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HULL INSURANCE
SIIPOWNERS & UNDERWRITERS IN NORWAY-
PROTEST AND REPLY
The Shipowners' Association of
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
TI
Nagasaki
21
27
Moji Kobe
M
Yokohama
16
.A.K.$120 165 190 210
235
SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.
TENYO MARU
KOREA MARU
Wednesday, 21st August, Wednesday, 4th September.
SEATTLE, VICTORIA via Shanghai & Japan Ports.
TYO MARU
SHIDZUOKA MARU
Monday, 12th August. Monday;
9th September.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Suez.
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
10th August.
HAKOZAKI MARU
Saturday,
24th August,
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KAGA MARU
Wednesday.
TANGO MARU
Wednesday,
218 Angual 26th September.
11th August 28th August,
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
ТАМВА МARU
↑ TOKUSHIMA MARU
Sunday, Wednesday,
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan; Honolulu, Los Angeles,
Mexico & Panama.
19th August. BOKUYO MARU SOUTH AMERICA (East Coast) via Singapore, Cape Town & Parts.
KAWACIE BARU
Monday,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople, Genoa,
Friday,
30th August.
NEW YORK, BOSTON vin Panama.
† CALCUTTA MARU
+ KAKO MARU
Saturday, Tuesday,
17th August.
20th August.
↑ DELAGOA MARU
Monday,
12th August.
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
+ MALACCA MARU
Friday,
16th August.
† AKITA MARU
Thursday,
29th August.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.
MATSUYE MARU
HARUNA MARU
Saturday, Monday,
17th August. 19th August. 23rd August.
TANGO MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday,
Cargo only.
Reduced 1st Class Excurai'n Pates quoted between Manila and Australia,
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
LONDON, HAMBURG,
ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP Via Singapore Colombo, Suez and Port Said.
Sunday, 11th August ATLAS MARU AMAZON
Monday, 9th September,
MARU
RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigos, Singapore,
Colemho, Durban & Cape Town. HAWAII MARU
BOMBAY Via Singapore & Colombo.
SHINNOII MARU
Calls at Penang)
MARU
GANGES MA
DURBAN, LOURENCO MARQUES,
Monday,
7th September.
Tuesday, 3rd September.
Monday, 19th August,
BAR & MOMBASA-Via Singapore & Colombo.
MEXICO MARU CALCUTTA Via
Wednesday, 28th August.
Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.
ITALIAN SHIPPING
INCREASE IN PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC
PROGRESS AT POETS Reviewing the economic and indus. trial situation in Italy during 1928, Mr. E. C. Donaldson Rawlins, Com mercial Counsellor, and Mr. H. C. A. Carpenter, Ph.D. (Bonn), Commercial the British Embassy, Secretary to Rome, in their report to the Depart ment of Overseas Trade, say (inter alia):
The movement of shipping was very active throughout the year, and both the totals of passengers carried as well as of goods handled showed a consider- able increase over the previous year. Conditions in the ports As regards order and discipline continued excel-
12,435,
were 156, with a gross tonnage of Norway has addressed a strongly- worded protest to the Central Asso- Port Improvements
of. Marine Underwriters | Steady progress is being made with ciation the new port works at Genoa. The against the nation of the Hall Comi- Vittorio Emanuele II. basin has now mit:ee in quoting, as is alleged, pre- been completed by the coming into operation of its second pior, the Fonte miums for ships without the author- San Giorgio, making six new berths, ty or the knowledge of the owners. berth has been provided It was the intention of the associa and Kurther
а on Ponte Rubattino. This basin, re- served for coal and phosphates, pos- tion that its own-Insurance Commit- sesses 2,100 metres of quay and tes, which is assumed to 15 berths, served by 40 electric cranes, friendly relations with an unloading capacity of 2,000 tons of coal per hour.
