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Multiple arrests in HMRC fuel fraud raids
...and biofuel to motorists as duty-paid road diesel. It is believed the fraud is worth an estimated £3m in unpaid excise duty and VAT. All those arrested were questioned by...
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Essar invests £360 million in Stanlow carbon capture facility
...off the road, eliminating nearly 40% of all Stanlow emissions. The project has been selected by BEIS as a Phase-2 winner in the CCUS cluster sequencing process earlier this summer,...
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Growth in CO2 removal drives key appointments and rapid team expansion at Climeworks
...in interest for careers in CDR. For Climeworks’ scale-up roadmap, this development is key and has been reflected in the growth of the People team as well. Achieving our target...
Opinion
Call for 10,000 temporary visas to address driver crisis
...the whole industry, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on...
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On the right route – Phillips 66
...the Phillips 66 brand and communications team busy. A series of ‘top secret’ road shows are planned for October, there is a conference in the offing and a special promotion...
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Fast hydrogen refuelling supported by NanoSUN cooling technology
...funding by the DfT in partnership with Innovate UK, to design and develop an alternative cooling process for rapid refuelling of hydrogen road freight vehicles. NanoSUN‘s Research & Development team...
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Distributor diaries – latest updates from our fuel distributor community
...preliminary conclusion that the proposed acquisition would ‘likely result in a substantial lessening of competition in certain geographic markets’ related to the supply of kerosene, gas oil and road diesel...
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Zero-emission hydrogen buses travel 1 million miles
...compared to journeys made by an equivalent diesel bus. The resultant emissions reduction is the equivalent to taking almost 400 cars off the roads for a whole year. Relentless press...
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Essar selects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as technology licensor for carbon capture
...the facility to be operational in 2028, eliminating an estimated 860,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year – the equivalent of taking 400,000 cars off the road, or more than...
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Board changes at Abbey Logistics as CEO moves to executive chairman role
Long serving CEO Steve Granite has stepped down from his role as CEO of Abbey Logistics Group to take up a new position as executive chairman at the tanker specialist....
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XPO Logistics fuel distribution partnership renewed by Tesco
A multi-year contract renewal to distribute fuel to filling stations throughout the UK has been awarded to XPO Logistics by Tesco plc. The agreement extends a partnership that has already...
Opinion
Survey suggests supply chain at risk unless action taken
...with Q2 2022, with domestic and international road freight rates expected to rise by an average of 5.9% and 5.0%. “With 95% of respondents predicting the cost-of-living to worsen in...
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New Trident design delivers a ground-breaking fuel metering system
The Trident System is a ground-breaking new design offering a simple and effective delivery system incorporating a fully proportional control system. A unique British-manufactured system, Trident includes in-cab complete compatibility...
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Protests create temporary fuel shortages- drivers urged not to panic buy
The protests taking place outside major fuel depots which caused one company to report it had suspended terminal operations at 4 sites on Friday have continued into a fourth day....
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MechTronic sees red in celebration of 500th OptiMate fuel metering system
While many like to celebrate successes by painting the town red, MechTronic chose a different way to mark a very special moment for the company as they ‘painted’ an OptiMate...
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Sidney Gilmore
It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore, former President of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers...
Case Study
Adler and Allan support in major incident exercise with HOYER
...areas including water courses, storm drains and hazardous risks including overhead lane markings, lighting lamp post, traffic and road users near the incident. Once the tanker used in the exercise...
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Lindsey refinery collapse results in redundancy for more than 100 tanker drivers
Administrators for the Prax Lindsey oil refinery, which filed for insolvency at the end of June, have confirmed that more than 100 tanker drivers have been made redundant with immediate...