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BEATING DOCKSIDE DELAYS
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A SK a telephone operator for "Freephone
service 667" and anyone, anywhere in Britain will be connected to the new Port Information Centre at Liverpool, free of charge.
This feature of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board's plan to beat dockside delays is primarily for the use of lorry drivers on the road. The Freephone service—with the standard telephone numbers of Liverpool Central 9011 to 9015 or Central 6010 (extension 454) plus telex number 627013—may be used by anyone with business in the port.
A staff of four, plus two radio vans on constant patrol in the docks, provide latest information such as the state of traffic at berths, receiving and closing dates of vessels, sailing and arrival times, the labour situation at the berth, and the names of master porters or wharTmgers in charge.
The Centre opened on Monday and is manned from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. At present only a quarter of the port is covered fully by the information service. Gladstone, Hornby, and Alexandra Docks, a total of 40 berths, are covered.