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Letter of transmitta

Organization chart 

Organizatio

General statemen

Bureau of traffic 

Bureau of regulatio

Bureau of operation

Industrial relations divisio

Investigations divisio

Port facilities divisio

Bureau of constructio

Bureau of law 

Litigation and claims divisio

Contracts and opinions divis

Admiralty divisio

Bureau of finance 

Bureau ofresearc

Secretary 

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Organization chart 

Organization 

Special features of the year sactiv

Sales of vessels 

Sale of Hog Island 

Proposed sale of 45 Broadw

Extent of vessel operatio

Total results of operatio

Cost of cargo service

Other operating result

Coaltrade 

Reduction of pay rolls and ad

New operating agreemen

Supply and operating activ

Centralized purchasin

Fuel purchases and issue

Storekeeping activitie

Bunkering 

Stevedoring costs 

Reduction in repair cost

Care of reserve flee

Terminals 
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Progress along special technical 

Diesel conversion progr

Fuel conservation 

Tests

Ra

with pulverized co

Traffic 

European and Mediterranea

South American trade

Far East Australia and In

Insuranc

Marine insu

Protection and indemnity in

Finance department 

Cash discount and inter

Cash accoun

Collection of pastdue acco

Credit investigatio

Housing properti

Securitie

Consolidated cash statem

General comptroller sdepartm

Table I Vessels sold and vesse

during the fiscal year 

II Vessel property controll

Merchant Fleet Corp

III Status of vessels contr

Merchant Fleet Corp

IV Managing operators an

of June 30 193

V Services maintained by 

chant Fleet Corporat

VI An analysis of the tota

States Shipping Boa

June 30 1930 

VII Summarized consolidate

the fiscal year ended 

VIII Balance sheet as of Jun

IX Gross appropriations a

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X Estimated operating pr

XI Names and compensat

Shipping Board in th

Names and compensat

Shipping Board who 

the fiscal year ended 
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THE UNITED STA

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On July 1 1929 the United 

of the following members T 

mer vice chairman and Co

Smith Albert H Denton H I 

T VOConnor chairman 

June 9 1921 term five years 

of six years from June 9 192

Plummer vice chairman A

1921 term three years reapp

from June 9 1924 reappointe

June 9 1930 term expires Ju

coast was appointed June 1

signed term expires June 8 

appointed October 14 1926 u

J H Walsh resigned recom

expired June 8 1929 reappo

years from June 9 1929 term 

ton interior was appointed Ja

of six years from June 9 1927 

expires June 8 1933 Adm

appointed for a term of six ye

S Benson retired term expire

coast was appointed for a ter

ceeding P S Teller retired t

There having been no cha

Board during the fiscal year 1

was the same as on July 1 19

E C Plummer vice chairma

R K Smith Albert H Dent

During the year the board 

there were held many special 

or by committees thereof

GENER

During the fiscal year ended 

year the work of the United 

formed in seven bureaus as 
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Regulation Bureau of Oper

Law Bureau of Finance a

under the supervision of a 

accompanying organization 

Outstanding facts in the 

given in previous annual re

issued December 1 1917 T

1930 will be better under

briefly outlined

The Shipping Board esta

act of September 7 1916 h

the beginning of its existen

branch of the Government 

development of the Americ

lation of ocean carriers in th

United States In additio

act clothed it with certain 

it during the war period an

emergency fleet of merchant 

The Shipping Board swa

and its postwar operating 

these extraordinary duties 

gency fleet have to a grea

of promoting and regulatin

private American ownership 

carry on the two lines of wo

to use the emergency fleet a

privately owned merchant 

In furtherance of this po

number of steamship lines 

trade After developing the

promise of returning a reason

in disposing of the greater 

At the close of the fiscal y

remained in the board spos

the next fiscal year this num

consolidations to five lines

Active ship operations hav

its Merchant Fleet Corpora

1917 for the purchase c

maintenance and operation 

the United States With 

activities of the Merchant F

more restricted and as a re

operating expenses have been 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

will see still further sales of lin

expenses

Retrenchment in Operating Expens

An index to the dwindling ac

tion is the annual budget whic

the fiscal year 1928 to 13400 

fiscal

5

year ended June 30 193

950 00 a reduction of 10

since 1924

During the fiscal year covered 

chant Fleet Corporation showe

annual salaries and wages tot

fiscal year 1929

The total operating loss of th

fiscal year exclusive of the cos

sels in the coal trade was 1289

13665 000 for the fiscal year 

LumpSum Operating Agreement

The lumpsum operating ag

the Thirteenth Annual Report 

effect for the first time in Aug

Roads Line a service operatin

Kingdom ports The results 

and trade conditions were so s

fiscal year negotiations had be

all other Shipping Board lines 

these negotiations are expected 

agreement at an early date

Under the lumpsum plan t

and financial responsibility fo

services and to compensate h

assumes in undertaking to ope

most cases has not yet made a 

ator is paid a lump sum by 

amount in each case being de

results and an estimate of futur

ator on his own initiative an i

to result in lowered cost of op

of the line to private ownersh

Another advantage of the lu

cial responsibility on the ope

is relieved of the necessity of 

the management of the line 

a large reduction in the overhe

tion during the coming fiscal y
4 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Sale of Ships

Continued sale of the bs

nearer the day when all me

will be owned and operated 

a preponderance of America

showing that of the 1797 A

registered on June 30 19

2

6997 000 gross tons was 

660 00 gross tons were 

These figures show that at 

the ships and 72 per cent of 

ican interests Of the num

of the Shipping Board on

question of disposing of the 

is constantly before the boa

its construction loan and m

accelerate the sale of the bos

interests sales have recently 

interpretation of the law

Up to and including June 

reduced the Shipping Boas

number 184 are in active o

fiscal year covered by this 

approximately 4269 718 

cargo ships 1 tanker 1 tug 

43 were sold for scrap

Among the sales made du

cargo service the Gulf Wes

vessels disposed of for guara

ships sold was acquired by 

Board and now in the hands 

Sale of Other Property

On May 29 1930 the Ship

to the city of Philadelphia fo

15 per cent was to be paid d

proved and used as a modern 

sion in the sales contract pro

thereof cease to be used for 

other uses title shall revert 

Toward the close of the f

for receiving bids for the purc

at Hoboken N J the sale 

by act of Congress At the 

ing bids for the purchase of t

New York City Notwiths
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estate market it is hoped to d

the calendar year 1931

Construction Loans

During the fiscal year covere

marine continued to feel the 

Act of 1928 especially the b

relating to construction loans 

Advances made on constr

20384 100 as contrasted wi

On June 30 1930 there were p

had not yet been acted upon b

From the inception of the c

authorized totaling 114 56 75 

actually been advanced up to 

details concerning these trans

the Bureau of Construction

Mail Contracts

The general character and 

marine act 1928 providing fo

outlined in the Twelfth and T

ping Board As stated in the 

of the fiscal year ended June 

entered into with Americanfla

for the substitution of 42 ves

which the services were start

17 were to be of new construc

During the fiscal year ende

by the Postmaster General c

were also authorized 2 exte

contracts had previously bee

contracts and of the 2 amend

into the companies receiving 

ments are required to constru

vessels of a total estimated va

Contracts in process of aw

require the construction of 

total of 68 new ships whos

tracts signed or in process of 

act of 1928 These 68 new v

gross tons and will cost about 

In the last annual report 

that had developed as to whe

for guaranteed operation wou

for the routes or whether due 
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petitive bidding the con

