Large Leap for Inland Boxes
Box traffic on French inland waterways increased by 37% during the first nine months of 2004 and showed particularly strong growth in the River Rhone basin, where it increased by 53%. Growth in the Rhine and Seine basins and Nord-Pas de Calais was up by more than 30%. Overall traffic on French waterways was up by 5.9% to 57.9 million tons.
The only buoy to be owned by one of the leading shipping agents in the region, it has provided safe passage since the early 1970s, enabling tankers leaving port to avoid stopping as they exit the Gulf.
MJ Information No: 20404
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