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Slow progress on export routes
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A progress report by a working party of the Economic Development Committee for he Movement of Exports criticizes the slow Aogress made in improving road access to llbury and East Anglian ports. If the time ;cale envisaged for the improvement of roads rom the Midlands to East Anglia is adhered o, the EDC fears that exports to Europe will )e adversely affected.
The follow-up report details progress made n meeting recommendations of the well iublicized "Through Transport to Europe'' eport published in June 1966. It says the 'through transport" concept is proving icreasingly popular, appealing to export ales managers. agents, and transport proiders. But it suggests that continuing efforts to necessary to bring home to all exporters he need for a real awareness of total distrioution costs.
Although some firms have spent considerble sums of money to improve packing iethods the Confederation of British Industry nd the British Shippers Council are urged to ncourage more suitable methods.
The EDC hopes that draft resolutions on le international Customs control of con3iners which were approved by the Economic • ommittee for Europe in December 1967 will rovide answers to medium-term problems, ut a new Convention to cover the through iovement of containers and containerized oods, irrespective of the mode or modes of ansport will ultimately be required.
It is noted that the UK Customs are :cepting T1R carnets for the removal of uneared goods between ports of entry and iland clearance depot or approved wharves r airports without additional documentation r bond following agreement between the ustoms and the RHA and TRTA.
The national scheme for type testing and ,pe approval of containers now being worked ut by the British Standards Institution and oyd's Register of Shipping will, it is hoped, A a model for international co-operation in le mutual acceptance of comparable national Ihemes in this field. The Government, says le EDC, is trying to obtain the widest measure international agreement, and hopes to (tend these arrangements to certain types non-standard containers also.
Other points dealt with in the follow-up port include a review of the documentation lenges implemented so far and those which ill be required as a result of metrication. It ges that if metrication is to be implemented January 1 1971 immediate warning must given to allow time for the necessary lenges in documentation and communicam procedures.
HA at IRU Congress At the Congress of the International Road ansport Union at Budapest (June 9-13) the ETA will be represented by Mr. P. H. R. Turner, airman, Mr. J. W. Finnis, chairman of the temational Group, Mr. G. K. Newman, -ector-general, and Mr. R. P. Duffy, executive ker.