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28th April 1967, Page 50
28th April 1967
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three container ports and 10 inland depots where container traffic would be broken down was the forecast made by Mr. Dudley Perkins, director-general of the Port of London Authority, when he addressed the annual luncheon of the National Association of Warehouse Keepers in London 0'31 Wednesday.

He urged members of the Association, with their special expertise, to get into the container business. Next year might be a little too late.

Already shipowners were committed to the container revolution to the extent of nine vessels costing about £2m. each; while the ports had authorized container schemes to the extent of £25m.

Mr. Perkins warned road transport operators that the ratio of traffic to the docks-93 per cent road transport to 7 per cent rail—might change to 50-50 with the development of container traffic and Freightliners.

In some quarters it was claimed that the impact of the container revolution was exaggerated, but in his view the development of container traffic was inevitable. By 1970, it had been estimated, 70 per cent of North Atlantic traffic would be by container.


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