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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,

For further information apply to--NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Tel. Central No. 292 and 3897. (Private exchange to all departments)

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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.

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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

tion states that so far as they know capacity of the port for handling the Hull Committee has hitherto not cargoes will be increased by about one-fifth as a result of improvements quoted premiums for any ship unless an aquiry has been made soout re- in this section.

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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

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