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FRENCHMAN TELLS LA OF TRADE PROSPECTS
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DROSPECTS of increasing trade between France and Britain were emphasized by I. Mr. Jean Morisot, of the Societe Anonyme de Transit Aet Consignation (SATCO), Paris, when he gave evidence in support of Duncan Barbour and Son Ltd., Glasgow, in continued hearing this week of an A-licence application in Glasgow.
Objectors are BRS and BR and the hearing was adjourned by Scottish LA Mr. A. B. Birnie to a date not yet fixed.
The application is for three tractive units (16+T) and three trailers (161T) to carry engineering exports and excisable liquor exports from the Southern division of the Scottish traffic area direct to Continental destinations. Barbour at present has 42 vehicles on A licence.
Mr. Morisot said that his company had operated in international transport for 40 years and had been employing Barbour for about six months. His company had a weekly sea service between Rouen and Leith, and was trying to attract customers using this service to road transport.
Mr. Morisot said there was a great advantage in having the same driver in charge of tractive unit and trailer throughout its international journey.
Mr. John Arbuthnott, a director and general manager of Continental Express, London, a shipping and forwarding company, said that in recent years the TIR method of transport had grown phenomenally. About 41 per cent of exports from this country to Western Europe went in this way. He expected that last year's figure would be at least double the 1964 figure.
BRS called as a witness on their behalf Mr. Martin Bain, Glasgow manager of Containerway and Road Ferry Ltd. Mr. Bain said that to carry engineering exports he would think that a flat type of equipment would be more suitable than a closed container. On the question of using the same driver throughout the international journey, he said his company had found it was less economic to send their own drivers to Europe; he had not yet met a driver who could speak a foreign language.
Mr. William Owens, BRS Glasgow branch manager, said they had transport available and able to go wherever customers might want.