by Matthew Oaks | May 3, 2016
In 2002 we take delivery of our new double hulled tanker ‘Whitchallenger’, and continue building her sister ship ‘Whitchampion’.
by Matthew Oaks | May 3, 2016
The company successfully tenders for new business bunkering out of Southampton, and creates a southern fleet of coastal tankers.
by Matthew Oaks | Mar 1, 2016
The 1985 Miners Strike puts huge pressure on the electric companies. Many power stations sit alongside small rivers (Richborough, Drax, Ferrybridge & Blyth), so the government commandeers several Whitaker vessels to keep the oil flowing. This further enhances the...
by Matthew Oaks | Feb 24, 2016
Government policy changes in the late 1980s. Oil companies are now paying duty on their products as they leave the refinery. Motorways between refineries and Leeds are being expanded, and lorry load capacities increase. This triggers the decline of inland...
by Matthew Oaks | Feb 24, 2016
In 1981 Whitaker’s purchases the shipping assets of John Harker Ltd. We begin operating three coastal tankers on the Tyne And Tees, and another three on the Mersey. This freedom to travel round the coast without estuarial limits and constraints brings a...
