Chemicals & Energy

Oil Tankers Are Queuing Off China's Coast in Rapid Rebound

June 2, 2020

Queues of tankers have formed off China’s busiest oil ports as the vessels wait to offload crude for refineries that are quickly ramping up production amid a rapid rebound in fuel demand.

Another Attempt to Produce Rare-Earth Minerals in the U.S.

June 1, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

American companies across the board are striving to reduce their dependence on China as a source of manufacturing, but one industry sector is especially keen to bring production back to the U.S.

Historic EU Recovery Plan Has Green Strings Attached

May 29, 2020

Bloomberg

Meeting the climate-neutrality goal is a key pillar of a 750 billion-euro ($824 billion) economic recovery plan unveiled by the European Commission.

Ship Crews Stuck in Lockdown Strain Global Supply Chains

200,000 Ship Crew Stuck at Sea Facing ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

May 28, 2020

Bloomberg

Even as countries try returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic life, ongoing restrictions are wearing thin a crucial human link in the global supply chain.

Petrochemical Supply Chain & Logistics 2020 Goes Virtual And Offers Free Registration

May 13, 2020

Reuters Events

Reuters Events is relaunching the Petrochemical Supply Chain & Logistics 2020 Conference as a free virtual event to help the downstream sector and its adjacent supply chain overcome the most challenging business environment in memory.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

China’s Great Energy Shift Sets Mega Hybrid Projects in Motion

May 13, 2020

Bloomberg

In China’s latest efforts to pit renewable energy against fossil fuels, it is again betting on size.

Carmakers Urged to Invest in Mines to Avoid Battery Metal Pinch

May 11, 2020

Bloomberg

Mine developers scrambling to fund projects to meet forecast demand for battery metals see the threat of looming supply crunches as a trigger for electric-vehicle makers to step in with investments.

Mobile Power Plants Are Taking to the High Seas

May 5, 2020

Bloomberg

As economic lockdowns complicate efforts to bring electricity to every corner of the planet, one company is putting generation units on ships that can sit offshore and plug into local grids at short notice.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

May 1, 2020

Bloomberg

The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables managing to increase output through the crisis.

2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index

April 24, 2020

U.S. Bank

Benchmark your freight performance with the latest national and regional shipping volumes and expenditures.

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