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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...
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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...and refined oil products of 1.4 million M3 and capability to load/unload tankers from 20,000DWT to 320,000DWT. Ireland has an unusually high dependency on oil in its total energy mix,...
Market Report
Why a lack of both infrastructure and green production leaves hydrogen-fuelled vehicles a ‘grey’ area
...consumption of 50bn litres per annum is distributed via 6 refineries, 8 import terminals, 4 rail-loading facilities, 6,350 miles of pipelines, 30,000 petrol tankers, 8,500 forecourts and 140,000 dispensing nozzles....
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IFC Inflow celebrates 30 years in business
...use of bottom loading skids for road tankers operating in the Authorised Distributor market. The company’s very first unit was built in 1994, since when IFC has expanded into different...
Opinion
Do you see issues with the introduction of Euro VI or do you welcome it as positive step towards increasing energy efficiency?
...bottom loading and metering equipment etc into the available space more troublesome, especially in shorter wheelbase rigid mini and midi tankers. The second issue is the high temperatures that the...
Interview
In Conversation with United Fuels
...received our first order! “Since then, we have grown to six tankers, a handful of office staff and still have the same enthusiasm we had when we started.” The impact...
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Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...and 22m mt of crude oil, oil products and chemicals per year. The facility can accommodate coasters or part laden tankers of up to 350,000 (deadweight) DWT. The refinery complex...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...was sold to Maxol Group in 2001. “At that time, we operated circa 35 tankers and employed more than 100 employees. I then moved to Maxol Group, who were a...
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A revolutionary launch from Magnus Monitors
...multiple trips to the same area. This reduces both the wear and tear on tankers and the carbon footprint. It also provides visibility into customers’ tanks enabling a proactive rather...
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Fuel switch in full flow for River Thames
...terminal to the river, removing the need for on-road delivery tankers in the supply chain to fuel river vessels. GPS Marine’s fleet of tugs, barges and multi-purpose vessels is the...
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Driving academy launch solves distributor driver shortage
...to our way of doing business. The candidates will learn so much more about our business than simply driving tankers. “Their training and development will cover all aspects of our...
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...
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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...
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Major upgrade for Welsh distributor
...which are being used to load the tankers of Humphries Oils and a third party. These loads are all based on loading plans managed by the system that may be...
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Distributor diaries August 23: updates from our distributor community
...team of 22 and manages trucks stationed at a terminal in Kingsbury and a refinery in Immingham as well as a fleet of 13 tankers covering Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire...
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Emco Wheaton – Konnect loading arms
Konnect, a new range of value for money loading arms, developed to handle the safe transfer of petroleum products to and from road and rail tankers, has been launched by...
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Crown Oil announces acquisition of Samuel Cooke
...range of advanced low carbon fuels and speciality lubricants. In line with Crown’s environmental commitment all Samuel Cooke’s delivery mileage by road tankers will now be fully carbon offset. http://www.crownoiluk.com/...
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Inver expands sales at Cardiff
...Our ability to supply ex-rack or to deliver using our fleet of dedicated road tankers is also an important optionality and service.” A sales-based company that focuses on understanding the...