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Products for a greener sector
...driver training stage, which is currently being delivered online via an app, to allow for additional pressures the industry is facing due to Covid and driver shortages. Irish distributors interested...
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Knowledge
Creating business value through a clear roadmap
...As a result of the relatively recent uptick in trading performance throughout the COVID period, there is no shortage of cash-rich businesses looking to achieve growth through key acquisitions. Happily,...
News
Truckstops go the extra mile to make Christmas special for drivers
...year round. There’s a shortage of qualified HGV drivers in the UK and the Road Haulage Association says one way of encouraging more new drivers into the industry would be...
Opinion
Suggested $100 oil unlikely given abundance of OPEC capacity
...— combined with a potential drop in supply due to oil companies’ underinvestment — are pushing up some forecasts and prompting calls for an oil supercycle. A significant shortage of...
News
INEOS to build UK hand sanitiser factory
With the country facing a critical shortage of hand sanitisers INEOS, Europe’s largest producer of the two key raw material needed for hospital grade hand sanitiser, is to build a...
News
Will the government give logistics the attention it deserves?
...duty; addressing skills shortages and recruiting professional drivers; and ensuring UK’s infrastructure networks (including airport capacity) are capable of meeting freight needs. Stressing the importance of logistics to the economy...
News
Concerns raised – UK housing: fit for the future?
...also troubling that the CCC recommends that heat pumps should be deployed in homes off the gas grid during the 2020s, while at the same time acknowledging a shortage of...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...see an immediate supply shortage. But as eastern economies grow, the current refinery excess will be needed to supply their regional markets. This will eventually tell in the UK and...
News
Activists adopt new tactics in oil terminal protests
...began blocking oil terminals, there have been more than 1,350 arrests as well as reports of fuel shortages around the region and there are now 54 Just Stop Oil protesters...
News
New future fuels division supports shipping decarbonisation
...carbon offsets. However, there is no shortage of challenges for shipowners and operators as they seek to realise a more sustainable future, and we’ll be working with them side by...
Opinion
New National Composites Centre and TSA report calls for action to meet hydrogen targets
...future skills shortages, ensuring we have a workforce with the capability and capacity to adopt hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel source. “While there is a lot of work to do,...
News
INEOS sets the wheels in motion on sanitiser delivery
...the rest of the INEOS family. We knew there was a massive shortage of hand sanitisers across the UK and that speed was crucial. We believe these INEOS sanitisers will play a key part...
News
Rural energy grid launched in Cornwall with Community Buying unLimited
...this will help the oil supply industry to keep track of when customers are likely to order more oil, preventing shortages for buyer and supplier. The model is based on...
News
Logistics UK’s chief executive recognised by the queen in new year’s honours
...as the team at Logistics UK, for the support and commitment which they have shown to keep goods moving, despite the challenges posed by Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, skills shortages and other...
News
Fast ship to ship operations
...will also transport fuel between these sites, in order to meet demand and avoid stock shortages. “Increasing the size of our vessel is an important strategic move for the Geos...
News
Guide to funding support for logistics employers
As has been reported through Fuel Oil News (here), the logistics industry is facing a serious shortage of skilled workers. In response, business group Logistics UK has launched a new...
Opinion
Business and energy minister backs winter fuel readiness campaign
...the way, it is crucial that households relying on oil and liquefied petroleum gas for their heating are prepared, so I am fully supporting this ‘Get Winter Ready’ campaign. “As...
News
The Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum marks 10 years of vital industry initiative
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) Scheme. An industry initiative backed by government, the Scheme is designed to ensure that all tanker drivers in the...