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New fleet director to support Suttons growth plans

Suttons Tankers has appointed a new fleet director to further support the strategic growth plans of the business. The [appointment of Steve Hassall, recognised by the DVSA as an Earned...

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The shipping news

...Northern and Southern Ireland, allowing the company to not only maintain business, but to continue to grow. The Rix group currently owns three coastal tankers plus three estuarial barges, all...

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Family driven

...With a fleet of 43 tankers and another three on order from RTN Lakeland, Ford Fuel Oils moved up six places from 16th to 10th on this year’s Fuel Oil...
With sadness, we report the passing of Roy Durell of Fuel Oils.

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Roy Durell

...above a petrol station in Lewisham and the two second-hand tankers he acquired were based nearby in Rotherhithe. Roy worked extremely hard to establish the business, calling on customers as...
Hotly contested industry competition sees first ever joint winners.

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2024 Tanker of the Year nominations are open!

...this highly sought-after industry recognition. We are already seeing some fantastic new tankers proudly displayed on social media platforms and Fuel Oil News looks forward to your entries for the...

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OMJ’s port report service

The Oil Market Journal (OMJ) has launched a series of new dashboards which provide full details on oil tankers en-route, in port and at anchor in ports around the United...

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Manx Petroleum – Fuelled with island spirit

...polling and card transaction payments.” Newly branded tankers bearing the very modern red and white Legs of Man have been on the road since August.  The tanker fleet consists of...

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Safety performance wins gold  

...areas were identified to help deliver safety improvements. These were Slow Speed Manoeuvring (SSM) Elimination – addressing the potential risks associated when loaded tankers manoeuvre onto or off a filling...

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Tanker manufacturer opens second factory

Road Tankers Northern (RTN) has opened a second factory in Barnsley. Founded in 1991, RTN is growing steadily and has now expanded its Barnsley headquarters and built a new specialist...

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Grand designs

...good stead. Just over a year ago the company purchased a brand new loading rack from Maine Tankers, which has already proved its worth. In addition to this Jordan has...

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Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity

...– will come on stream in December.  Simon explained:  “This is a new to industry tank facility with a capacity of 140,000m3 which can accept product from large sea-going tankers....

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New skid for County Oils

...was only out of action for two and a half days.” The County Group also purchased two new tankers from Road Tankers Northern in 2011, both of which were fully...