operating in competition 

Congress the House of Re

authorizing the Postmaste

Shipping Board that such 

award without advertiseme

ping Board lines This bil

Senate S 3692 were pend

session

To settle the issue that h

contract for the GulfBrazi

resolution approved June 21 

to accept the bid of the M

the line from the Shipping 

sions of section 407 of the m

of mail contracts to the 

Mississippi Shipping Co w

close of the fiscal year

The Shipping Board has 

9592 and also exemplified 

Mississippi Shipping Co a

tion definitely and finally d

mail contracts to purchasers 

The Shipping Board also 

the principle embodied in H 

sideration before the Senate 

the session The purpose 

companies receiving ocean 

merchant marine act 1928 

flag in all trades where the

vessels

By an act approved April 

tion in the mail compens

Canada other than Nova 

lines to Canadian ports had 

snail contracts

Insurance Fund

Section 501 of the merch

act of 1920 considerably en

functions The purpose of 

policy of the whole act to e

shipping While heretofore 

voted to ships of its own f

may insure the legal or eq

any vessel constructed or 
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plants or property in the poss

Board After considerable st

confine the proportion insured 

unrestricted service to the a

services to the amount of Gos

with a graduated scale reduc

encourage the use of the priv

balance of the required insura

Load Line Developments

On May 20 1930 represent

in London for the purpose of 

govern the loading of merch

officially represented at the 

While no convention was si

indications were that an agre

all the chief points in controv

The object of an internati

increased standards of safety 

ment the Safety of Life at Se

31 1929 The convention is 

of calculating freeboard and to 

so as to define seasonal load 

trade of an international ag

self evident

The load line act of Marc

2 1930 for all merchant vess

tons or over when engaged i

will be promulgated by the S

ment of these load lines and 

international convention tha

United States delegation to t

Third National Conference on the 

The Third National Confe

Washington on April 23 and 

brought together many of t

tors and builders representa

tions and delegates from nu

indirectly in the growth of t

Among the subjects discus

Reduction of differen

abroad

Methods of increasing 

Marine insurance

Mail contracts
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Government aid to 

contracts

Construction program 

Cooperation between 

American ships

What the Governme

ping

Marine engineering d

Work of American M

American port develo

Efficiency in cargo ha

Training of merchant 

Safety Of life at sea a

Safety of marine wor

Great Lakes Atlantic 

These annual conferences 

many interests that collectiv

dustry With the growth of 

prove more and more help

ocean transportation and fo

Recommendations

Section 12 of the shipping 

Board s annual report shal

looking to the further develo

The following recommenda

before are submitted to Con

wild other measures which 

mercial position at sea

Legislation should be enacted p

to purchasers of Shipping Board 

9592 Seventyfirst Congress

Legislation should be enacted p

awarded to American lines ope

Americanflag ships substantia

Congress

Section 409 b of the mercha

as to authorize higher rates of pa

whose speed is in excess of 24 kn

commensurate with the increased 

higher speeds

Provision should be made for t

foreign trade including a provis

taxable incomes derived from ope

devoted to new ship construction 

Legislation should be enacted lo

ican shipping interests of the pe

Army transports and by the vessel

Steamship Line
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Funds should be appropriated to c

February 23 1925 providing for the 

Some form of government aid sho

benefited by mail contracts in order 

handicaps these vessels in competing 

Proposals have frequently been m

zones in ports of the United Stat

introduced in Congress In view of 

establishment of these zones would 

considered whether their establishm

gress should not first be undertaken 

the Federal Government

The method of determining the ra

fixed more definitely in order to sec

longterm loans The matter is now 

able action may be taken at the ne

It is recommended that the limita

struction cans as prescribed in the s

be removed and that the Shipping 

to make loans up to the ultimate am

board however not to obligate itse

excess of the available cash balance s

It is recommended that section 1

amended to provide that the contrib

United States Shipping Board be p

appropriations by Congress reach 

section 302 b merchant marine ac

Changes should be loads in the pr

in cases of collisions of vessels at so

rational 211mine Convention of 191

by legislation rather than by treaty

Recommendation is made that lisl

Rules substantially as provided in H 

enacted at an early date

The International Convention for 

May 31 1929 by delegates from 1S 

the United States should be miified 

The year has been one of ma

shipping due to subnormal con

American merchant marine in 

petitors has not escaped the 

freight rates Undeterred by 

forward with the expansion pro

marine net of 1928 American 

in order to be in a strategic c

ditions again prevail

Coincident with these plans 

owners the liquidation of G

rapidly as conditions warrant 

the board that the end of the G

20531302
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of merchant ships is already 

number of lines will remai

lumpsum plan which place

in a manner closely approxi

for a while longer until the 

or otherwise can finally be 

As the liquidation of Go

Board relieved in increasi

connection with the emerg

to devote its time and energ

upon it by Congress to 

marine These responsibil

do everything under the br

regulation of that portion 

engaged in foreign and inte

In the following pages w

fiscal year 1930 of the seven 

and also the report of the 

Fleet Corporation

BU

The work of the Bureau 

with matters affecting the 

privately operated America

in this regard are varied for 

provisions of law to wit 

section 19 of the merchant 

to the investigation of discr

American vessels and unfa

of the merchant marine a

coastwise laws to the Virg

21 and violation of our c

section 7 of the merchant 

trade routes acid related m

act 1920 with special refe

the competitive relations o

of commerce to the end tha

ports naturally entitled the

nent proceedings before the 

some instances active part

ment of the activities of th

as follows

International Items

Various items have been 

able to our shipping in the 
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contacts with foreign governme

tion of the Department of Stat

new matters and others involv

in our last annual report

Italian itemsIn the last 

negotiations pending between 

mutual recognition of the insp

understand from the Departm

tiations have not been suspend

await action on the Internati

Sea is under consideration

French itemsa In the la

made to the negotiations pen

States for mutual recognition 

stand from the Department of 

temporarily suspended pendin

the International Convention 

6 Complaint was recently 

Shipping to the effect that th

inspecting an American vesse

cerning safety valve handles o

changes be made before the 

neither the American Burea

Steamboat Inspection Service 

we requested the State Dep

French Government with a v

to the authorities of the por

may experience no difficulty w

We have been advised by the 

instructions have gone forwa

In connection with a previou

foreign office had stated that 

American ships calling at Fre

ing the equivalence of navigat

French and American Gover

Spanish itemsIn the last 

to an investigation of the r

classification certificates issue

Bureau of Shipping This m

ment of State and as a resul

Government has consented to 

cates issued by the America

vessels

Danish itemsReference w

to a bill introduced in the Da
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of the ScandinavianAmeric

