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Ford Fuels optimises delivery with tech investment

...tankers by the end of 2021. John Ford remarks: “We differentiate ourselves by moving vehicles to places where other people can’t. If someone needs fuel, they need fuel, and we’ll...
Portland Report

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Prices and predictions – what does 2025 have in store?

...crude oil tankers around the world, which roughly speaking, equates to a supply interruption of around 10m barrels of oil. This is easily enough to temporarily send prices northwards but...
Portland Christmas report

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A special Christmas market report from Portland

...of a dedication than a personal favourite, but “Driving Home for Christmas” by Chris Rea is for all my tanker drivers out there at the moment making those last-minute deliveries...

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Gulf Aviation fuels Cheltenham Gold rush

Gulf Aviation fuel tankers provided refuelling services at last month’s Cheltenham Festival In partnership with Helicopter & Aviation Services, Gulf Aviation added another prestigious event to its portfolio when it...

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Diesel laundering plants

...equipment and chemicals. Three men from Merseyside were subsequently arrested. At premises in Ashford in Kent, 12,000 litres were removed along with chemicals, equipment and a fuel tanker. Capable of...

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73,000 litres of fuel seized

...South Armagh and seized 73,000 litres of fuel. Two tankers, one transit van, and over and underground tanks were also seized, whilst 20 tonnes of toxic waste, which was also...

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Adler & Allan – Getting down to business

...callout when a tanker carrying 20,000 litres of aviation fuel crashed causing a large oil spill.  Local residents were evacuated and pollution control was carried out over four months under...
UKIFDA announces final shortlist for EXPO 2024 Awards

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UKIFDA announces final shortlist for EXPO 2024 Awards

...for the Young Person of the Year 2024 Award, sponsored by Just Tankers, UKIFDA reveals the three young people who are in the final running for the accolade. The shortlist includes Jack...

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£2m funding for Gloucestershire distributor

...sister Jane is lubricants manager with step son Chris being one of the tanker drivers for the company’s 11-strong fleet. “We’d been in talks with Clydesdale Bank before and decided...
arriving at the UKIFDA Show 2025 in Leeds

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Fuel Oil News at UKIFDA Show 2025

...years The Wolfe Power Club Podcast Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Award presentation Jenny Clucas (centre) meets with Claudia Weeks (l) and Margaret Major (r) This year’s impressive...
Micheal Kirby, Tria Energy Founder

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New HQ, new chapter for Tria Energy

...in the power of data. ESG reporting, emissions tracking, and compliance support are core to our service offering. Our new HQ is designed with these needs in mind, housing a...

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Morris Lubricants to invest £1.6 million

...offices to provide up-to-date meeting facilities befitting a leading supplier of premium lubricants. Both projects will be led by Steve Reading, group engineering manager, who last year designed and managed...
Andy Walkden of ESL Fuels presents a prize to Matt Finch WP Group

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Fuel Oil News mini-league: will 2024/25 be your season?

...inaugural season sponsor, ESL Fuels for their support with last season’s competition. A family business that designs, blends, processes and supplies a range of fuels for road, heating and marine,...

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A ‘Fuel Proof’ partnership for Gulf Aviation

...and air fields across the UK. With an inner tank constructed from stainless steel, the storage tanks offer security and durability with systems that are designed to deliver better security,...
Researchers have demonstrated how waste oils can be turned into cleaner fuel.

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University scientists have developed a greener marine fuel

...Kalam Hossain, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical, Biomedical and Design Engineering, said: “Over the past ten years both the volume of marine transport and the corresponding greenhouse gas...

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Making a visible difference

...Manslaughter Act 2007. The NEW Spectrum helmet from Hazchem Safety Hazchem Safety has developed compliant garments which are designed to meet drivers’ specific requirements. Brent Douglass, the company’s sales and...