Euro-Freight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2034
Date Released
27 May 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Euro-Freight. DESCRIPTION: Princess Alexandra inaugurates Britain’s first Container Service to Europe - at the new Harwich Terminal. SHOTLIST: MS Princess Alexandra unveils plaque to inaugurate British Rail Sea Container Service. CU plaque. MS British Rail sea container boat at Harwich terminal. CU name Sea Freightliner - Harwich on side of boat. MS Princess Alexandra going aboard ship. GV containers being unloaded from ship. MS sailors on ship. LS containers unloaded from ship. MS container lifted from hold. LS container unloading from ship. LS people watching. LS container lowered onto lorry. CU men watching. LS container onto lorry. MS Princess Alexandra watching. MLS lorry carrying container drives away from quayside.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies
Locations
Harwich; England
Card file number
93579
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Euro-Freight', British Movietone News Issue No. 2034, 27 May 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27395 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)