from Danish ports and om

ing law under which the Am

oped by the Shipping Board 

has been transporting emigr

carried does not exceed 25 

State Department and repre

foreign office based on the p

American and Danish shipp

received that the bill has be

Portuguese itemsOn pag

to the investigation of an ite

when in Portuguese ports r

ernment known as Decree 

refers to the Portuguese h

clearance of any vessel whic

him any survey of the vess

vessels classified by duly aut

and the authority of our co

ships made subordinate to P

by the Department of State 

filed a similar protest An 

foreign office was recently r

the matter will receive furthe

modification of the objection

Competitive Discrimination

a Australian tariff regu

annual reports for a detaile

involved In brief the con

ficial rule prescribed by Aus

that country by reason of w

ports are prejudiced with re

exports with corresponding 

ports and British vessels 

ports through Circadian port

toms regulation is one of t

Resolution 220 and in the s

response thereto sent Janua

this discrimination through 

State have been Unsuccess

and it is expected that based 

suant to Senate Resolution 2

the session commencing in D
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

b Canadian preferential ta

in previous annual reports but 

which the bureau has continued 

clusions set forth in the separa

response to Senate Resolution 

is applied only when the comm

are imported through Canadian 

if imported via a United State

Canada the imports though o

preferential rate would not re

reduction in the quantity of im

ports As an illustration of the 

erential tariff reference is mad

bananas into Canada through 

ably diminished because when 

port the merchant saves a tar

Recognizing the serious effec

tory tariff as set forth in the S

the chairman of the Committee 

the House of Representatives 

duced a bill H It 10125 ent

against American ships and po

vides for a special tax or duty 

imported into the United Stat

further provision for suspensio

President in the case of any c

rocal privileges in the matter o

United States The bill menti

Ways and Means of the House 

been held by that committe

receive attention during the 

December

Unfair Foreign Competition

a Apple exports to South A

porter has made complaint to 

foreign steamship companies 

freight as common carriers wh

ping merchandise for their ow

apple exports to South Amer

requested the board to recomm

lation in the nature of a comm

shipping act which would pro

board has referred this quest

consideration and recommend
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bill S 4571 was introduced 

section 14 of the shipping a

prohibit common carriers b

States to any foreign countr

produced by it or under its a

in part or in which it may h

such commodities as may be 

conduct of its business as a c

the Committee on Commerc

by that committee The bo

on Commerce to submit a re

proper touching the merits o

The board has also received 

mittee on Merchant Marine 

atives a request that it ma

whether unfair practices in t

by wI om and to what exten

are practicable and feasible 

ning of the next session of 

investigation is being made 

requested The report on S

same time

b Temporary operation o

States and Cuba Referenc

to the unusual competition 

the United States and Cuba 

that service one of its large 

in the North Atlantic Thi

season in the Cuban passen

Cunard Co expects to wi

service in the North Atlanti

during the forthcoming win

Line in entering the trade be

as to the Cunard Line is ind

participation in the profitab

without assuming the burd

designed to cripple and des

Government is directly intere

most unfair and unfriendly i

Recognizing the seriousnes

man of the Committee on 

House of Representatives u

duced a bill H It 10129 en

shipping act 1916 as amend

act 1920 which is designe
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

ship to cover the operations of 

company which attempts to op

year in competition with regula

between United States and nea

taking away a share of the ys 

such ports to be served by the 

during that portion of the year 

unprofitable The bill in ques

the Merchant Marine and Fis

have as yet been held by that 

item will receive attention dur

in December

In connection with both item

further bill H R 10127 was 

20 1930 by the chairman of th

and Fisheries entitled A bill 

revenue act of 1928 The pu

the income of nonresident alien

ships in what is to such ships 

United States and ports of fo

have arisen particularly in the 

the deterrent effect on the u

marine caused by the operat

trade between United States 

It is generally recognized tha

the legitimate field for the shi

ping interests of another count

an important one from the s

commerce and merchant marin

trade legitimately belongs

Coastwise Laws

The duties of the board in 

United States arise under sect

Act 1920 Under section 27 

protection of American shippi

by foreign vessels One instan

of investigation by the bureau 

ment referred to the board c

consul at Prince Rupert B C 

coastwise laws in connection 

States of fish originating in Ala

Of fish caught in Alaskan wa

American fishing vessels and s

turn makes numerous shipmen
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dian registry to its parent 

in bonded cold storage wa

thereof are thereafter expo

free of duty as the produ

presented is whether the sh

in Canadian vessels consti

The decision of this ques

aspects of the case the mo

the shipments of fish in qu

tended in the first instance 

2 whether the sale of the 

fishing company at Prince 

determination of the first qu

The State Department a

of Commerce in regard to th

the latter department to as

still under consideration

Under section 21 of the 

given to the necessity for 

Islands from the coastwise 

preparation of data relative 

to the Philippine Islands 

proclamation further extend

the establishment of adequ

extension of the coastwise l

Islands

In regard to the question 

the Philippine Islands the B

aration of data submitted t

sideration of Senate Resolu

policy of extending the coa

Philippine Islands introduce

Congress Hearings were h

Committee on Commerce b

to the Senate

Interest in Trade Routes

Section 7 of the merchan

investigate and determine f

established between United 

in its judgment are desirable 

sion and maintenance of the 

States The policy and prim

reaffirmed by section 704 of 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The activities of the board 

maintenance and development 

ment vessels pending their sa

the report of the Merchant Flee

relating to the establishment 

and operated lines received t

year

a Baltimore and Hampton R

in the year private citizens bec

a fast freight and passenger s

Roads to Bremen and Hamb

expressed itself in favor of su

factory adjustment of all matte

enterprise must of necessity de

by the Roosevelt Steamship 

vessels to be purchased from t

board formally approved the 

Baltimore and Hampton Road

burg with the privilege of ca

ports and authorized the sale 

vessels subject to the executi

reconditioning alteration and 

nation passenger mail and ca

to the board and suitable for 

service on the route for a per

action the Baltimore Mail Ste

laws of the State of Maryland 

line

b Pacific coast European s

interest in the establishment b

Pacific coast ports of the Uni

continental European ports in 

adequately served by America

the board directed that negoti

parties regarding the possible sa

tion on this route This actio

the management of such a serv

the sale of vessels to private pa

the Interocean Steamship Corp

ship Co managing operator fo

has announced the establishme

route starting in August 1930 

c PacificSouth African Li

Dispatch Line of San Franc

certain vessels for operation b
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south African ports betwe

this route had been design

route This particular tra

foreign vessels and particu

with such vessels on time 

South African Dispatch Lin

its foreign flag tonnage an

Americanflag vessels On 

approved the proposed rou

southeast African ports as a

vessels for which the bid 

originally submitted were 

it was not considered a

arrangements were subsequ

number of vessels on a bar

service the line to operat

African Line While neg

service have extended over 

was actually started during 

sailing September 4 1929

Sales of Lines

GulfWest Mediterranean 

authorized the sale of the 

Tampa Interocean Steamsh

service between United Sta

and north African ports we

was authorized during the 

consummated until April 5 

contract of sale was execu

Hague Rules

Reference was made in 

rules the product of an int

1921 which have in view th

ocean transportation in fore

the board has been opposed 

national agreement either 

has taken the position that 

commercial laws and thus r

ment at the pleasure of Cong

Congress embodying the Ha

action In the Seventyfir

was introduced entitled A 

by sea This bill was ref
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Marine and Fisheries of the H

