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Britain could face "unimaginable" collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck and tanker drivers, industry leaders have warned.
In a June 23 letter sent to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the industry called for his personal intervention to allow access to European labour by introducing temporary worker visas for HGV drivers and adding them…
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Suttons Tankers, the leading logistics and supply chain specialist delivering products and services from companies across the chemical, gas, fuel, waste and powders sectors, has invested in a telematics and technology solution from Microlise.
The logistics provider, which operates from over 30 locations in the UK, has deployed the Microlise solution across its fleet of over 850 road tankers and…
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TALKE’s managing director Christoph Grunert speaks to Tank Cleaning Magazine about developments within the company and the challenges it has faced over the past 15 months.
Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and your company?
My name is Christoph Grunert and as a member of the management board, I am responsible for the European logistics activities and international project…
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Wessex Water tankers powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads in the UK this summer to help slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
Each truck converted from diesel to biomethane achieves a carbon saving that’s equivalent to removing more than 100 cars from the roads.
Following in the footsteps of the famous Bristol ‘poo bus’, which was the first in the UK to…
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Quala has acquired the tank trailer cleaning operations within Kraft Tank Corporation's locations in Kansas City and Oklahoma City in the US.
With these two new additions, Quala will expand its network of chemical and food grade tank cleaning services to local businesses and potentially current clientele looking to expand into new markets.
Kraft Tank Corporation will continue to deliver truck…
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Gasrec has collected the 10,000th tanker load of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the National Grid facility on the Isle of Grain in the UK.
Grain LNG filled 310 cryogenic tankers with the fuel in March – breaking its monthly record.
A total of 2,149 tankers filled up at the facility last year and the National Grid expects utilisation to increase by as much as 80% this year.
Nicola Duffin,…
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Ormonde prides itself on providing efficient premium industrial and environmental cleaning solutions including mobile rail wagon and tanker cleaning services.
The company operates from Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia and has developed its cleaning solutions to reduce customers’ running costs, increase output and to ensure its clients get the best value for money in a safe and…
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Suttons Tankers has invested in 14 new rigid vehicles as part of its Yorkshire Water contract.
The vehicles are currently being built and are set to be the first Volvo rigids to join the fleet.
The vehicles will cover the transportation for all liquid sludge and raw sludge cake across the region.
The tankers are split between six and eight-wheelers.
Last year, Yorkshire Water and Suttons…
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The specialist logistics company ALFRED TALKE has appointed André van den Broek as its new director of the transport division.
Van den Broek will be responsible for transport activities in Europe across TALKE's sites in Germany, Luxembourg and Poland.
The division was previously headed up by Peter Viebig, who departed the company at the end of 2020.
Van den Broek has many years of…
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Den Hartogh has begun using the first 50-tonne electric road tanker in The Netherlands.
The company will utilise this unique truck in Rotterdam’s chemical cluster for the transport of polyols and MDI for Huntsman.
This is the first electric truck of this size to drive in the Netherlands and it is an important step in reducing CO2 emission.
The development of this vehicle for the chemical…
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Gasrec is increasing the size of its bio-LNG tanker fleet.
The company has completed the acquisition of five Bio-LNG (liquified natural gas) refuelling stations and four cryogenic trailers after the withdrawal of another supplier in the LNG UK road transport market.
The company has recently taken delivery of its third cryogenic trailer from Bradford-based M1 Engineering, and has two more in…
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NAM has extended its contract with Den Hartogh as logistics partner for a further three years.
Den Hartogh has been responsible for the safe and professional logistics of NAM’s production liquids since 1997 - including production water and natural gas condensate.
NAM’s core business is exploring for and producing oil and gas in the Netherlands.
NAM contract liaison officer Mario van…
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Peacock Group Holdings has signed contracts to acquire a portfolio of 9,000 tank containers and associated operating and financial leases from the Gem Containers Limited.
The acquired fleet consists of a variety of tank container types, early in their asset life cycle.
The addition of the Gem assets was concluded following exclusive negotiations and will boost Peacock’s total fleet to 16,500…
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OMZ has been providing tank washing services to customers for almost 70 years.
An industrial producer of highly automated washing systems, OMZ ranks among one of the leaders in its field, boasting a broad range of rotary washing equipment used as a benchmark by competitors. OMZ has been committed to identifying the most innovative solutions to satisfy the needs and demands of its market. In the…
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ISTOBAL said it has achieved zero water disposal in its tank cleaning facilities thanks to its pioneering biological recycler with ultrafiltration system.
The system recycles up to 100% of the water in each wash in its most advanced version.
It is the first biological cleaning and recycling equipment capable of treating 100% of the water from the vehicle's exterior wash and obtaining the…
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HOYER has made an important contribution to the infrastructural support of supplies of oxygen worldwide to hospitals and medical establishments during the pandemic.
The logistics company has provided tank container equipment flexibly for worldwide use and has undertaken transport services over the past 12 months.
HOYER has been in close contact with its customers regarding the supply situation…
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Gasrec plans to increase the size of its Bio-LNG (liquified natural gas) tanker fleet by 300%.
The UK-based gas supplier said in February it would grow its delivery fleet in the next 12 months to meet the growing demand from transport and logistics companies for a lower-cost and more-sustainable alternative to diesel.
Earlier this year, Gasrec took delivery of its third cryogenic trailer from…
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