Freight transport boom
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VOLUME of freight traffic passing through Britain's docks has t dramatically during the autumn.
mmercial vehicle traffic ing through Dover rose by )st 20 per cent compared to 3ame period last year. This pares with an improvement st over 2 per cent for the first nonths of the year.
her roll-on roll-off freight risen by 147 per cent in Ocr compared to the same th last year.
a British Transport Docks d, which operates nearly 20 , has recorded an autumn .1 and says exports are setthe pace. Brittany Ferries P & 0 have also noted a revival over the last two :hs.
increase in international freight is being reflected in the UK and the National Freight Company has recorded a 'slight uptrend'.
Pundits are saying that the increase in freight could be seen as positive signs of an industrial recovery as transport is usually an early indicator towards the economy and health of many businesses.