Container Shortage Hits Base Oil Shipments in Europe

Base oil loadings from European and Baltic Sea ports are being delayed.
Loadings are delayed by up to two weeks by a shortage of container availability.
The shortage is due to restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus safety measures and reduced operations are adding 1-3 days to loading.
MSC has sent two container ships to China to evacuate empty containers

According to an article published in Argus Media, authored by Catherine Caulfield and Erik Hoffmann, base oil loadings...