UK Ro-Ro Freight Ferries add to Growth

The UK economy has recovered since the recession hit in 2007. And small and medium businesses, such as the SME couriers and freight hauliers moving goods on a daily basis, are directly affecting this growth.

Freightlink Solutions recently produced an infographic that demonstrates that importance the Ro-Ro freight ferry industry is having on the UK’s economy.

What’s causing this upward curve? UK manufacturing and construction sectors were significant performers in Q1 2014. Productivity grew by 1.3%; their strongest quarter since 2010.

In 2012 there were 6.8 Million Ro-Ro freight units passing through major UK ports including Dover, Liverpool and Belfast – that’s 7% higher than the previous year. Of these goods vehicles, 2 million were self-driven while 600,000 were unaccompanied trailers.

The Important of the Freight Industry

While the UK is seeing an increase in exports, at the same time the wider UK business community needs to push forward, think strategically on modernisation and recruitment, and not become too dependent on the Ro-Ro freight industry – demonstrated by information available in an infographic Freightlink recently published that shows the important of the freight Ro-Ro industry to the UK’s economics. See the infographic: Infographic: How dependant is the UK economy on freight ferries?.