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The combination of a fall in trade and increased capacity at the principal deep-sea container ports, has meant that the severe congestion experienced in 2004 has been much reduced this year.

TDG has renewed contracts with two aluminium suppliers, Kawneer UK, which supplies architectural aluminium systems, and Alcoa Extruded Products (UK) which makes aluminium extrusions.

Plans are afoot to introduce minimum standards for security relating to the road transport industry. It is intended that the new scheme will be similar to the system currently in place for airfreight.