ENEOS Agrees to Acquire TPC Group’s Gulf Coast Chemical Platform
A pending merger would move TPC’s Houston C4 production and two Gulf Coast terminals into ENEOS’s materials business, but no highway-capacity increase has been announced.
Tagged: SupplyChain
EPA Extends Arctic Diesel Waiver as Alaska Supply Disruption Persists
EPA’s second 20-day waiver lets compatible older engines north of Alaska’s Arctic Circle use higher-sulfur diesel while modern trucks remain on ULSD.
C.H. Robinson’s $604 Million Verdict Tests the Limits of a “Satisfactory” Carrier Rating
A Dallas jury looked beyond a Satisfactory federal carrier rating and found both negligent selection and vicarious control. The unresolved verdict now tests how brokers, shippers and tank operations document carrier vetting, dispatch boundaries and live safety exceptions.
Energía Costa Azul Delay: Compressor Damage Tests Mexico’s Pacific LNG Route
After exporting its first commissioning cargo, ECA LNG found compressor damage during a planned shutdown. The resulting delay separates a successful test shipment from reliable commercial operation.
UP–Norfolk Southern Merger: CN Deal Rewrites the Competition Map for Bulk Shippers
CN’s Midwest access agreement and a July 27 supplemental filing add real competition and service safeguards to the proposed transcontinental railroad—but the protections are narrower for hazardous-material, contract and unit-train traffic than the headline suggests.
900 Tanker Trucks a Day Feed Iraq’s New Fuel-Oil Route to the U.S. Gulf Coast
Three Aframax cargoes reveal how Iraq converted a road-tanker workaround through Syria into a new Mediterranean export lane—and where its limits remain.
Coca-Cola’s Fairlife Ransomware Shutdown Exposes a Critical Milk-Tanker Continuity Gap
Fairlife’s U.S. production suspension shows how a cyber incident at a dairy processor can reach milk pickup, plant receiving and traceability without touching the tanker itself.
Ninth Avenue Foods Plant: $76M East Texas Dairy Build Targets 2027
A Texas filing details the $76 million, 288,786-square-foot Ninth Avenue Foods dairy plant in Longview and the future food-grade freight opportunity around it.
Brazil Ethanol Tariff Hits 67 Million Gallons—but Fuel Hauling Is Only a Fraction
Brazil shipped roughly 67 million gallons of ethanol to the United States in 2025, but most of that volume was industrial alcohol rather than fuel ethanol. The new 25% duty therefore reaches a more specialized liquid-bulk trade lane than the headline suggests.
Quantix Names Nate Gesse CEO After Lender Restructuring
The Quantix CEO transition appoints Nate Gesse on July 20 after a lender restructuring. See what is known—and still undisclosed—for chemical logistics.