before that committee on Ma

Board was represented by cou

before completion however a

continued before the committe

mencing in December

Development of Ports

The activities of the Burea

arising under the provisions o

act 1920 have extended to va

state Commerce Commission 

to the board because of their 

portation as follows

1 In the Southern Pacific T

Applications Nos 13638 and 1

recommends that authority be 

under section 4 of the interstate 

York and Baltimore piers to Ca

terminals to said piers over th

through Galveston or Houston 

competitive with the intercoas

the Panama Canal lower rates 

points in California Arizona N

is studying this report with sp

posed rail rate concessions wo

intercoastal water lines and th

the principles involved are such 

the board should take an active 

In this connection there are s

first Congress which in genera

4 of the interstate commerce a

section relief by the Interstate 

of water competition through 

Senate bill 563 one of the bills 

a subcommittee of the Senate 

and it is expected that the matt

the session commencing in Dec

2 In the case of Baltimore 

Railroad Co et al No 18

differentials to and from Balti

Atlantic ports on export and i

merce Commission under date o

the differentials in favor of Ba
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The board sinterest in th

water commerce through t

any order of the commissio

3 In 1 C C Docket N

the practice of railroads w

and Gulf ports the Interst

September 30 1929 held t

cient to justify an order th

into two factors one relati

to the terminal charges inc

However the fact that sev

various aspects of the cas

involved in this case are no

separation of rail and term

In this connection a bill 

of Representatives on Mar

interstate commerce act a

of terminal facilities and a 

Section 2 of this bill prov

for the use of wharves do

ities owned or operated by 

of such act interstate com

nection with the movement 

import coastwise or inland 

shall be so fired as to cove

and yield a reasonable retu

warehouses and other term

the House Committee on In

ings were held before tha

Witnesses in favor of the 

two days and the hearing 

the chairman it being und

tinued those opposed to the 

and testify The session 

hearing but it is expected 

hearing during the session o

4 In I C C Docket No 

Pennsylvania Railroad Co 

tion between two ports wit

the railhaul rates of charge

from vessel to car in the 

leave to intervene was file

action was taken because 

complaint was withdrawn 

the commission under date 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

5 In the matter of Fourth 

carriers serving South Atlantic 

maintain or establish export a

Central and Western trunk lin

observing the long and short ha

commerce act on a basis that 

carriers serving North Atlantic p

to intermediate points not affe

such competition The exams

fourth section relief but limited 

percent of the domestic rates

The carriers contend and 

with the limitation recommende

them to successfully compete w

ports but the examiner spositi

that recommended would not b

the commission is therefore pow

placed upon it by section 4 of the 

a lower scale The general j

carriers for the relief requeste

adjustment of rates which will 

the interior territory in questi

ports as well as through North 

The Bureau of Traffic has m

questions involved in this case 

and a report and recommendat

tion to the effect that approv

would seriously affect the wel

Government steamship lines op

Board directed that the neces

intervention on behalf of the F

to intervene was duly filed and 

state Commerce Commission 

setting forth the position of t

reference to the steamship line

ated through the agency of th

reference to the lines operated 

As to these services it was st

ment of the competitive traff

help in building them up to a p

to private operators and the h

adjustment of the rates might 

continue to participate in a rea

this import and export traffic
22 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

BURE

To facilitate the prosec

inquiries previously made 

throughout the period cov

of all carriers by water 

character in from or to t

sessions and of all forwa

section 1 of the shipping 

record in this connection a

1 Intrastate carriers on rivers 

2 Interstate carriers on rivers 

3 Towage lighterage or ferria

4 Interstate water carriers wi

merceact 

5 Carriers by water engaged in 

6 Interstate carriers on high 

and 4 

7 Carriers engaged in foreign c

8 Carriers operating in foreign 

classes 5 and 7

9 Forwarders wharfingers wa

facilities in connection with 

By reference to classes 6 

in interstate commerce 24

forwarders and other perso

jurisdiction on the last date 

In the conduct of the bus

and yet interdependent pri

is as follows

Formal Complaint Investigatio

Under section 22 of the s

tion by the board following 

complaints alleging violat

person subject to the boars

complaint proceedings duri

interveners and 111 carrie

practice governing proced

recorded by the parties we

bureau sexaminers at vari

arguments and briefs recei

these complaint proceeding

by the board upon the burs

Of importance to the bs

was the denial by the Unit

1929 of a petition by the 

a writ of certiorari to the 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Circuit 280 U S 555 This d

the carrier to oust the boars 

tion on the ground that such ju

flag carriers in commerce of t

alleging violation of the shipp

affreightment made in foreign 

board order directing the car

amount of 54030 and interest 

from Havre and Bordeaux to N

Briefly the character of the 

ducted by the bureau during th

ration is illustrated by the fo

some of the complaints handle

Whether specified arbitraries ex

rates on traffic to nearby complainin

between ports

Whether carriers refusal to acc

road tracks or to absorb the cost of 

plaining port to undue prejudice

Whether under a general provisio

the exaction of higher rates for tra

jars packed in wooden or fiber cont

tin cans similarly packed constitute

fileWhether in connection with inte

erage and other accessorial charge

absorption at a competing terminal 

and preference as between ports

Whether given rates on complai

States as compared with rates on 

nental European ports to a commo

to exporters of the United States a

Whether under the carrier star

modity rate on cans or its higher 

plainant sshipments of tin conta

display of cigars

Whether refusal by carriers to a

transhipment on cargo to and from 

to undue and unreasonable preju

unreasonable practice

Whether as respects imported c

the variance between the carriers 

unduly prejudicial

Whether the respondent carrie

are unjust and unreasonable in v

and other foreign ports

Whether the charging by interc

ants shipments solid delivered at 

delivered at from two to six Pacific 

complainants who are receivers of 

Whether intercoastal carriers 

modities unduly prefer competitiv
24 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Informal Complaint Docket

