Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...Demand for jet fuel continued to increase, up by 10% in Q2 2023 compared with the same period in the previous year. Road fuels saw a more stable trend, with...
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Opinion
North Sea oil and gas must address challenges to mitigate energy crises
...the energy price and supply crisis. Each must tackle its circumstances with bold solutions and concrete roadmaps, outlined in recent Oil and Gas Transitions (OGT) initiative reports, to ensure decarbonisation...
News
New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
To support drivers looking to make the transition from Class 2 to Class 1 driving, road tanker company Abbey Logistics launched an ‘Earn while you learn’ training programme earlier this...
News
More energy developments for heavy transport vehicles
...hydrogen bus as well as an advanced telematics system to give real-time updates on performance, maintenance and CO2 savings. CEO Buta Atwal, who last week took the wraps off a...
News
Banning the internal combustion engine
Last week’s government announcement with respect to an earlier ban on the internal combustion engine met with a variety of responses. Whilst the majority support the government’s ambition to decarbonise,...
Interview
Crown Oil – delivering carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...significant milestone. With the group also on the road to net zero direct emissions by 2030 or sooner, Claudia Weeks, our content editor, found out more. When did you first...
News
XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academy
XPO Logistics has created a new Female Driver Academy to help attract more women into the industry. The female drivers who join the Academy will undertake a 12 to 16-week...
News
Essar building a brand in the UK
This first Essar branded tanker is now working on deliveries to commercial customers Last week Essar Oil (UK) unveiled its first ever Essar liveried tanker at the company’s Stanlow manufacturing...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...energy and global platforms, shares her thoughts on the future for fuel with Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News. Can you tell us more about Dover Fueling Solutions?...
News
Distributor diaries May 25: updates from our distributor community
...fun and inclusivity drew me in. It’s been a joy meeting new people and singing every week. “Previously I have completed the Great North Run and last year, I ran...
Opinion
DAF gives HVO the thumbs-up
...you can switch between the two. If, for whatever reason, you decide it’s not for you, you can simply stop using it. You can use it one week and not...
Opinion
Calls for ‘vital’ fuel tax cut to remove inflationary pressures on distributors
...UK supply chain journeys are by road while others always have a road element to provide first- or last-mile deliveries. “With forecourt diesel prices increasing by 34% since the start...
News
Team expansion sees UM Terminals recruit two apprentices
...four-year apprenticeship based at the company’s Regent Road head office in Liverpool, but also spending time at UM’s other UK terminals in Hull and Portbury. Jake Ellis, UM Terminals’ Maintenance...
News
Products for a greener sector
...This facility is the second of its kind in the UK to dispense Shell GTL, a drop-in alternative to diesel for both on-road and off- road applications. Shell GLT fuel...
News
HGV fleet operators to benefit from enhanced fuel bunkering services
...market or fixed contract prices. Vehicles can then refuel at all UK Fuels sites, which include more than 875 HGV-accessible sites and extensive motorway and trunk road coverage. Any operator...
News
Recognition for lead on fuel transition
...and only UK fuel supplier to run its entire fleet of tankers and delivery vehicles on vegetable oil in June 2021. The family business predicts a saving of around 3,080...
Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...to/from tankers Road tanker, for the typical 20-30 tonne delivery of gas oil to ports where access to this type of bunkering arrangement is available e.g. fishing trawlers. Bunker deliveries...
News
A good Standard of tanker
...5-compartment tanker, which is mounted on a MAN 6×4 chassis, was constructed by Road Tankers Northern and has been operational for over six months. The vehicle has proved so successful...