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Traffic in the English Channel and Dover Strait: I—Traffic Surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

D. R. Johnson
Affiliation:
(National Physical Laboratory)

Extract

The Dover Strait is not the most congested stretch of narrow water in the world but it is the gateway used by ships of almost every kind on passage to and from nearly all the important ports in northwest Europe, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. While the recent increase in shipping may not continue at its present rate, the modern trend towards larger vessels and higher speeds has enhanced the hazards to navigation in narrow waters and port approaches, while the volume and nature of modern cargoes have dramatically increased the risk of widespread pollution in the event of any major snipping casualty.

Type
Marine Traffic Engineering
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1973

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