Upon this docket maint

rules of practice the burea

complaints by passengers 

regulatory provisions of the 

the form of unsworn state

sented questions relating to 

freight classification controv

which the correctness of r

assailed

Through correspondence 

suggest the transportation 

the particular case and to 

of preexisting amicable rela

gratifying and indications 

in its informal intermediary 

of formal complaints

Section 15 Agreements

The bureau sactivity dur

function directed by sectio

greater both as to volume 

during any like period of tim

Four hundred and twentyfo

ments and of modifications 

bureau for the board s app

connection with the lawfulne

regulatory sections of the 

modifications in most instan

ative relationships between 

competition pooling or ap

ports and other matters a

approval before being carried 

had in the bureau soffices w

of carriers relative to many o

which as originally presente

questionable under one or 

statute

As in the past the agreem

year were principally of two 

ments and socalled tande

between carriers engaged in 

every phase of parallel com

were filed by carriers in diffe

clatters as joint through bil

practices and cooperative 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

variations of these two general 

tion agreements between nonco

between two conferences respect

trades and between two confe

respects competitive inland ter

The details of the agreements f

the particular trade or traffic 

and in the main unmistakably 

directed efforts by the carriers t

in both the foreign and interstat

indicated by agreements previou

all approved agreements on file a

172 are conference agreements

Tariffs

Pursuant to the provisions of 

tariff regulations promulgated u

ined and permitted to be posted 

interstate carriers containing m

regulations of such carriers O

filed tariffs of their own issue 

their behalf by other carriers or 

attorney and concurrences lodge

publishing agencies maintained 

under authority of instruments is

to the board sjurisdiction and 

rences in the bureau sfiles were 

covered by this report On 43 o

and upon notice withheld aut

wharves and at other places spe

pending the furnishing of require

for advances in rates proposed 

approval were rejected because 

regulations

The public tariff files mainta

work under this regulatory sect

ject of daily reference by Washi

carriers trade bodies and traf

the country With the bureas

of these files by representatives 

ments and bureaus in the compi

checking of freight bills for port

Special Administrative Investigations

Another of the bureau s act

itself to definite classification 

2053130
26 FOURTEENTH ANNUA

information bearing on t

visions of the shipping a

statute and to furnish a b

This activity took the for

and consular reports ste

inspection of water carrie

Commerce Commission a

intery ew with carriers r

cases involving evident o

formation obtained in the 

given extended attention 

origin and one pending be

factorily closed prior to t

report

BUR

As in the previous fiscal 

has been carried on in 

relations division includin

division and 3 port fac

Industrial Relations Division

The Bureau of Operatio

keeps in touch with marin

is not confined to Shipping 

merchant marine as a whol

owned and operated tonna

ment and is destined to 

of lines by the board the 

and dock labor become m

field of private operation

During the fiscal year 19

bargaining has been maint

with organized licensed de

and longshore labor agree

various ports between the 

The importance of these 

fixed labor rates hours 

may base his costs Thre

increases in wages is minim

employers and employees 

brought a keen realization 

in the past through the co

Intimately bound up wit

of the safety of the worker 

a very high percentage of 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

and which in the aggregate cause 

example in one case it was foun

safety measures by a represen

accidents was decreased by ab

compensation claims during a n

dollars In this case the total 

paign was only two thirds of 1 

Reports of the Federal Emplo

cate tha4here are about 15000 

annually and that claims arisin

approximately2000 The

and exclude inland waters and t

of cost cover the medical and a

has been estimated that the tota

industry is approximately 60

falls on both American and fo

in our ports

In an effort to encourage sa

promote efficiency in cargo ha

between employers and men an

Operations has endeavored to s

a voluntary safety code this be

means of bringing about the des

result of communciations addre

Shipping Board sTlerchant Fle

accomplishments made in the a

workers it developed that vo

accidents to longshoremen had 

New Orleans Texas ports and 

either no start had been made 

had taken place had not borne 

The bureau scontinued effo

reviving interest in ports whe

gave impetus to the work of ap

subject

In Boston following some int

committee composed of represe

insurance companies and shipo

1929 and is now in general use

At Portland Vie after the 

safety code committee represe

ators

Association

the water

insurance

terminal

compani

inte

code was adopted and put into 
28 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Philadelphia welcomed th

code Previous efl orts tow

ests had met with indiffer

mittee of the Philadelph

Stevedores began to look in

some individual stevedores 

safety codes of their own w

unity and general interest in 

However the work which h

and accomplished at the tim

adoption in the near future 

Baltimore interests appea

made in formulating and a

the question was welcome

adopted in this port there 

an active policy of safety 

monthly discussions of acc

association and suggestions 

insurance companies is to m

equipment of vessels and 

desire to reduce the hazard 

indicate to some extent th

plished

No code had been adopte

some investigation of the su

of the United States Employe

in November 1029 a com

resentatives from the Ham

the coastwise lines I from th

companies 1 from the non

International Longshorems

Roads Maritime Exchange 

permanent chairman of th

The Hampton Roads Mari

mittee was appointed to stu

of cargo handling conditions 

of one member representing 

and one the International 

ruary 1930 two representa

the general committee and 

of the terminals would als

May 1930 a code had been 

and submitted for signatory 

port a majority of whom h
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

At the South Atlantic and 

adopted at Pensacola Mobile a

a code for the ports of Savanna

been formed Following the 

deemed only a question of tim

have adopted a code

At the time of closing this 

adopted at New York Bosto

coast ports Hampton Roads P

Philadelphia interests practica

and Tampa well advanced in 

The board sinterest in safet

subject of safety of marine w

national conference on the m

on April 23 and 24 1930 R

Standard Shipping Co discuss

C Gregory safety engineer o

pensation Commission covere

A committee was appointed 

F Hand chairman Frank C 

Marr Admiral J G Tawres

Shipping Board B 0 Picka

Olander and J P Magill T

sideration to the subject of sa

report to the nest national con

in the early part of 1931

Sea Service Section

During the fiscal year 1930 t

6506 men in the various mari

American citizens These pla

branch offices in Boston New 

folk Savannah New Orleans 

and Seattle

The sea service section is th

canizing the merchant marine 

sity of having a preponderance 

if dependable service is to be m

in the merchant marine act o

period of four years after the 

crew other than officers of m

shall be citizens of the United 

be citizens The question of 

ciently rigid to bring about the 

of inquiry by the sea service s
30 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Medical officers of the sea 

tions for applicants at N

Houston At other branc

local representatives of th

These medical examinatio

physically fit but also tend 

for personal injuries alleged 

In its medical work the sea 

year with the United States 

Social Hygiene Association

As part of its American

placed aboard American sh

18 to 23 who came from p

in order to take up a sea

in seamanship and navigati

they show proficiency in th

The following table show

positions by the sea servic

1929 to June 30 1930
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

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Investigations Division

The investigations divisio

province of the Bureau of O

the two other divisions of th

Sgfety of life at oeaThe 

life at sea signed in London o

by the Government of the U

effect for vessels whose keels 

ably be considered by the 

Congress beginning Decemb

Report of the Shipping Boa

the treaty be ratified and giv

The investigations division 

form a statement of the c

construction and lifesaving 

showing the duties and obliga

convention provisions are it 

shipper on the one hand and 

to be looked upon as benefits 

adopted the better

Loadline developments O

30 nations assembled at Lond

on an international system 

convention was signed duri

there were indications that 

S01110 common ground of a

load line convention if ratifie

obviously facilitate the operat

would offer the manifold adva

of loading that applies unifor

The act of Congress appr

lines for United States vessels 

in foreign trade will go into e

the Secretary of Commerce 

lishment of these load lines

A measure is now pending 

would provide load lines for 

trade and on the Great Lake

Recision of the Internation

torial committee for the revis

begun in London on October 

the summer of 1930 although 

remained to be done that it w

of the finished code would be a
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

