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Action plan to eni hauliers' SCT blue

18th December 2003
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Keywords : Southampton

THE WORKING PARTY created to address the chaos blighting Southampton Container Terminal (SC!') met terminal representatives last week to discuss the port's new booking system. The private meeting was described by working party chairman and RHA area manager Nick Dyer as "very constructive and positive".

The group discussed an ambitious plan to smooth out the frustrating peaks and troughs by allowing operators to send drivers to SCT twice a day, and utilising drivers' hours to the full. It also wants to encourage northern I ers to arrive outside peak peri Dyer says the VBS2 vc booking system will be phas over the next few months, red turnaround times from 90mi to an hour. But he acknowk that these improvements car be brought about if everyor operates:" We really want tht port of the shipping lines as w Mike Lewry, transport mai for Southampton-based Transport,says:"If they can gu tee we can be in and out in an h would be a hell of a lot better.'

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Locations: Southampton