More Group II cargoes load from Taiwan before heading to southeast Asia
Cargo loads from South Korea bound for US, following slowdown in such flows
Several US cargoes set to reach Nigeria in coming week
· Several more Group II cargoes load from Taiwan in the past week, with the shipments mostly bound for southeast Asia.
· Cargoes extend wave of shipments from Taiwan since early-Dec 2025.
· Cargo loads from Singapore at end-Nov 2025 before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive at beginning of Feb 2026.
· Large cargo loads from South Korea in past week before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive in H2 Feb 2026.
· Cargo follows slowdown in such trans-Pacific shipments in recent weeks.
· Large cargo of Group III base oils loads from UAE in early-Jan 2026 before heading to US Gulf coast, set to arrive around mid-Feb 2026.
· Cargo-loadings from Saudi Arabia stay on pause so far in Jan 2026, after slump in shipments since mid-Nov 2025.
· Several smaller shipments of premium-grade base oils load from Spain in H1 Jan 2026, extending a trend of smaller cargo-loadings since early-Nov 2025.
· Cargo of very-light-grade base oils loads from Spain in recent days before heading to India, set to arrive in H2 Feb 2026.
· Similar cargo loads from Spain in mid-Dec 2025 before heading to India, set to arrive in coming week.
· Several cargoes load from US in H2 Dec 2025 before heading to Nigeria, set to arrive in coming week.
· Cargo loads from US Gulf coast in early-Dec 2025 before heading to India, set to arrive in coming week.