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f, rise in EEC inland freight movements

13th July 1985, Page 15
13th July 1985
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Page 15, 13th July 1985 — f, rise in EEC inland freight movements
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NAGE carried by the 's inland transport — road, rail and invaterways — jumped by :imated seven per cent ear, the largest increase 1979. Growth was ;est in the earlier part of ares for the final three is published in Brussels that road tonnage, I was up 3.4 per cent, behind other transport s and its market share )y just under one per the other hand, tonnage d by rail in the final was up by 4.4 per and the volume on inwaterways jumped by cent.

rier results from the EEC y show that fuel costs by five to 10 per cent, except in the Benelux countries, where costs were stable.

First returns for 1985 are mixed, showing more drivers being recruited, but lower utilisation and increased liquidity problems.

There was a further sharp increase in combined transport, with 12 per cent more containers sent by rail in the first three months of 1985 compared with the final quarter of 1984.

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