Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...marine fuels and heavy products. World Fuel secured storage at Newcastle in December 2009 and at NuStar’s Grays terminal in April 2010. “We now import fuels in cargo lots,” Roberts...
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Interview
Touchstar Technologies: planning for world domination
Liz Boardman, of Fuel Oil News, chats to Gordon Hyland, sales director at Touchstar Technologies, about software solutions, world domination and why the fuel distribution industry is such a great...
Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...heavy fuel oil and the most commonly used, especially in the more modern engines (also known as No 6 fuel oil) IFO – intermediate fuel oil IFO 380 – a...
Insight
Rapidly changing oil market creates pricing and supply issues
...Ukraine. Companies are in regular dialogue with government to ensure that fuels continue to be available following the events in Ukraine and resulting sanctions on Russian vessels. Production, fuel imports,...
Insight
Shared deliveries …
...the UK has a customer base of over 60 companies … a consideration for distributors? Aside from the cost of product itself, by far the largest component of the distributor’s...
News
Kerosene – community buying
...consumers, community fuel buying groups are not viewed favourably by all distributors. Tony Deakins, of Shropshire based Deakins Fuels, told FON: “I’m very much against such schemes. I don’t supply any buying...
Sponsored
Unleashing innovation in the fuel distribution industry
The fuel distribution industry is a complex one in which every decision offers various possibilities, each resulting in different impacts. In this network of suppliers, distributors, and end users, the...
News
A product helping to tackle the rising wave of fuel thefts
...is for fuel to be dyed. UK consultancy, Fuel Theft Solutions™ has been advising businesses how best to tackle fuel theft and Chris Day, managing director, explains here how using...
News
Motorsport UK grant enables Coryton Fuels to add sustainable fuel option to Formula Student
Motorsport showcases the role for sustainable fuels in transport decarbonisation as another Formula joins the trend for renewable liquid fuel options. This year, for the first time, Europe’s most established...
News
New Conidia Bioscience test kit speeds up fuel contamination detection
...FUELSTAT® One can be used to monitor fuel quality throughout the fuel supply chain, from storage terminal to fuel tank. A simple, rapid lateral flow test, conducted on either free...
Analysis
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network
...they anticipate future fuel trends will develop. It enhances the UK’s fuel connectivity and supply chain resilience, while improving site capability in preparation for the low carbon transition. “While demand...
News
UKPIA welcomes FuelsEurope climate neutrality pathway
A FuelsEurope pathway describing how low-carbon liquid fuels could enable the transport sector to contribute to EU’s climate neutrality objective by 2050, has been welcomed by UKPIA. The ‘Clean Fuels...
Opinion
“A solution to plastic pollution that makes business sense.”
Advance Hydrocarbon Fuel Limited is the first alternative fuel company to create a business-viable process for converting waste plastic into fuel and is targeting the UK for the company’s first...
News
Campaign-leading distributor first to lift US imported HVO following tariff removal
...said: “Mitchell & Webber is delighted to have been the first distributor to receive the renewable fuel from the United States, and very much hopes the use of renewable fuels...
Review
Commercial Fuel Solutions launches unique system
...compare local fuel prices within their specific region, with the aim of connecting Commercial Fuel Solutions’ ever increasing customer base with reputable fuel suppliers. Users will be able to compare...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
The fuel logistics sector faces many challenges and changes, some of which will be passing and some permanent. With long roots in the sector and a current role heading up...
Opinion
Like-for-like comparisons key to investment in future marine fuels
...adopting future fuel pathways and urges the industry to make like-for-like comparisons when discussing alternative marine fuels. The industry is making investment decisions now on new builds that will impact...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...