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Special report: Ports, airports and freight terminals

By: Contributor(s): Series: Property Week ; 68(42) 24 October 2003, 43-56(6)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: The first article considers how supermarkets like Safeway and Asda have led the way in using rail freight to distribute goods and keep down costs. The second article gives an update on the global air industry with a look at King Sturge's "Airport property market survey 2003". The final article then examines how the UK's port industry is reaching capacity and whether a new scheme in Harwich could be a lifeline. Tables and graphs.

The first article considers how supermarkets like Safeway and Asda have led the way in using rail freight to distribute goods and keep down costs. The second article gives an update on the global air industry with a look at King Sturge's "Airport property market survey 2003". The final article then examines how the UK's port industry is reaching capacity and whether a new scheme in Harwich could be a lifeline. Tables and graphs.