English code will probably not 

fiscal year

Training of merchant marine 

discussed at the third nationa

held in Washington in April 1

ing either through the school 

academic courses in such scho

mies as the best method of dev

for the American merchant ma

In order to bring out the be

was appointed to study the que

conference The committee h

to obtain the opinion of the va

through a questionnaire which 

the views of the entire shipping 

to obtain practical suggestions 

sary training for ambitious a

any undue handicaps as to 

requirements

Standard uniforms for off

standards committee promulg

chant marine officers uniform

been working with a joint co

of officers organizations steam

and the subject has been deve

tions have been approved and 

garments and the insignia follo

A sufficient period has not 

plan will work out in actual 

the proper time to give serious 

to increase the prestige of our 

a general esprit de corps in ou

Third national conference on 

consecutive year there was hel

under Shipping Board ausp

American shipping men and 

Reports of committees appoin

were submitted and numerous 

discussed by the delegates T

pages 7 8

Much of the preparatory a

ference was handled in the in

Operations It is believed tha

ing an open forum for the d
34 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

merchant marine have b

cementing a spirit of solida

Port Facilities Division

The work of the port faci

is carried on in two sections 

foreign port section

Domestic port sectionIn 

mention has been made of 

the Shipping Board and W

section 3 of the merchant m

During the past fiscal yea

program was enlarged to co

mercial economic and phy

Grcat Lakes Reports base

in a series of volumes know

fiscal year these investigatio

in course of preparation cov

land Detroit Chicago M

reports will be similar in s

known port series reports 

will comprise the first six vo

gations on lake ports will be 

until all the major ports hav

No original studies were 

miscellaneous series during 

volumes having become ob

revised editions in order tha

the shipping public In p

series reports were revised 

Miami and Tampa Fla t

Calif and the Ports of San 

In addition to revising re

was revised in the transp

Transportation on the Grea

at United States Ports Th

the publication of a supplem

of January 1 1930 This v

that current dues and charg

ocean ports be made availab

At the close of the fiscal 

on the revision of reports o

Grays Harbor and Vancouv

The investigation into po

was suspended during the y
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Lake series It is planned to 

near future

The following reports were p

fiscal year ended June 30 1930

PO

No 2 The Port of Boston Mass 

No 3 Part I The Port of Mobile 

No 3 Part II The Port of Pensa

No 6 Part I The Port of Galve

No 6 Part III The Ports of Tex

edition

No 8 Part I The Port of Jackso

TRANSPO

No 2 Transportation in the Miss

MISCELL

No 3 Foreign Trade Zones or Fr

At the close of the fiscal year 

the Government Printing Office 

PO

No 8 Part II The Ports of Mia

No 13 Part I The Ports of Los A

No 13 Part II The Ports of San 

TRANSPO

No 1 Transportation on the Gre

MISCELL

No 1 Port and Terminal Charge

There is shown below in ta

work was in progress at the clos

age of completion of each

Serial 

No of 

volume 

Port serie

9 The Ports of Seattle Tacoma Belling

S The Ports of Miami and Tampa Fla 

11 The Ports of Portland and Astoria O

13 Pt I The ports of Los Angeles and Lo

13 Pt If The ports of San Diego and Sa

Lake series 

1 The Port of Buffalo N Y 

2 The Port of Cleveland Ohio 

3 The Port of Detroit Mich 

4 The Port of Chicago 111 

5 The Port of MilwaukeeW

6 The Port of Duluth Superior 

Trans

1 Transportation on the Great Lakesre

Misce

1 Port and Terminal Charges at United 
36 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

In addition to the resea

to gather data for the pub

atives of the domestic por

the following points Detr

naw City Cheboygan Al

Buffalo Ogdensburg and 

Ashtabula Ohio Erie P

Duluth Minneapolis St 

Superior Washburn and 

Chicago I11

In order to meet the dem

tions chambers of comme

tion on various phases of 

numerous special reports a

Following the publicatio

Foreign Trade Zones or 

grown and proponents of t

zones established in ports 

ports would tend to ben

On the other hand oppon

ment of such zones would 

system and would probabl

more than the American 

on page 9 reiterates its f

the establishment of these 

first be undertaken on a l

Federal Government

Foreign Port Section

This unit acts in conjunc

Department of Commerce 

on the physical commerci

Its principal medium of ex

each port s physical faciliti

and regulations water a

hinterland

At the close of the fiscal y

on the port of hamburg G

on the port of Liverpool En

and on foreign bunkering f

The volume on the port 

data mentioned above a c

German free port zones a

prohibited therein Comp

of commodities by points o
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The study of the port of Live

description of the organization o

local management which has fun

and has contributed so largely t

dling goods on the quays by m

Liverpool is also described in d

The directory of foreign bunk

oil bunkering facilities at over 3

vessels can be accommodated 

and nationality of the owners an

with their code addresses the 

the kinds and quantities of fuel n

ity and depth of water alongs

extra costs for loading in stream 

for delivery Demand for the 

edition has been necessitated 

the publication would be enhanc

the charges vessels would incur i

ments have been completed w

the information necessary to b

secure the data relative to sh

consular offices throughout the 

The favorable reception accor

mination to continue the series 

Plate and Brazil and prelimina

ceeding during the present year 

been sent to South America to 

has also been advanced on the 

Scandinavian and I3altic ports

The head of the section was 

States Shipping Board and the a

adviser to the Pan American 

customs procedure held in Wash

As a development of this represe

to procure additional data to be 

mercial treaties between America

will be gathered by the represe

of South American ports

Since its inception the foreign 

obtainable informution on charg

with the physical facilities and c

foreign ports This work has be

the foreign representatives of th

Department of Commerce and 

tion to 1998 consular reports m
38 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

been classified indexed a

reports have been compile

departments and business 

which are indicated in the 

Legislative references on 

Progress of new port wo

Industrial traffic sl rvey

Ship subsidies in Italy

Chilean coastwise legisla

French shipping congres

Port charges at various C

List of consular charges 

Compilation of statistics 

French shipping subsidie

Comparative costs for 

Chicago Toronto and Lon

Comparison of toll system

Comparative ocean freig

United States and Europe

Data on Russian ports

BUREA

During the fiscal year e

Bureau of Construction w

1 Construction loan fund 

development program 4 

vessels as to speed and ton

1 CON

During the fiscalyear en

in aid of construction or re

action taken as follows

A New Construction Loans

1 Dollar Steamship Lin

with this company on Octo

proximately

5

three fourths t

287 500 each of two pas

23000 gross tons each and 

approximately 25 per cent 

building Dry Dock Co a

had been made to the end 

2 Oceanic Steamship Co

with this company on Octo

proximately

5

three fourths 

850 00 each of two pass
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

20000 gross tons and 20 knots 

under way at the plant of the 

Mass No advances have been 

1930

3 Motor Tanleship Corpo

executed with this company on 

of

1

approximately three fourths 

260 937 50each of five Die

13500 tons dead weight and 1

have been completed and pla

June 30 1930 on the five loan

4 Tide Water Associated Tra

executed with this company on 

of

1

approximately three fourths 

301 025 each of two Dies

13500 tons dead weight and 1

under way at the plant of the 

to June 30 1930 on the two l

5 Erport Steamship Corpo

executed with this company o

of

1

approximately three fourths 

725 000 each of four passen

8200 gross tons each and 15 

well under way at the plant o

the remaining two are to be 

completed Advances made t

6 United States LinesTw

May 24 1930 one with the No

one with the Trans atlantic Ste

100 per cent by the United Stat

fourths the cost of construct

two firstclass cabin liners of 

and 20 knots speed to carry 

These vessels are to be cons

Shipbuilding Co where prelim

on the loans have been made

7 Coamo Steamship Corpor

with this company on Janua

approximately

1

threefourths t

896 000 of one combination 

mately 7000 gross tons and 

construction at the plant of th

Advances made to June 30 1

8 Loans were authorized t

an amount not to exceed 631
40 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

