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Celebrating innovation at Dunraven Systems
...world’s first integrated heating oil management system. Not only does OilPal allow customers to monitor the level and volume of heating oil inside their tank, it allows them to check...
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Insight
Addressing winter challenges: Martin Goddard, Depot Manager, Gleaner Ltd Inverness
...for many years.” The depot “Initially, when I started in Inverness, we had five drivers and six vehicles, one artic unit and trailer, four six-wheel tankers (one spare) and one...
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Fuel theft – new tank alarms launched
...monitors, offers oil users a choice of four different anti-theft technologies. A transmitter has been optimised to monitor variances in the level of fuel inside each tank. It screws on...
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Designed for the industry by the industry
...and the Tank Storage Association plus government and regulatory bodies and Sector Skills Councils. What was the background to the Petroleum Driver Passport initiative? In 2011, the ACAS agreement between...
Opinion
New TSA charter emphasises importance of safety leadership
With the launch of the Tank Storage Associations (TSA) new Safety Leadership Charter, we hear from Peter Davidson, executive director of the TSA, on the importance the organisation places on...
News
Market analysis, opportunities and innovative technology
...event for the bulk liquid storage industry takes place on 15 –17th March. “We’re delighted to have strong industry support from the Belgian and Dutch tank storage associations, BATO and...
News
Tank farm open day
...the tanks ensures we eliminate contamination, as well as having total control of oil in/out of the tanks with millilitre accuracy.” Certas is responsible for several market-leading lubricant brands including...
Interview
Sodbury Fuels: celebrating 10 years in business
...depot and one tanker in 2014. Now, we have moved to a larger depot and have six tankers. In 2014, Andy and I were the only members of staff, we...
Sponsored
Introducing the combined density and viscosity meter from Anton Paar
...Petroleum – safe and efficient fuel handling at tank terminals. In addition to safety during the delivery of new fuels and the shipping of stored fuels, two additional important tasks...
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DAF takes the Suckling Transport service provide of the year award
...national road tanker fleet and the 2014 performance data from each was measured objectively and weighted on importance. Imperial Commercials secured victory with a 100% MoT pass rate, high levels...
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Vessels delivering Russian diesel are ‘sailing through a loophole’
...fossil fuels from Russia contain a loophole so large oil tankers are sailing right through it. “A ban on Russian-flagged and Russian-owned tankers simply isn’t enough, there needs to be...
Interview
Decarbonising fossil fuel in transport: have we been asking the wrong question?
...additives that are designed to chemically alter the fuel, X-Carbon is just a tiny shot of the same petrochemicals that are already in the tank. The important difference is the...
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TOTY Runner UP: WP Group – ‘tankers that symbolise who we are’
...footprint as well as supporting customers to do the same, the group announced that its fleet of HVO tankers would not only carry HVO but run on it too. Currently...
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Certas’ Isle of Wight depot recommended for approval
...the Island Technology Park site in Whippingham the depot would see three 125,000-litre tanks installed as well as an office building, switch room and external lighting. It would be the...
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The Crown goes to Emco Wheaton
...one of the brand new DAF CF tankers. “In my time as a tanker driver, this is definitely the easiest system I’ve ever used. Its speed, coupled with ease of...
News
Do you know the finest tanker driver?
Ian Ross of NWF Fuels took the 2016 title – does your company have this year’s finest tanker driver? With less than six months to go until FPS EXPO 2017,...
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Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors
...reliant on fuel being brought over by tanker on cross-Solent ferries. Any disruption to this cross-Solent travel, fare increases, or regulatory changes could have serious knock-on effects to those on...
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New fuelling site installation from Cameron Forecourt helps council become more efficient
...three-compartment above ground tank for diesel, gas oil and Ad Blue; three new pumps in a security cabinet, and Cameron’s Eclipse web-based fuel management system. Cameron Forecourt also installed aTLS2...