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For many businesses, investing time comparing gas and electricity prices doesn’t seem worth the effort. However, overpaying for your gas and electricity can be costly, especially for high energy usage businesses. Warehouse, storage, and distribution centres rely heavily on gas and electricity to keep their business going. Taking the time …

Methanol as a commercially and technically viable marine fuel is gaining greater traction over other alternative bunkers, including LNG, as more shipowners adopt the clean burning fuel as price spreads narrow and production ramps up. Speaking at a virtual conference last week, Greg Dolan, CEO of the Methanol Institute, a …

While global oil prices may have closed 2020 near the average for 2015-2017 ($52 per barrel), this relatively happy ending masks an incredibly volatile and turbulent 12 months. After all, April saw US crude plunge into negative territory, while the price of Brent declined below the $20 per barrel mark …

Clean Planet Energy has released details of two new ultra-clean fuels manufactured to replace fossil fuels in the Marine industry, for use in any ship or vessel. The products branded under the banner of “Clean Planet Oceans” can provide CO2e reductions of over 75 percent, and significantly reduce harmful air-pollutants …

Hyundai Motor is shipping the first 10 units of XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland Hyundai will roll out 50 trucks this year and total of 1,600 units by 2025 Powered by 190-kW hydrogen fuel cell system, XCIENT Fuel Cell can travel approximately 400 …

Ensuring continuity of supply in the logistics industry is of critical importance at this challenging time. Richard Campbell at Adler and Allan explains the opportunities for temporarily expanding fuel infrastructure, and the importance of maintaining your existing fuel infrastructure to ensure compliance and safety. According to DEFRA, food manufacturers have …

In its Budget 2020 submission, FTA, the only business organisation which speaks on behalf of all of the logistics sector, has raised concerns about the negative impacts the speculated rise in fuel duty would have. According to Christopher Snelling, Head of UK Policy at FTA, such a change would cause …

Gespasa have released the new model BRM-88 ATEX manual rotary hand pump for the transfer of petrol, solvents and fluids compatible with Viton. This BRM-88 ATEX pump is adaptable for barrels of different sizes between 50-200 Litres and is ideal for non-fiscal operations. It has a 2″ BSP Bung adapter …

Volvo Trucks has begun shipping its new gas-powered truck to the UK, with Volvo choosing Calor liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility at Donington Park Services for its first UK fill. Located off the M1 motorway at Junction 23a, the publicly-accessible LNG refuelling station is one of seven available from Calor …

Members of the public quizzed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) ahead of tomorrow’s Budget said fuel duty should be 25 per cent rather than the 75 per cent currently levied by the Chancellor. FTA questioned drivers as they filled up at a Kent petrol station. While the majority were …