five tankers and to the U

not to exceed 15412 500 to 

tion passenger and cargo ve

loans are being prepared but 

fiscal year ended June 30 1

B Reconditioning Remodeling 

1 Dollar Steamship Line 

were executed with this com

loans to aid in improveme

Adams in an amount not to 

amount not to exceed 2200

not to exceed 225 000 A 

pany by the board for impr

several in their fleet but a 

and consequently no advanc

The advances made on the 

to 750 00 the total amoun

pleted

2 Dollar Steamship Line 

executed with this company 

aid in the improvement of 

President Johnson in an amou

and 420 00 for the latter 

and the amount advanced 

1930 amounts to 1000 

3 Export Steamship Corp

executed with this company t

Exilona Exarch and Excelsio

All of the work has been comp

1930 amount to 222 750 th

4 American Tankers Corp

with this company on Octob

exceed 442 31 50to aid in t

oil tanker The work is we

Drydock Co No advances 

5 Bulk Transportation 

executed with this company 

not to exceed 396 750 to aid 

as a self unloading bull carg

the plant of the Jahncke Dry

to June 30 1930

All loans authorized to aid 

improvement of vessels were 

the total expended for the wo
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Applications were pending o

Di Giorgio Fruit Co

Flood Lines Inc

Colombian Steamship Co

Lykes Bros Steamship Co

United States Lines Inc

Hudson River Navigation Cu

From the inception of the co

inclusive the Shipping Board 

companies for the construction 

sion of 13 vessels These auth

which 43050 89 was advan

balance of 71513 825 to be a

time

The financial activities of t

fiscal year 1930 and the status 

year are shown in the followin

Cash and appropriation balances J

Thirteenth Annual Report 

Deposits during fiscal year 1930

Sales receipts fiscal year 1929 

after June 30 1929 

Sales receipts fiscal year 1930 

before June 30 193

Loan repayments 

Total deposits 

Total opening balance and d

Advances made on loans during fisc

Cash and appropriation balances 

1930 sales receipts to be transferre

Outstanding loans

Total amount advanced from 

fund to June 30 1930 inclus

Total repayments to June 30 1

Outstanding loans as at June 

Advances to Diesel fund 

Total construction loan fund 

cluding 1930 sales receipts 

30 1930 

2 INSPEC

Under agreements between 

vessels receiving loans under s

the total amount of loans is div

payments during construction 

vessel benefited and it is the

20531304
42 rOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

payments or advances to de

work justify the payment

The Bureau of Constru

force maintains control ov

appraisal of work performed 

incident to progress paymen

nection with work on the 

Grace Steamship Co s San

City of New York Motor 

Chester Sun Eastern Sun P

were completed and placed 

during this fiscal period

In addition inspections 

vessels which were still und

I Steamship Ulysses and other recondition

No I

Owner No

1432 Coamo Steamship Corpratio

1140

1441 do

Oceanic SteamshipCo

339

340

Dollar

dO

SteamshipCo

394 Gport Steamship Corporation

395 do

125 Tidewater Amounted Transport Cc

16 iln

337 AgM Navogation Co

338 I

131 Motor Tankship Corporat

American Tankers Corporation I

Annual inspections are also 

previously constructed with 

which the board still holds m

fiscal year 1930 18 vessels re

being constantly increased a

3 ENGINEERIN

A Model Basin Work

Work for the Shipping Bo

at Washington proceeded du

than during the previous ye

quite so much congestion at t

1 Tests were completed up

1037 representing a vessel of 

load displacement of which 

This model was tested at se

propelled and endeavor was 

tions of service by testing the 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

of resistance through weights 

somewhat the conditions of 

approximation to foul bottom 

various areas of the model w

resistance The results showe

in effective horsepower and sha

testing of the propeller of this 

and the use also of the prop

propulsion Unexpectedly lar

and the desirability of surfac

was emphasized

The above model No 2783 

feet by the bow to 12 feet by t

A preliminary investigation 

also undertaken with model 

design No 1037 Self propuls

the original propeller and tw

leading propeller experts Th

new propellers

Model 2940 representing Sh

very fully during the year 

vessel of 401 by 54 feet by 25 

displacement of which a num

model was tested with varyin

drafts etc as in design No 

complete model basin informa

An important part of the m

testing thirtytwo 9 inch m

propellers varying in mean w

All of these propellers were o

the range of width blade th

for cargo boats propellers 

ous tests but furnished more 

designer as regards this type t

In view of the growing im

investigations of this type 

Michigan tank during 1929 

during 1930 Models of 0658 

to a fairly high speed were u

Michigan covering beam dr

displacement length coefficien

these models already tested a

length at Washington and tes

the self propelled tests two p
44 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL RE

somewhat larger than the pro

smaller The results were 

possibility of low resistance 

vessels of this type

An investigation completed 

ciency of propulsion of large 

ments These tests referred 

ment with beam and draug

Panama Canal dimensions 

arrangement showed an effici

4screw arrangement so that 

within the limits of power to 

In view of the prominence 

investigation was made of its 

sets of nine models each hav

were made and tested for res

of nine dealt with vessels hav

60 that is to say 60000 tons 

covered vessels of somewhat 

namely 100 The lines of th

basin and the results of the re

effective horsepower The re

conclusion that for vessels of 

the lines used a moderate bul

For the larger displacement le

bulbous bow were not quite 

information as to the best am

obtained

B Trials of Steamship Clairton

Standardization trials were 

the direction of the board o

Department in July 1929 to 

In April 1930 a second serie

vessel over the same course b

after a thrust measuring dev

The second set of trials was 

trials to check the results of 

ship performance Further 

valuable information so far ob

C Trials of Motor Ship Defianc

A standardization trial was 

water course at Lewes Del t

tions as a check on the mode

to changing the bow and stem 

the board under the Diesel pro
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPO

D Babcock Wilcox Sectional 

A series of tests were auth

the fuel oil test plant of the 

the capabilities of the boiler 

sels The tests successfully d

blo for such use

E Ballast Water Separator

A test was arranged and c

plant of the Ridgway Manufa

of this type separator for use 

nessed by a representative of 

this typee separator eliminate

ballast water so as to enable 

harbor waters

F Condenser Experiment

The steamship Bakersfield 

and sheets were removed and 

ends without the use of packi

have been in service four mon

to be successful as no joints 

should result in an appreciab

ships

4 DI

During the fiscal year 1930 

with the development of the 

by the act of June 6 1920 to 

being converted were complet

This last program as state

cluded eight conversions of 

fiscal year 1929 The comp

covered the whole scope of th

outlined in the eleventh twel

board and constituting a flee

vessels

The five vessels completed d

1 Motor ship Oldham e

5cylinder 4cycle double ac

brake horsepower was placed 

allocated to the American Pion

Steamship Co between New 

2 Motor ship Wichita equ

4cylinder 2cycle double ac

brake horsepower was placed 

cated to the American Pione
46 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