The Principe Umberto breakwater has been lengthened by 1,500 metres The foundations have during 1928 been finished on the extension by 40 metres of the Duca di Galliera mole towards the east, and the
"stand in with the Central Association of Underwriters, should take up the matter with the latter, but as the Insurance Committee will ot meet for some weeks,, the Ship- owners Association comes
forward
ture is likely to be perstrue with the matter, as complaints are
in
1929. A large dry-dock, begun three and capable of berthing
years ago
said to be daily received concerning quotations made without the know-
lent; all the labour offices in the prin- Prans-Atlantic liners, was complete ledge of the owners, and it reserves
cipal ports, which had been organised in 1926, worked without a hitch, and similar offices have been established in the smaller poris.
have
One must put frankly on record that trade statistics for 1298 do not appear 26 those for quite so satisfactory 1927. Whilst imports have increase. by
B some
сель. per
over 1827, exports
decreased or Monte 7 per cent., and
thus have the
trade passive
balance been increased by 2 million of lire. As to British trade with Italy, it can be stated briefly that we appear to Con bo again slowly forging ahead. sidered in goki values our exports to Italy have increased considerably over 1996, slightly over 1927, and still well behind the boom year of 1925.
Shipping Tonnage
the total At December 31, 1928, number of mechanically propelled ves- sels in the Italian mercantile marine was 1,453 with gross tonnage includ ing 132 motorships with gross tonnage 398,026, These figures show an in- cregue during the
under
стейне
of
20 vessels and 110,841 gross tons, the increase in number being mostly due to autorships, namely, 25 out of the 29. In addition, at the same date, there were 2,828 sailing vessels with
gros tonnage of 177,290 tons. While the number of vessels depend- ent entirely on sall decreased during the year from 2.706 to 2,492, those fit- ted with ап auxiliary motor creased from 294 to 333,
in-
The tonnage launched in 1928 amounted to 66,788 tons, made up of steamships of 26,512 tona, 15 motor- vessels of 38,227 tons, and 2,049 tons of miscellaneous craft, including tugs: and sailing veggels. The tornage
BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZI launched in this year was 26,781 tons than in 1927. At the 31st December, 1928, there were 76,011 tons of ship- with ping on the stocks, compared 185,370 tons at the end of the previ- ous year. The vessels building includ- ed 22
motorships with gross tonnage " 64,685 and 5 steam verses with 9,775 gross tons,
Sunday, 18th August, KUSADO MARU
Sunday, 1st September. CELEBES MARU VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER-Via Japan Ports from
Shanghai.
ALABAMA MARU (From Shanghai). Wednesday, 14th August. MELBOURNE Via Manila, Brisbane & Sydney.
MADRAS MARU
HAIPHONG-Vla Hoihow & Pakkai.
MENADO MARU
Thursday, 5th September,
..... Thursday, 22nd August, 10 am.
NEW YORK-Via Japan ports, San Francisco & Panona.
HANBURG MARU
PORTS
ALASKA MARU
JAPAN
SOURABAYA MARU
TACOMA MARU
KEELUNG-Via Swatow & Amoy.
HOZAN MARU
CANTON MARU TARAO Via SWATOW & AMOY.
DELI MARU
TAKAO & KEELUNG.
SOURABAYA MARU (Calls at Amoy) For further parientars please apply to.
Tel, Central No. 4088, 1089, 4090.
Sunday, 18th August
Sunday, 11th August. Friday, 16th August. Tuesday, 20th August.
Sunday, 11th August, 3 p.m. Sunday 18th August, å p.m. Thursday, 15th August, Noon. Friday, 16th August.
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The movement of shipping during 1928 was nearly 10 million net tons more than in the previous year, the total tonnage of entrances and dear- ances being 145.2 and 135,5 million tons respectively,
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"Tickets sold at above rates will be valid for return passages up to Benito Mussolint basin, were finished reply of the Underwriters' Associa during 1988. The first part of this tion is published in a recent issue 30th September, 1929., Final limit of sale 25th September, 1929. basit. consists of two piers 400 of "Norges Handels. og Sjofartsti metres long and 180 metres wide, dende." The Underwriters Associa accommodating 16 vessels. The total
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Foreign Competition The association proceeds to state that some
their shipowners insure stups with foreign underwriters with-. out inquiring about the premiunis in the Norwegian market, and
conse- quently without affording the Nor- wegan underwriter an opportunity to compete for the business. Norwegian underwriters find that they ought to take up competition with the foreign companies in regard to the ships of these particular
and owners,
in order to be able to give the owners an offer they must have. Premium quotation from the Hull Committee, which the committee itself must give The committee
cannot
not admit that there is
any encroachment on the firent trade route was opened to for basiness of the shippwners through aeign traffic in 1897, but how many Norwegian underwriter making them foreigners travel on this important an offer to insure their ships. On
waterway? The scenery along the the contrary, it is considered to be natural for a hull insurer, as any route is beautiful. We recommend it other underwriter, to have the right to any person who wishes to spend a to display activity in getting new baginess and the idea that under-
short and economical holiday,
writers shall be dependent upon wait- ing for business is said never to have been put forward before.
