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Impact & Regulations

After dropping for 8 weeks, benchmark diesel price turns higher

December 26, 2023

Via: FreightWaves

Tuesday marked the end of the eight-week decline in the benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration price posted a 2-cents-per-gallon increase. The upward move to $3.914 a gallon marked the first increase […]


Vehicles

Technology Fuels a New Future for Internal Combustion Engine

July 31, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

According to fleet executives as well as fleet maintenance managers, the death of the internal combustion engine may prove to be greatly exaggerated in spite of the excitement about electric powertrains. Industry leaders have been working to give the basic […]


Impact & Regulations

Diesel Price Blows Past $4 a Gallon With 22.2¢ Surge

July 31, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

Proving last week’s surge wasn’t a fluke, the national average diesel price skyrocketed 22.2 cents to reach $4.127 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 31. Highlights The national average diesel price shot past $4 a gallon […]


Impact & Regulations

MEPs adopt new rules for greener maritime fuels

July 12, 2023

Via: Offshore Energy

As disclosed, the rules were adopted on 11 July. During the negotiations with the EU Council, they ensured that ships will have to gradually reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by cutting the amount of GHG in the energy they use […]


Impact & Regulations

Diesel Sheds Another 8.2¢, Falling to $4.294 a Gallon

February 27, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

The national average price for diesel finished February with a flourish, dropping 8.2 cents a gallon to reach $4.294, according to Energy Information Administration data released Feb. 27. Highlights Diesel has shed 24.5 cents over the past three weeks and […]


Impact & Regulations

Diesel Falls 9.5¢ to $4.444 a Gallon

February 13, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

The national average price for a gallon of diesel sank by 9.5 cents, reaching $4.444 a gallon, according to data for the week ending Feb. 13 provided by the Energy Information Administration. Highlights The price of diesel fell in all […]


Impact & Regulations

Gasoline Prices Set to Rise if Corn Belt States Win Fuel Fight

January 9, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

Some Americans could end up paying more for their gasoline thanks to a plan by seven Midwestern state governors to boost the use of corn-based ethanol. Their request is under review by the federal government. If adopted, it could be […]


Impact & Regulations

Chart and Flowserve forge ties on hydrogen as cleaner fuel source

November 1, 2022

Via: Offshore Energy

Chart Industries and Flowserve Corporation have entered into an agreement to support the growth of hydrogen as an alternative, cleaner fuel source. Under the agreement, Flowserve will acquire in-process R&D related to Chart’s liquid hydrogen fueling pump and will be […]


Impact & Regulations

National Average for Diesel Falls 2.4¢ to $5.317 a Gallon

October 31, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

The national average price for diesel dropped 2.4 cents to $5.317 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Oct. 31. Highlights Diesel had risen 50.5 cents a gallon the previous three weeks before the current dip. A gallon […]


Impact & Regulations

Gasoline Prices Are Rising Again as Big Oil Profits Soar

October 28, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

U.S. gasoline prices are on the rise for the first time in 16 days, potentially posing a political challenge for the Biden administration ahead of elections even as it casts a spotlight on Big Oil’s massive profits. The average national […]


Impact & Regulations

Big reversal in DOE/EIA diesel price on back of broader market upswing

October 12, 2022

Via: FreightWaves

The increase in the weekly average retail diesel price published by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Service rose by the third largest amount ever this week. The benchmark used for most fuel surcharges was reported a day later than […]


Impact & Regulations

Road Fuel Demand to Peak by 2027

June 29, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Global road fuel demand will peak in five years, though it will be decades before shifts in consumption reshape transportation’s reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report from BloombergNEF. Road fuel use will rise to 45.2 million barrels a […]


Shipping

Cross-industry risk assessments highlight the dangers and solutions of ammonia as a future fuel

June 28, 2022

Via: Splash 247

Ammonia might be a frontrunner in the fuel of the future stakes, but it still has plenty of safety hurdles to overcome to gain widespread acceptance, something class experts are looking into a great deal of late. Because it burns […]


Impact & Regulations

Gasoline Tops $5 a Gallon in 13 States

June 7, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Gasoline reached $5 a gallon or more in more than a dozen states a week into the peak summer travel season, as stockpiles of the fuel remain tight. New Jersey, Maine and Massachusetts joined the $5 club overnight to bring […]


Impact & Regulations

Senate Committee Advances Fuel Markets Bill

May 26, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Legislation designed to enhance market transparency and direct the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud or manipulation linked to inflating gasoline prices was approved by a Senate panel. The Commerce Committee on May 25 voted along party lines to advance […]


Impact & Regulations

49 MPG Fuel-Economy Standard Ordered for Cars by 2026

April 1, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

The Biden administration ordered carmakers to increase their average fuel economy to about 49 mpg by 2026, in an ambitious effort to make up for progress stalled when President Donald Trump rolled back the efficiency program. The new fuel economy […]


Impact & Regulations

Senators Propose Fuel-Tax Holiday Amid Funding Debate

February 17, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

Congressional lawmakers are proposing measures that include a suspension of the federal gas tax to stave off soaring prices at the pump, and are considering other remedies to ease inflationary price increases as Congress averted a federal government shutdown by […]


Shipping

US Shipping Rule Waived so Foreign Tanker Can Deliver Fuel

May 13, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

The Biden administration temporarily eased century-old U.S. shipping requirements so a single foreign tanker could transport gasoline and jet fuel to the East Coast, where the Colonial Pipeline outage caused tanks to run dry. A waiver has been issued for […]


Impact & Regulations

US Diesel Stockpiles Swell as Global Fuel Demand Falters

January 13, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

The world’s appetite for U.S. diesel is falling, leaving stockpiles of the fuel at their highest level since early October. The increased supply, combined with swelling inventory of gasoline, threatens to stifle the oil industry recovery that began with the […]


Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd secured 9 percent in energy savings by removing fouling on 33 ships

April 24, 2020

Via: Offshore Energy

The company is using digital tools to detect water resistance increases on its ships caused by fouling. It has also developed ship-specific biofueling management plans for its vessels detailing the removal activities and hull cleaning. Last year. a total of […]