growing fleet. Shipowners are now pinning hopes on a revival in European demand. However, European LNG demand growth will not be sufficient to raise freight rates, according to the newly launched LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

As Dependence on Electronics Grows, Market for Wireless Power Expected to Surge

October 30, 2015

Navigant Research

Global wireless power revenue is expected to grow from $1.3bn in 2015 to $17.9bn in 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Cheaper Diesel Causes Sales of Natural-Gas-Powered Trucks to Decline

October 26, 2015

ACT Research

NG powered Class 8 truck and bus sales continue, but at a slower pace compared to 2014, as well as when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a report from ACT Research. The "Natural Gas Quarterly" attributes the rapidly declining cost of diesel with making the return on investment for adoption of natural gas less lucrative.

How Do You Track Your Outside Carrier?

October 19, 2015

Challenge: Spending two to three hours daily making as many as 60 check calls to 30 drivers was limiting the time company could spend working with customers and generating new business.

Chemicals & Energy

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