23rd Dec 2015 07:57
Less than a week after Le Shuttle Freight carried the 23 millionth truck through the Channel Tunnel since commercial services started, Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) has hit a new all-time record, beating the previous high1 set in 2012, the year of the London Olympic Games.
Buoyed by the new truck terminal security put in place in October 2015, Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight service has had a record year in 2015, carrying more than 1,464,880 trucks2 in both directions between Folkestone (Kent) and Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais). This is the highest level of traffic generated since the start of commercial services and has been achieved more than a week before the year end.
This extraordinary performance is proof of the confidence that transporters from across Europe have in Eurotunnel and its staff and is recognition of the competitive advantages of the Shuttle service, compared to ferries, with its high departure frequency, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
With 45% infrastructure capacity still available, 3 new Truck Shuttles on order and a market which continues to grow, the outlook for Eurotunnel is positive.
1 1,464,880 trucks carried between 01.01.2012 and 31.12.2012
2 Data as at 22.12.2015 at midnight
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