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Adler and Allan partners with Hoyer for tanker testing
Adler and Allan has agreed a three-year partnership with Hoyer Petrolog UK Ltd to carry out road tanker testing across its road fuel tanker fleet. The contract will include holding...
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The ‘perfect fit for Rix’
...staff, including tanker drivers and office workers, have been retained by Rix Petroleum, and another tanker is to be stationed at the depot, bringing the fleet to three. Duncan Lambert,...
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Protecting consumers against summer oil theft
...summer holiday period and issued the following advice: · If your tank has a lid, fit locks. This may be a legal requirement for some tanks. Your tank installation engineer or fuel...
Case Study
Tuffa and AMP power the nation to a low carbon future
...waste oil storage tanks. Meeting requirements with a bespoke solution Researching available tanks highlighted that choosing a standard tank to solve a niche requirement wasn’t viable. With a bespoke solution...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...L plates on the tanker and said: “You can drive!” Talk about in at the deep end! The tanker was a 1962 one. It had 2 x 500 gallon pots...
Sponsored
Total fuel control with the Hytek remote tank monitor
...flow meters that, at best, have an accuracy of +/-1%, with the final top of a vehicle’s fuel tank pushing this accuracy out by up to +/-5%. Our remote tank...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...by tanker. Coaster, for lifting by tanker. Closely integrated with the refinery, which is a key feedstock source, is the adjacent petrochemical complex, which produces polyethylene, polypropylene and other industrial...
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Who will take the FON 2022 Tanker of the Year title?
Entries are now open for the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2022 award. Calling all fuel distributors and tanker and tanker equipment manufacturers. We are pleased to announce...
Interview
Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success
...At the time, a plastic tank was something of a novelty however Carbery tanks quickly established themselves as an environmentally responsible alternative to old-fashioned steel tanks in Ireland and were...
Opinion
Roll out of E10 petrol in Northern Ireland is welcomed by UKPIA
...rest of the UK. The regulations also ensure the ongoing availability of E5 petrol (petrol with 5% or less ethanol) for those with vehicles and equipment unsuitable for use with...
Case Study
Manx Petroleum chooses Touchstar’s Fuelstar software to future proof operations
Established nearly 100 years ago, in 1926, Manx Petroleum is a privately owned company operating in the Isle of Man. As a leading supplier of fuel products to a unique...
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IFC exhibits depot and terminal equipment at the TSA exhibition
...of tanker loading equipment and tanker safe access systems, the company offers a range of equipment including petroleum & chemical loading arms, tanker loading skids, loading platforms and gantries, self-levelling...
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Future fuel ready tanker is Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year
The winning tanker was highlighted for its innovation, design and drive towards greener fuel deliveries for winning distributor, Kettlewell Fuels who was thrilled to see its future-ready tanker awarded the...
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Stolt Tank Containers opens new depot in Scotland
Stolt Tank Containers (STC) has expanded its global network with the opening of Tank Wash Scotland Ltd, a new ISO tank depot in Grangemouth, Scotland. Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest port,...
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Re-Gen Robotics triumphs at 2020 Global Tank Storage Awards
Earlier this month Re-Gen Robotics lifted the Safety Technology Award at the 2020 Global Tank Storage Awards, in Rotterdam, for revolutionising safety in the tank terminal industry. “Our vision, to...
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Tank testing – NIOF seeks a level playing field with a simple solution
...Members of the Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) believe that a number of fuel tankers are not subjected to periodic inspection of tanks and this is a major issue of...
Interview
The Cobo fuel distributor conference – tankers, tours and tapas
...of tankers for the transport of petroleum products. The family are still very much involved; the business is now managed by Don Federico Cobo and Don Fernando Gomis. The family...
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Tank inspection robot in development
Phillips 66 and Square Robot have teamed up together to develop an autonomous robot that would enable petroleum storage tanks to remain in service for tank floor inspections. The robot...