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Four times a year, the newsletter provides industry news, current political and social developments, analyses and comments on energy logistics – with a focus on the handling and transport of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and lubricants.
Read the latest issue: PetroTrans News 02/2020
Fuel sales in the red for the first time
Primary energy consumption markedly declined last year. Germany has therefore achieved its CO2 target for 2020. The declining fuel consumption also partly accounts for this – albeit to a comparatively limited extent. Energy consumption in Germany declined by ...
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Restricted, yet more individual
Corona is making its presence felt: people’s mobility behaviour has markedly changed during the past 12 months or so. What is apparent here: people are not only less often on the roads. They also prefer more individual means of locomotion ...
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CO2 surcharge and market price
Some think it is too low, others see it as a threat to the economy. Since 1st January, there has been a new CO2 tax on fossil fuels in Germany. How has the market reacted? From the beginning ...
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All good things come in threes: a new partnership for an industry trade fair with prospects
2020 was supposed to be a very special year for the expo PetroTrans – though in a way different from that imposed by the reality of Corona. For the first time, in the light of the trends in the ...
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Changing background conditions: consequences for energy logistics
In the light of the heated energy policy discussions, there is little point in looking far into the future. The following text only offers a brief summary of what the industry might be facing during the coming months. ...
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Corona is not the be all and end all: the companies’ appraisals
Vehicle manufacturers, technology vendors and software companies working in connection with energy logistics make radically different assessments of the effects of Corona. However, one thing is clear in all areas: the pandemic has above all changed market expectations and ...
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“expo GasTrans” trade fair premiere
“expo GasTrans” trade fair premiere A special exhibition was dedicated to this logistics area for the first time as part of the expo PetroTrans 2018. A forum unique in its kind in Europe for transshipment ...
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New at expo GasTrans: gas transport specialist GOFA
GOFA: a safe, environment-friendly and economical transport specialist LPG-Trailer made of duplex stainless steel from GOFA Photo: GOFA GOFA Gocher Fahrzeugbau GmbH (www.gofa.de) is a global-player, market-leading pressurised tanker builder. In the product ...
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New at expo PetroTrans: vehicle constructor Kässbohrer (Tirsan)
Kässbohrer: safe – lightweight – versatile Photo: Kässbohrer (Tirsan) Under the motto “Enginuity”, Kässbohrer offers its customers first-rate quality vehicles in more than 55 countries with the widest portfolio for efficient and safety transport of ...
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Futures services and “the simplest price determination in Germany” – what exactly is that?
Fuel oil dealers are familiar with the problem: theoretically, one would have to spend 24/7 in front of the computer and follow the current stock exchange activities in order to be able to keep up with the ...
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Between climate activism and feasibility
Fridays for Future, phase-out of oil heating, CO2 prices, flight shame, hydrogen, increased promotion of electric cars and cheaper rail travel – climate policy in Germany has not only gained momentum during 2019, it has also caused unease ...
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Design the digital energy trade yourself
Your customers are already digital Anyone who thinks that their own customers in the heating oil or pellet trade have no need for digital offers, was far from having them. 91 % of Germans between the ...
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