Dover suffers
14th March 1981, Page 15
14th March 1981
Page 15
Page 15, 14th March 1981
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THE NUMBER of commerci; road haulage units passin through the port of Dover i January was 10.89 per cer down on January of last year ; 35,220 (an articulated tractiv unit and trailer is counted z two units).
Tonnage of cargo handle also fell by 11.63 per cent I 491,804 tonnes, while other ro on/roll-off freight decreased by massive 62.10 per cent froi 10,007 to 3,793.
Dover Harbour Board blami the longer Christmas hack period for the fall in traffic, ar says that this year's figue effectively represent only three-week period of norm port operation. The stOppag by British seamen also reduo the number of ferry services I 3.36 per cent.