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A heritage to be proud of: 70 years of Gleaner
...the business from the early days: “The Young family owned Youngs Coaches which was like the Scottish Stagecoach of its day. In the late 1940s, the company was nationalised, and...
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Red diesel rebate change – the unwelcome impacts and contradictions
...took his boat to his local BP garage to fill up with white diesel after his red diesel bill nearly doubled – from £80 a day to £170 a day....
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Generation Logistics launches second year of its campaign
...who work in the industry and champion the profession at school events or careers days. Industry sign-up In addition to the managing organisations and the Department for Transport, over 40...
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Crossing the finishing line
...days of training. As the linchpin of the operation, WP’s Emily Hard, was seconded to LOCOG for six months, working full time at its head office in Canary Wharf where she...
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Cyberattack effect on oil prices
...vulnerabilities within US infrastructure. Why do oil prices vary? Oil prices vary from day to day, but when an unexpected event occurs that causes disruption in the supply chain, drastic...
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Major milestone reached with Liverpool Bay carbon capture project
In a landmark move for the UK’s decarbonisation efforts, Italian energy giant Eni (operator of the CO2 transport and storage system (T&S) of the HyNet industrial Cluster) and the UK...
Insight
Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...over 30 million litres per day into the UK’s inland market. Around 10% of product is transported by coaster with 5% despatched by road from the Hythe road loading facility....
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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...that the country will need close to 30,000 by 2030 if the goals of decarbonising the transport sector are to be met. Logistics On the logistics front there have been...
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Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...to fossil fuel counterparts, saw continued uptake led by the increasing targets outlined in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The RTFO is playing its part by helping to reduce...
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Zero-emission hydrogen buses travel 1 million miles
This month sees a significant landmark in transport decarbonisation as Wrightbus zero-emission hydrogen double deckers clock up one million miles since first entering service last year. The impressive milestone –...
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New policy director to expand influence of Logistics UK
...the policy director of the Railway Industry Association, Ms Jennings has extensive experience of other transport modes, gained during her time at the Department for Transport, where she has worked...
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XPO switches distribution depot heating fuel to HVO in sustainability drive
...a better planet.” XPO is a leading innovator of transport services in Europe, including technology-enabled truckload, less-than-truckload, truck brokerage, managed transport, last mile and freight forwarding. The company tailors its...
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Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...so, an industry expert said today. Nawaz Haq, executive director at fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc, a company working to decarbonise transport and industry across the globe, challenged the...
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Hydrogen hub project aims to decarbonise local transport and industry
...businesses in West Yorkshire will be able to use the refuelling facilities, with Ryze supplying hydrogen to transport and industrial users across the region. A Bradford Council spokesperson said: “Bradford...
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Tank Storage Association publishes 2022 Review of bulk liquid storage sector
...sector must play in the energy transition. Acknowledging that future solutions for decarbonising sectors, such as transport, will encompass a wide range of technologies, the organisation says that low carbon...
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£6m equity raise for Renovare Fuels
...the US Department of Energy, qualifies for the UK Department for Transport’s sought-after development fuel status and the sustainable aviation fuels mandate which sees elevated subsidies. The company is further...
Analysis
A step in the right direction
...the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). I am also pleased to report that the amendment was passed without any objections. During the Bill’s passage through parliament, we received significant support...
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Industry collaboration secures funding for 150 hydrogen trucks and 8 refuelling stations
...of the leading global OEMs (Daimler Truck, Volvo Group, and Iveco Group), Finnish research institution VTT, International Road Transport Union (IRU), Romanian National Union of Road Transporters (UNTRR), Italian (Federazione Italiana...