other hulls are still rising abroad. LLOYD ROYAL BELGE companies which are members of the
It is, therefore, considered to be not Hull Committes in every case have only reasonable, but also natural, based their business upon their acti- that Norwegian hulls, s of other vity in getting it, and the commit hulls, are still using the chances tee carmot refuse or hinder them in offered by the situation by cultivat so doing:
ing
activity"
In connection with the recent an their "acquisition Favourable Conditions
amung Norwegian owners. It is in After having referred to the nareality impossible for
of the above Company to establish a building industry and the right Association can have any interest in monthly service from the Continent to claimed by anderwriters to be given hindering Norwegian underwriters in the Fat East, it will doubtless interest that the first The goods discharged and loaded in
facilities for competing competing with foreign companies merchants to learn the port of Genoa during the year
of Norwegian steamer, the "Caucasier," sailed from with foreign companies, the associa- for the insurance amounted to 8.1 million tons, compar-
tion states that the native underwrites to the assumption that the In-
ships:
Antwerp on 4th instant and is expected ed with 7.2 million in 1927. the pro-
quite clear that they can.
to arrive in Hong Kong about 11th Portion of goods discharged to those vides for three large docks and two ers are
offer insurance conditions which will surance Committee of the Shipown-prox of deep
Association stands in friendly loaded being approximately 7 to 1. basins, with 7,300 metres
The Bank Line, Limited, have been At Trieste the goods discharged and water quays and 1,300 metres of permit them to compete successfully
Many relations with the Hull Committee, shallow teaded were 2.8 million tons, followed
water quaya for toastal with external underwriters.
of Under appointed General Eastern Agents, Central Association who shipowners shipping. The total area of the new their insurances abroad have in re-writers state that they
formerly effected the
while the interests of the line in Can- cannot re closely by Venice with 2.7 million.
The
ton will be in the hands of Messra Tricate again embarked and dig port will be about 740 acres.
the member that the insurance commit- embarked the largest mumber of pas-
Low- cent times covered themselves in the
any time has recommended Siemssen & Co. All vessels will pro- ever, only comprises part
of 1215+ this,
with the members ceed to Pacific Coast and cargo will be sengers, viz., 2.1 million, an increase
now insure their ships in owners to insure half a million compared with the viz, the first dock with 1,800 metres previous year, Na
"Naples
being
second of quays and a depth
It is assumed from this of the Hull Committee. On the con- accepted for Vancouver, Seattle, Port- Norway. metres
has land, etc., from ports of call in the with one
alongside
the approach connecting circumstance that they do so be- trary, the Insurance Committes
Orient. cause they find it favourable for constantly recommended owners The shipping la
laid up in Italian ports, this dock with the Bacino Vittorio owing to various causes at January Emanuele, an oil wharf, 1,300 metres their business interests, and the good insure in the mutual clubs in place other of the insurance companies, and the was hope is expressed that the 1, 1929, consisted of 150 mechanically of quay with depth of 4 metres owners will soon come to the same companies actions have been made propelled vessels with a gross tonnage along the approach, and the Bacino conclusion, as the premiums for the the object of criticism which was but of 261,478, compared with 156 vessels Meridionale, the
in and level- with a gross tonnage of 815,059 tons ling of the surrounding land to even insurance of Norwegian hulls 15 of little objective. for similar reasons at the same date the industrial zone. The work is ex
pected to be completed in 1930.
The number of passengers landed from foreign going vessels during the year was 159,913, of which 50,229 dis- embarked from vessels flying for- sign flag, compared with 41,180 in
1927.
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The following are the warships at present in harbour:
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At the North Arm: HMS: Sandwich" and "Sterling,
In Dock:- Lið,
No 7 Baby H.M.S. "Moth.” No. 9 Buoy --H.M.S. “Cicála.
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