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Of vessels of European construction 6,484 Ocean Steamers 4,715 River Steamers and 3,856 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 41.2 ships as compared with 347 ships in 1923 and 332 ships in 1922.
The average tonnage of individual Ocean vessels entering the Port has increased from 2,053.2 to 2,129.8 tons, British Ships from 2,070.9 to 2,234.3 tons, Foreign Ships from 2,040.3 to 2,057.6 tons.
The average tonnage of individual River Steamers entering during the year has increased from 628.1 to 659.8 tons, British River Steamers from 809.9 to 819.5 tons, and Foreign River Steamers from 332.7 to 340.3 tons.
The actual number of individual Ocean-going vessels of European construction during the year 1924 was 1,123, of which 416 were British and 707 Foreign. In 1923 the corresponding figures were 1,186, 529 British and 657 Foreign.
These 1,123 ships measured 3,552,722 tons, entered 6,484 times, and gave a collective tonnage of 13,809,974 tons.
Thus 63 less Ships entered 163 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 830,941 tons, an average of 5,097.7 tons per entry.
Thus:-
Flag No. of Vessels No. of times entered Total Tonnage 1923 1924 1923 1924 1923 1924 British 529 416 2,691 2,650 5,572,944 5,921,002 Japanese 285 269 1,337 1,324 3,129,156 3,154,550 U.S.A. 84 100 272 275 1,421,952 1,423,490 Chinese 79 59 788 548 650,643 453,092 German 29 33 71 79 275,583 317,416 Danish 16 20 58 73 141,171 180,513 Dutch 46 53 221 262 666,173 807,254 French 39 39 281 278 515,507 535,528 Italian 6 17 23 41 95,222 154,371 Panamaian 4 ... 33 105 63,242 34,843 Chilean ... 8 ... 122 ... 52,975 130,606 Norwegian 32 71 215 287 266,564 443,067 Portuguese 13 17 108 200 51,003 91,017 Russian 3 ... ... 2 ... 2,331 Siamese ... 2 ... 2 ... 2,621 Swedish 9 13 14 60 47,932 120,830 Spanish 3 4 10 17 24,014 42,395 Total 1,186 1,123 6,321 6,484 12,979,033 13,809,974