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The fuel industry indicates support for DfT’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mandate to promote deployment of SAF in the UK.

Opinion

Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates

...industry to stay at below pre-Covid levels of emissions through a range of measures, including system efficiencies and new technologies. Transport secretary Grant Shapps commented: “We want 2019 to be...
Adrian Mason, sales manager at Road Tankers Northern, talks about the business and its plans for the future.

Interview

Road Tankers Northern: leading from its ‘one stop shop’

...still working! When asked what he enjoys most about operating in tanker manufacturing, Adrian answers simply: “Our customers. Covid stopped a lot of the face-to-face sales across the globe but...
Logistics UK has been crowned Trade Association of the Year at the 2022 Memcom Excellence Awards in recognition of its work in understanding and alleviating impacts on supply chains.

News

Logistics UK crowned Trade Association of the Year

With Covid-19, Brexit, new technology and other disruptive forces driving change in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, the awareness of the importance of logistics...
Fuel industry insurance specialist, OAMPS, on improving cyber resilience

Knowledge

Cyber Risks: improving your cyber resilience

...with the NCSC advice on mitigating malware and ransomware attacks. So, with the post COVID world still adjusting to hybrid working, a surge in online crime and the potential spill...

News

Rix Petroleum supports the local community

...COVID-19. Alex makes the masks on this 3D printer and the donation enabled him to buy raw materials. J.R. Rix & Sons also provided furloughed volunteers to help distribute the...
A look back over the highlights and challenges that 2022 brought to the tanker market and some thoughts on what lies ahead for those in tanker manufacturing.

Analysis

In review: the 2022 tanker market

...Brexit/Covid ‘nightmare’, we have seen the supply chain of goods return to an acceptable level, with lead times and the cost escalation of materials thankfully levelling off.” However, Jonny also...

News

Logistics sector report shows recovery signs

...to October 2021 in order to retain existing staff and attract new drivers, smaller fleet operators are still not back to full fleet capacity after the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, and...

News

Driver shortages see service stations running out of fuel

...has been impacted by the industry-wide driver shortages across the UK, exacerbated by a temporary closure of our Hemel Hempstead fuel distribution terminal last week because of necessary Covid-19 isolations...
Tim Doggett of the CBA addresses the challenges in the chemical supply chain

Interview

The chemical supply chain: addressing ongoing challenges

...factors, including Brexit, Covid-19, and the shortage of HGV drivers, have acted together to destabilise the chemical supply chain. These issues have been further exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine....
Marsh Fuels celebrates two significant milestones

Interview

Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones

...to mind, from keeping our staff and customers safe during Covid, to running the business completely and, of course, becoming the Master of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers, a London...
Understanding compulsory oil stocking obligations for the UK

Insight

Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update

...of the covid pandemic on demand levels. The table below summarises the position in 2022 and requirement for 2023. Monitoring of compliance is conducted (at time of writing) by BEIS...