Ocean shipping

Title

Ocean shipping

Creator

Gispert, F. M.

Language

English

Source

The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXIV (Issue No. 8) August 1948

Year

1948

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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August, 1948______________ AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL_______________________291 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN MANILA: 1936 TO 1948 Compiled by the Bureau of the Census and Statistics from data supplied by the City Engineer’s Office. MONTH 1 1930 1 1937 1 1938 1939 1 1940 1 1941 1 1945 1 1946 1 1947 1948 | (Value) | (Value) | (Value) (Value) | (Value) | (Valud) | (Value) | Value) | (Value) (Value) January.................. P540.030 P426.230 P694.180 P463.430 Pl,124,550 P891.140 P — Pl,662,245 P3,645,970 P6,571,660 February................ 720,110 479,810 434,930 1,063,050 1,025,920 467,790 — 2,509,170 3,270,150 6,827,005 March.................... 411,680 396,890 1,300,650 662,840 671,120 641,040 — 3,040,010 3,398,910 7,498,560 April........................ 735,220 659,680 770,130 1,029,310 962,420 408,640 462,020 3,125,180 8,295,640 7,370,292 May......................... 400,220 670,350 1,063,570 1,139,560 740,510 335,210 1,496,700 3,968,460 5,564,870 8,893,690 June......................... 827,130 459,360 754,180 809,670 542,730 418,700 2,444,070 3,904,450 5,898,580 July......................... 302,340 691,190 756,810 495,910 357,680 609,920 1,741,320 3,062,640 9,875,435 August.................... 368,260 827,660 627,790 622,050 661,860 306,680 1,418,360 4,889,640 7,428,260 September............. 393,100 777,690 684,590 554,570 590,380 53,0830 1,015,250 7,326,570 7,770,310 October.................. 363,120 971,780 718,190 645,310 738,700 699,040 639,030 4,630,550 6,747,240 November............. 460,720 320,890 972,310 461,580 485,100 315,930 1,364,310 4,373,390 7,088,283 December.............. 648,820 849,160 503,230 1,105,970 333,490 67,553 1,605,090 5,034,600 4,924,320 Total............ 6,170,750 7,530,690 9,280,560 9,053,250 8,234,460 5,692,273 12,186,1.50 47,526,905 73,907,248 37,161,207 Annual Average.. 514,229 627,557 773,380 754,438 686,205 474,356 1,015,513 3,960,575 6,158,937 Total exports continued to show an increase over 1947 figures. During June of this year 84 vessels lifted 150,881 tons, as against 63 vessels and 95,993 tons for June last year. Figures of the most important commodities for June, 1948, as compared to June, 1947, are: 1948 1947 Cigars..................................................... 6 tons 6 tons Desiccated Coconut........................... 6,498 " 4,331 ” Coconut Oil.......................................... 2,508 ” 1,358 ” Copra..................................................... 49,490 ” 29,000 ” Copra Cake.......................................... 3,813 ” 1,907 ’’ Hemp...................................................... 47,786 bales 69,022 bales Logs and Lumber............................... 1,920,468 board feet — Ores......................................................... 18,574 tons 20,000 tons Rope....................................................... 346 ” 357 Sugar....................................................... 21,093 ” — Tobacco................................................. 5 ” 172 ” ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY COMPANY MACHINERY—MECHANICAL SUPPLIES—ENGINEERS—CONTRACTORS General and Sales Offices 174 MARQUES DE COMILLAS MANILA, P. I. TEL. 2-G1-05 Engineering Shops No. 1 CALLE L. SEGURA PASIG RIVER, MANDALUYONG TEL. G-G5-G8 OPERATING (A) Machine Shops (B) Steel Plate Shops (C) Structural Steel Shops (D) Welding Shops (E) Blacksmith Shops (F) Sheet Metal Shops (G) Marine Railway SPECIALIZING ON Steel Tanks of all Types and Sizes, Steel Truck Tanks, Steel Truck Dump Bodies, Mine Ore Cars, Steel Fabrication and Erection, Sheet Metal Fabri cation and Erection, Machinery Installations and Repairs, Marine Repairs. 292 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL August, 1948 Port of Manila By Charles Parsons Luzon Stevedoring Company, Inc. THE Port of Manila is at the present time handling a stepped-up amount of cargo due chiefly to the fact that the roadways within the Port Area have been finished. This makes it possible not only for the brokers’ trucks to make more trips per day, but to use means of cargo-handling — such as towmotors, dockmules, and other type of equipment, which previously could not be used even between one pier and another. In June the Port of Manila handled close to 182,000 tons of commercial cargo, including shipside delivery, over the piers. To this may be added approximately 150,000 tons for the Army over Piers 1, 3, and 5, all of which, of course, went through the Port Area establishment. -----FOLLOW the PATH to--------happy motoring; Correct lubrication for your car means simply one thing: MOBILOIL. An out standing fact backs this statement. MO BILOIL IS THE WORLD'S LARGESTSELLING MOTOR OIL! Why? Be cause Mobiloil makes your car perform better, last longer, run more economically. In any weather it is the best motor oilfc money can buy! MOBILOIL’S special lubricating prop erties keep engine parts free of carbon deposits that waste fuel, cause trouble and expensive breakdowns. Make it a point to see your Mobilgas Dealer today and ask for MOBILOIL. The World's Largest-Selling Motor Oil! At the Sign of Friendly Service STANDARD-VACUUM OIL COMPANY MANILA By comparison with the pre-war average of from 60,000 to 70,000 tons and a peak of around 85,000, it will be seen that in spite of the present still dilapidated condition of the piers and the slowness with which rehabilitation has gone forward, the Port is working at high pressure in delivering cargo. The amount of cargo coming into the Port has been increasing regularly because of the growing availability in larger amounts of construction material, especially cement, during the past months. Consumer cargo has gone downward to a slight degree, but this has been more than covered by increased tonnage in building material, machinery, and other types of supplies which have been in short supply. The reconstruction work on Pier 9 is progressing ac cording to plan, and by the end of 1949 it should be possible to use a section of it for civilian cargo. This will be the first pier to be rehabilitated in the South Harbor and will rep resent then the first return to normal handling conditions. T'Xuring the month of July, San Fernando was made an open port. Ocean-going vessels may now discharge cargo there. The Port of Aparri, which has been but slightly used since the date of its opening, was closed and the Customhouse there transferred to San Fernando. The opening of San Fernando will give a boost to importers of the Baguio region as it is believed that in creasing amounts of cargo destined for Baguio will be landed at that port to avoid the congested harbor of Manila and the additional cost of the overland haul. The first imported cargo landed at San Fernando was a shipment of cement. Touring the month, the Bureau of Public Works started "^dredging a deep-water anchorage within the Manila breakwater, so that vessels drawing more than 30 feet, which heretofore were required to anchor 2 to 3 miles off the breakwater, will shortly be able to enter and remain at anchor within it. This will be of special importance to large tankers which invariably draw from 31 to 35 feet upon arrival at Manila. Inconvenience and extra expense in landing gasoline has long been caused by the fact that these tankers have to anchor well away from the break water until a portion of their cargo has been discharged. Upon arrival during bad weather, or during weather which does not permit them to discharge within the breakwater at all, they sometimes have to wait for as much as two weeks.

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