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• Eurotunnersl,_e freight service claims to be market leader in the crossChannel freight market, having captured 35% of journeys in May with 28,267 truck movements; up 5,600 on April's figure.
German Transport Minister Matthias Wissmann is said to be looking at tripling motor
in a bid to reduce traffic—German transit traffic has tripled since 1980. Any increases would need the approval of other EU states.
• Leyland Dot was the best selling manufacturer of trucks and rigids in May, according to latest figures from the SMMT. Overall truck sales rose to 5,781 for the month, 9% up on May 1994.
Conditional planning consent for the super qUCIr on the Scottish island of Harris has been refused by the Western Isles Council. A poll showed most islanders were against Redland Aggregates` £70m development.
Agriculture Minister William Waidegrave says modern air conditioned trail
could be the way to resolve the EU dispute over the length of time livestock can be transported.
• Industry predator
Group has purchased Kentbased Henly Transport for E9m. This is the fourth acquisition the group has made since its conception in January 1994.
EU-bound trucks are being held up at in Algeciras, Souther Spain as port of a Spanish Government protest over Morrocan fishing policy. An alternative, but more expensive route is available via Marseilles.