Ceres Global Ag Corp. entered into an agreement with Elbow River Marketing Ltd., a subsidiary of Parkland Fuel Corp., to load and store natural gas liquids at its Northgate Commodity Logistics Center. Ceres, which owns 1,500 acres of land at Northgate, Saskatchewan, Canada, has already begun loading propane railcars at Northgate for Elbow River, with a total of 44 railcars loaded... read more
Alliance AutoGas released a diesel displacement system for the Volvo D13/Mack MP8, which allows the vehicle to run on a mix of diesel and propane. The system allows fleet owners to experience fuel-cost savings of 15 percent or more without having to buy a new vehicle, according to the company. The system, which can be installed in one day, comes... read more
The National Propane Gas Association hired Sarah Arena to be its director of regulatory affairs this month. As director of regulatory affairs, Arena will identify and prioritize regulatory issues facing the propane industry and develop strategies to address them. She will also advocate NPGA positions before regulatory agencies and codes and standards organizations. Arena previously worked with Pyle & Associates,... read more
Power Solutions International (PSI) acquired Bi-Phase Technologies LLC, an electronic fuel-injection system manufacturer that was a private subsidiary of The Schwan Food Co. According to a press release, Bi-Phase Technologies designs and manufactures electronic fuel-injection systems that enable liquid propane to fuel gasoline engines. Bi-Phase Technologies developed a liquid propane fuel-injection prototype in 1994, and Schwan purchased the company five... read more
Alliance AutoGas chose H&H Sales Co. and Ashby’s Inc./Crenshaw Corp. to become conversion centers in its North American membership network. H&H Sales, based in Huntertown, Ind., manufactures custom truck bodies and Ashby’s Inc./Crenshaw Corp., based in Richmond, Va., manufactures truck equipment. Stuart Weidie, president of Alliance AutoGas, says the companies will allow the alliance to meet the increasing demand to... read more
Propane production is up across the United States, and it’s expected to grow steadily over the next 10 years. read more
Transparency Market Research, a global market intelligence company, released data and facts on the global propane market in 2013. According to the report, the global propane market was valued at $114.44 billion in 2013 and is likely to reach $145.82 billion by 2022, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 3.56 percent between 2014 and 2022. Based on the... read more
Growmark hosted an open house that drew about 70 people to its upgraded propane terminal near Canton, S.D. According to a press release, Growmark acquired the terminal from Magellan Pipeline Co. LP in 2013. The facility was upgraded and has been operational since January 2015. Growmark says the upgraded terminal provides storage capacity of more than 300,000 gallons and the... read more
Convoy Technologies designed Videomatics, a cloud-based software and hardware system, for fleet owners and managers to assist in their efforts to promote commercial driver safety and productivity. The system can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet or PC. Videomatics provides instant access to vehicle location tracking, monitoring and alerts, along with live and historical video with analytics from within and... read more
Pembina Pipeline Corp. reaffirmed its plans to proceed toward the next steps in the development of its proposed Portland, Ore., propane export terminal project, despite pushback from the local government. Pembina says the Portland mayor also withdrew support for the project. Last fall, Pembina partnered with the Port of Portland to create a West Coast propane export terminal. According to Pembina,... read more
