AnnualReport-1926

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Steamers.

No. of times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1925. 1926. 1925. 1926.

1925.

1926.

British, 371 339 1,946 1,686 4,922,197 4,597,357 Japanese, 269 207 1,153 755 2,826,465 2,236,359 U.S.A., 69 69 224 236 1,370,638 1,510,383 Chinese, 65 61 323 606 365,450 245,697 German, 33 34 78 90 332,495 373,318 Danish, 12 14 42 23 117,249 78,025 Dutch, 45 40 244 232 754,440 785,696 French, 26 31 177 108 453,272 445,567 Italian, 13 9 35 27 130,895 127,870 Panaman, 1 2 1 ... 3,239 9,953 Chilean, ... 7 ... 126 ... 71,549 Norwegian, 55 47 286 111 319,006 152,641 Portuguese, 5 ... 109 33 46,166 23,856 Russian, 1 1 1 ... 915 241 Siamese, ... 1 ... ... ... 377 Swedish, 3 ... 73 15 58,915 46,180 Spanish, 14 8 37 ... 37,070 19,236 Belgian 1 1 ... ... 3,181 ... Total, 1,015 869 4,776 3,930 11,810,938 10,619,560

The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-

VESSELS. BRITISH CREW. OTHER EURO-
PEANS AND AMERICANS. ASIATICS. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. British, 371 339 32,498 36,391 165,776 286,579 Foreign, 644 530 741 611 175,884 149,135 Total, 1,015 869 33,239 37,002 341,660 435,714