Felixstowe, England — the third largest container port in Europe — hopes to add another large containership operation to its roster of port users. Negotiations are being conducted with Seatrain Lines Inc. to induce this expanding containership operator to make Felixstowe the terminus for European operation.
At present, American Export Isbrandtsen Lines and Sea-Land Service Inc. are using the port for container operations.
This rapidly expanding British port has increased the amount of freight passing through it by 20 percent in the last two years. While pushing for additional container operations, Felixstowe does a flourishing business in general cargo and roll-on/roll-off traffic. Trade through this privately owned port has grown from 62,000 tons in 1956 to 1,510,929 tons in 1968.