Jul 20, 2020
Newly-added fleet strengthens FGC’s transportation business
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Jul 17, 2020
Bulk food road tanker company Abbey Logistics has reopened its food grade tank wash bay in Hull following significant investment.
Abbey’s wash bay, located minutes from the port of Hull, has been providing food grade road tanker wash services to its own and third-party hauliers’ road tankers for more than 30 years.
During that time, the company has worked hard to... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2020
Wincanton has announced the extension of its relationship with Asda in the UK for the management of its transport and warehousing operations.
The relationship has been in place for 15 years, and this two-year extension confirms the continuation of these services through to 2023.
The partnership includes the management of warehousing and national transport operations... [Read More]
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Jul 15, 2020
HOYER Group has strategically strengthened its LNG (liquefied natural gas) transport business area.
The logistics specialist company said it gained increased momentum by using LNG-fuelled trucks for road transport operations.
Growth in the need for LNG for road transport, industry and shipping is becoming noticeable as an increased demand for logistics solutions.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 13, 2020
Abbey Logistics nationwide silo evacuation team have had a busy week helping customers get their manufacturing sites up and running again quickly by removing blockages and contaminated products from silos.
So far this week our food grade and non food grade silo evac tanks have been in Scotland, the Midlands and the South-West supporting customers in the cement polymers... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2020
The Bertschi Group, a global chemical logistics company, said it has coped well with the effects of COVID-19.
The company said this was helped by the prompt and successful manner in which Bertschi China tackled the challenge at its outset.
Similarly, the Group’s major investments in its digital transformation over the past two years enabled it to shift 80% of its... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2020
According to new World Road Transport Organisation (IRU) research more than 3.5 million operators globally are facing unprecedented financial losses this year, as a result of transport restrictions and the overall economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
Goods transport companies globally expect an average 18% decline in turnover in 2020, totalling €551 billion.
The... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2020
The Chemical Business Association’s (CBA) annual report on the performance of its road haulage, warehouse and tank farm companies, shows members recorded six transport incidents while making nearly 1.25 million journeys delivering more than three million tonnes of chemicals.
The CBA Logistics Index, now in its 14th year, is based on 19 returns from haulage, warehousing... [Read More]
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Jul 8, 2020
After four months into a new ‘COVID-19 world’ its a good opportunity to reflect on just one of the many challenges Suttons successfully faced and managed over this period.
Nigel Gilhooly, commercial manager at Suttons Tankers, said: “With the country in a state of trepidation, business uncertainty and personal anxiety, the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2020
Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars and freight rail operator Trans-Servis has signed a contract with United Wagon Co (UWC) for the supply of 15 tank cars by the end of the year.
The 15-6900-04 tank car was the first food-service car model on the Russian market having a stainless steel tank mounted on bogies with a 25 tonne increased axle load. They are designed... [Read More]
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Jul 3, 2020
Yorkshire Water’s newly converted hydrogen vehicle is claimed to be the first in the water industry.
The vehicle has been converted from a standard tanker to use hydrogen dual fuel, an approach that allows fleet managers to transition more quickly to low carbon operation.
Last year Yorkshire Water, in a joint statement with other UK water companies, pledged to reduce... [Read More]
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Jul 2, 2020
Wincanton has announced that Group HSQ Director, Dean Clamp will join the board of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT UK) next month.
Clamp joined Wincanton in 2012 and is responsible for setting the strategy for continuous improvements in health, safety and quality.
Previously he worked at DHL as Vice President for Operational Risk for... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2020
Suttons Tankers has won a three-year contract with Ryse Hydrogen for the exclusive provision of logistics services to transport bulk hydrogen gas from the North West to the capital for Transport for London (TfL).
As part of their commitment to become a zero-carbon city by 2050, TfL have purchased 20 new hydrogen fuelled buses which is a prominent move towards providing... [Read More]
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Jun 29, 2020
Abbey Logistics has added another major plastics producer to its growing list of customers in the plastics sector.
The company has secured a bulk polymer distribution contract with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Europe, one of the leading plastics manufacturers in the world.
The contract will see Abbey providing bulk polymer granule distribution services... [Read More]
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Jun 26, 2020
Suttons Tankers has revealed that last year it invested over £12 million (€13.2 million) to ensure its fleet was fully modernised, operating at optimum efficiency and at the highest levels of compliancy.
This included the replacement of AdBlue, GP and fuel tanks, as well as tractor units.
A few weeks ago Suttons Tankers won a significant new contract with Haltermann... [Read More]
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Jun 25, 2020
FTA’s Transport Manager conference series will be back in the autumn at 11 venues around the UK.
The conferences, now in their 19th year, will once again highlight and explain key issues for anyone involved with running vehicle fleets, providing professional advice and helping them remain compliant and up to speed on the latest legislative developments.
Topics to... [Read More]
The #Sutton and #Broadhurst families have completed the sale of their interest in Suttons Tankers Holdings Limited and its trading subsidiary, Suttons Tankers Limited, to @SchenkTransport - a tank transport company based in the #Netherlands.
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