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Suckling Transport’s top service award
The first recipient of the Suckling Transport service provider of the year award is the Southampton-based Harwood Truck Centre. The award was based on performance data collected from all 12...
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Lewis Tankers wins biofuel transport contract
Lewis Tankers has won a two-year contract from PetroIneos Fuels to transport biofuel (‘denatured’ bioethanol) by road from bulk storage tanks located in the Grangemouth Docks to the company’s fuel...
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New Midlands ADR & Pet. Reg. tanker service
West Midlands-based operators of fuel tankers and other vehicles used to transport hazardous goods will soon be able to call upon Midlands Truck & Van for specialist maintenance and repair...
Insight
Can Northern Ireland lead the way for sustainable liquid fuels?
...Fuel Obligation (RLHFO), like the Renewable Transport Fuel Order (RTFO) for transport. We have already had some success in this area when George Eustice MP managed to get an amendment...
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Norbert Dentressangle reports steady growth
...important – we generated EBITA growth of over 19% for the same period. “Our three business lines – logistics, transport and air & sea – are all well on course...
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Products for a greener sector
...assigned 50% of that.” A significant proportion of those taking part are companies in the fuel distribution sector, including DCC Oil Group. Distribution manager, Bryan Hynes, explains why the company...
Sponsored
ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025
...Renewable Energy Directive (RED) for 2025. The third iteration of RED (RED III), which raises the target share of renewable energy used in transport sectors to 29% (vs 14% in...
Opinion
E10 to fuel UK’s journey to net zero
...19 million petrol-powered cars in the UK. Its introduction on UK roads could cut transport CO2 emissions by 750 kilotons (0.75mt) of carbon a year from these vehicles – the...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...International Energy Agency’s projections, showing oil is expected to account for over 80% of transport fuel even to 2030 and beyond. The topic of transport fuel resilience is thus not...
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Dangerous goods transportation – changes
Mick (second from left), joins colleagues at Suckling’s Race Day in June Mick Smith, transport manager, Suckling Transport reports from the Freight Transport Association’s recent dangerous goods seminar. ADR photo...
Interview
Certas Energy: leading the way in energy sustainability
...in Scope 1 emissions by the end of the 2024/25 fiscal year. Richard attributes this success to strong leadership and collaboration across departments, particularly in transport and procurement. The journey...
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Clugston expands fleet with Cobo tankers
...transportation. Providing road tanker transport solutions to the bulk powder and bulk fuel sectors, Clugston has already received some of the new tankers which are ready to have their familiar...
Insight
The logistics infrastructure needed to take carbon capture to storage
...capture carbon dioxide emissions. Once captured, this carbon dioxide must be transported, stored, transported again, and sequestered. “Like LNG, carbon dioxide is a gas in normal conditions. It therefore requires...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
...as part of their graduate scheme, before moving into the world of bulk transportation with Tankfreight. Progressing through a number of account, operational and functional roles (including IT and Safety),...
Market Report
Is there a future for the internal combustion engine?
...third of every day (i.e., 8 hours charging), then the number of trucks on the road will also increase by a 3rd. Remember that the goods being transported 24 hours...
Interview
Virgin Atlantic Flight100 – a flying start for future fuels
...operation. I also have meetings throughout the day – these might be with staff committees, or meetings with my managers about their teams – it’s a good mix of working...
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Phillips 66 brings renewable diesel to the Southeast as demand increases
...66 Limited plans to expand its renewable diesel offering beyond road transport to non-Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) markets, including businesses in the marine market. Image credit: Phillips 66 Limited...
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HOYER Group makes major investment to modernise its fleet
...of 2020. According to Rudolf Schumacher, Fleet Manager of the HOYER Group in Dormagen, Germany: “The safety of our drivers and of other road users has top priority. We transport...