British Rollo fightback
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/ British hauliers are regaining their share of the cross-Channel freight market, judging by the latest figures from the Department of Transport.
During the first quarter of this year 44% of accompanied vehicles on cross-Channel ROR0 ferries to Europe were registered in the UK, compared with 39% in the last quarter of 1986.
The number of UKregistered vehicles crossing the Channel increased by 8% on the previous quarter while the number of foreignregistered vehicles fell by 12% over the same period, mainly due to a reduction in the number of French, Dutch and A total of 242,000 goods vehicles were carried on ROR0 ferries to Europe during the first quarter of this year; 11% up on the same period of 1986 and 2% higher than the previous quarter.
The RHA says the figures show how the level of sterling affects British operators when competing with continental hauliers.
The latest figures suggest that unaccompaned trailers are taking a growing share of the cross-Channel market.
During the first quarter of this year the number of unaccompanied trailers rose 8% over the previous quarter, while the number of accompanied powered vehicles fell by almost 4%.
Compared with the first quarter of 1986 the number of powered vehicles rose by 8%. In the same period the figure for unaccompanied trailers was it2 by 13%.
LJ Latest figures from Sealink confirm the strength of crossChannel traffic. In the first six months of the year Sealink handled 310,000 freight movements — an increase of almost 5% over the first half of 1986. Freight movements by Sealink in and out of Dover currently average 1,000 goods vehicles a day.