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Logistics UK responds to General Election manifestos

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Logistics UK responds to General Election manifestos

...Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto, he commented: “The Conservative manifesto recognises the importance of transport and other infrastructure investment to support the economy, and our member businesses would welcome measures...

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Cyberattack effect on oil prices

...the East Coast is heavily reliant on transportation via the pipeline, which carries 2.5-3mbpd of refined product from Houston to New York (around 45% of the East Coast’s refined product...

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Launch of CODAS Fleet will help reduce transport costs

...The highly sophisticated, cloud-based scheduling algorithm, fully embedded in CODAS, enables users to rapidly create a robust transport plan that balances customer service with operational efficiency, adhering to customer, vehicle,...

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Truck drivers and cyclists: essential safety advice

...There are even more bikes on the road According to the UK’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, there’s been a huge increase in cycling across the country due to COVID-19, as...

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Blackmer – warranty extended on TXD sliding vane pumps

TXD sliding vane pump from Blackmer Blackmer has extended the product warranty and performance assurance on its TXD Series sliding vane transport pumps. The standard warranty—which applies to models TXD2,...

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Space saving equipment for tanker trucks

...truck chassis where space is now a premium. Bulk fluids transportation In the bulk fluids transportation market, Emco Wheaton engineers have met the space restriction challenge brought about by Euro...

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Suttons Tankers agrees deal

...a national shared user-support network.” “We welcome this approach by Suttons Group”, added Stuart Carlyon, VP operations industrial transport within Network Logistics & Transport Division, DHL Supply Chain. “Like us,...

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The winning ways of trucks

...“To go on winning the Motor Transport award during some of the most challenging years the UK transport industry has ever experienced, underlines the key principles of our truck range...
Ken Cronin, UKIFDA

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A Day in the Life… Ken Cronin

...About 25% of the time, I am in some form of transport going somewhere for a meeting. During the winter UKIFDA collects data on supply and demand issues from a...

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Supply chain and logistics UK crime survey

The Scottish Secure Parking Group (SSPG), of which the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is a member, is seeking views on secure HGV parking across the UK, but particularly in Scotland. ...

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Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo

...Distributors. “There will also be a policy roundtable with the Department for Transport, BEIS and the treasury on the key themes of the current policy landscape covering heat, transport and...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

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Ken’s Corner – time to reflect

...the agenda for the next few months. Legislative influence and regulatory guidance We have a new government in the UK, and while their policies on heating and transport are not...

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Essar delivers direct to Emirates

...the world’s largest passenger jet. Essar’s Stanlow refinery, which produces 16% of the UK’s road transport fuel demand, manufactures over two billion litres of jet fuel each year and plays...

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Funding will accelerate alternative fuels

...Elizabeth de Jong, policy director at Logistics UK, comments: “The 2021 Comprehensive Spending Review must include significant investment into the nation’s transport infrastructure. With the UK seeking new international trading...
Industry responds to government hydrogen plans

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Industry responds to government hydrogen plans

...additional announcements from DESNZ, including the publication of a hydrogen production delivery roadmap, which sets out the journey to 2035, a new pathway for hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure, and...

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Drivers’ hours consultation

The Department for Transport (DfT) is consulting on changes to legislation concerning drivers’ hours, highlighted as part of the Red Tape Challenge. The changes include: the possibility of allowing a...