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Analysis

Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector

...terminals and supporting career progression through training underpinned by recognised qualifications delivered through the Apprenticeship Standards. This year we also began an apprenticeship pilot that supports the upskilling of staff...

News

Fast ship to ship operations

...(Sea Bunkering) has taken delivery of a new vessel, the Thun Grace, on long-term time charter from Thun Tankers. The Thun Grace is significantly larger than the Geos Group’s outgoing...

News

Change of gear for Clugston

Fuel has become an important market for Clugston Distribution which has dedicated tankers providing a 24/7 service to the Immingham, Kingsbury and Tees terminals The Clugston Group will be taking...

News

Logistics – essential for everyday life

...tank trailer on the Lakeland Tankers stand.  This tanker is the first to carry a new Love Logistics livery developed in association with the Freight Transport Association. The first two...

Insight

The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...litres per year to several hundred million litres. The five largest distributors, by tanker numbers, are: Nicholl Oils LCC Oil Bangor Fuels Carlisle Fuels Patterson Oil Two noteworthy developments in...

News

BP contract for Suttons

A Suttons tanker used on the BP contract Suttons has secured a new contract with BP Acetyls, which is the largest single producer of acetic acid and anhydride in Europe....

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Are fuel tankers ready for CNG?

...run on CNG are already on the market but as yet there has been little interest from the fuel tanker market. The filling station is the largest such facility in...

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New tanker keeps Staffordshire Fuels on the road

Staffordshire Fuels relying on Alpeco’s technology to keep vehicles on the road The new 6-wheel, four compartment vehicle built by Tasca Tankers is fully equipped with Alpeco’s bottom loading/electronic metering...

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UKIFDA EXPO 2021 goes virtual

The organiser of the liquid fuels distribution industry annual event, UKIFDA, is delighted to announce that, for the first time in its 40-year history, EXPO will go virtual and will...

Knowledge

Safeguard the future with effective succession planning

...working with a client for many years in the oil distribution sector, the shareholders decided that the time had come to explore all their options for succession planning. We continue...

News

The Phillips 66 Interview

...whom we can work together successfully for many years – some of our branded distributors have been with us for almost 50 years.   Are JET distributors equipped to face...
Ken Cronin, UKIFDA

Interview

A Day in the Life… Ken Cronin

...with Ken Cronin, Chief Executive at UKIFDA, to discover how Ken spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6am. It’s been the same for 30-odd years, whatever job...