Steamship Co between Balt

Orient via Los Angeles

3 Motor ship Ward eq

2cycle single acting marine 

power was placed in commis

American Pioneer Line for o

between New York and Aus

4 Motor ship Potter equip

ery Corporation 4cylinder 

engine of 3625 brake horsep

her 13 1929 and allocated to 

by the Roosevelt Steamship 

Australia and India

5 Motor ship Jeff Davis 

placed in commission Octobe

in the same service

During the operation of th

difficulties with the engines 

pected These difficulties h

steps taken to eliminate the 

tions the vessels are giving s

As a result of the Diesel co

sels in service much valuable 

assembled by our technical 

performances of practically a

will presently be assembled 

interested parties

It is not believed that furt

tion work in reports of the b

except as may be incidental to 

and therefore in conclusion i

various engineering circles th

carried out have been justifie

been instrumental in clearing 

ing types of marine internal 

vate American shipowner w

future construction as no sin

to finance such a gigantic p

nature

It is of course unfortunate 

type Diesel engines have not 

program of the board been en

it is believed that operators ha

of the board svessels in opera

embarking on any extensive p
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

The total fund authorized b

program was 25000 of wh

able for this work Of this 

committed between the incepti

fiscal year 1930 the total sum 

1

available cash balance of 23769

73460 94from the ori9kal 

5 CERTIFICATION OF VESSELS AS TO 

DE

In accordance with form of 

Bureau of Construction has co

tions to determine the speeds an

in performance of ocean mai

secured the necessary data upo

speed and tonnage of the vesse

mendations to enable the boa

Office Department as requeste

The bureau has made reco

Post Office Department for ves

the following companies

Dollar Steamship Lines Inc Ltd

United Fruit Co

American South African Line

Colombian Steamship Co

BUR

The organization of the Bure

as was indicated in the previous 

of the New York office The 

common law division of that 

head resulting in a closer coor

the expenses of the office

The work of the three prin

known as the litigation and c

division and admiralty divisio

Litigation and Claims Division

The number of cases in litig

the amount involved was 142

number of cases in litigation 

99787 251 55 These figures 

handled by the admiralty divis

have occurred during the fisca

disposed of was 562 amountin

cases added was 339 amount
48 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

There were several decis

import to the Government

One of the most importa

of the United States in t

There were four cases co

had sued the Merchant Fl

maritime causes of action e

Federal courts under the T

eral law These suits were 

have been brought under t

plaintiff sexclusive remed

tention and dismissed the ca

had had no jurisdiction to 

decision was handed down 

prepared in a great numbe

similar situations and prac

disposed of White the de

many crises brought at com

a number of libels in adm

reduction of the litigation d

Another important decis

peals Ninth Circuit in the 

Corporation and Skinner 

ping Board Emergency Flee

of the board for about150 

Wash an appeal was taken 

ment receiving a judgment f

ber 30 1923 at 6 per cent 

of taking credit against this 

tion amounting to 2619906

Claims for any excess A p

3

Eddv but this was with

500 0 This settlemen

the approval of the DepartD e

brought in the United States 

ington and the clairrrs on both 

involving claims cnd conterc

Y Lcltoy Harwood as tru

brought a suit against thNlcr

States District Court for th

ment defended on the groun

tion since the cause of actio

United States The district 

An appeal was taken to the 

for the Second Circuit by th
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

was reversed This judgment 

Supreme Court and the Suprem

the Circuit Court of Appeals fo

the Merchant Fleet Corporation 

in question The other issue i

the district court involving th

March 26 1920 was a settlemen

between the parties was decide

in the district court and in the 

of the case but under that contr

the case is still pending

Bethlehem litigationThese c

Roberts sitting as special mast

mony taken Before the argu

appointed a Justice of the Supre

thereupon withdrew from the ca

ever all of the collateral issues i

several millions of dollars were 

parties Inasmuch as the nece

multiple issues was the main c

master instead of by the court t

clude a second hearing by anoth

by a judge on the sole issue of 

comparatively short one both as 

all of the testimony is ready an

the Government Arrangement

in the fall

Brooklawn N J foreclosure

engaged in the foreclosure of 

ment on property located at 

project used by the Government 

workers in and around Camden 

Board there have been 102 fore

this division was entirely respo

papers necessary therein file 

been drawn and filed in each c

in all of the cases but where se

decree pro confesso in a like nu

46 cases final decrees have been 

tion are being prepared to be file

Sta ri Stevedoring Corporatio

by Starita Stevedoring Corpo

District of Columbia to enjoin 

into an agreement for stevedo
50 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

American Pioneer Line 

missed An appeal has b

Italian Star LineSuit 

Court for the Southern Di

is approximately 500 0 

that the defendants Merc

conspired to place this co

their books and records fo

criminally thereby causin

was tried before a court a

and the jury found in favo

set aside by the court 

Star Line to the Circuit 

where it is pending

United States v Russell II

reported in another annua

successful in collecting the 

about 55000

Bennett caseThis was 

Newburgh Shipyards invol

of the profits alleged to hav

of ships between the New

The case was previously re

argued and decided by th

lumbia in favor of the Gove

was denied by the Suprem

French American Line 

300 0 on our claim aga

due us under the bond wh

of the operating agreemen

was prepared for trial and 

ment to the Government o

In addition to the forego

which were handled by th

with the cooperation of this 

Carlo de LucaThis is 

pensation on account of th

tain vessels which the Stan

to build for the plaintiff 

Government and petition d

Russian volunteer fleetT

Petition was dismissed M

petition for certiorari was 

Court where it is pending
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Atlantic Refining Co This w

ing nearly2000 The ca

tive judgment in favor of the U

Walter W JohnsonThis w

compensation for use of a launc

for the plaintiff in the sum of ab

Lindsay Lumber CoThis w

of contract with the Jacksonvill

of lumber and involved about 

the plaintiff for approximately 

In addition thereto there we

Bureau of Law in the Court of 

Contracts and Opinions Division

This division has been activ

complete the sale of ships T

the year and this division was 

posals of sale and notice to bid

contracts bills of sale preferr

tending to all other formalities 

There was a marked increase in 

out of the construction loan fu

the preparation of all agreeme

making advances to various co

struction and reconditioning of 

are reviewed by this division 

notes and all of the formalities 

like In addition this division 

stevedoring managing agents 

powers of attorney to foreign re

by the Shipping Board and M

duct of their business The

opinions written during the yea

other instruments prepared

Admiralty Division

During the fiscal year ending 

the admiralty division of the 

amount involved was24634198 

369 cases pending involving 101

of 174 cases disposed of during 

There were 50 cases added du

On June 30 1930 there were 2

involving 4995 116 56 Thes

not only in this country but all 

the socalled suits brought un
52 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

about 376 in number Th

office and are for the accou

ernment other than the S

poration

This division also has ch

laws which is pending in C

The Bureau of Law han

bonds and all collections o

Bureau of Law maintains 

gation both present and p

maintains a record of the p

aration of reports and oth

contracts and other instrum

nearly all settlements mad

Fleet Corporation as well a

of doubtful debtors and ac

other departments of the bo

pares all contracts and opin

The expenses of the bureau 

the fiscal year ended June 

The Bureau of Law desire

eration and consideration 

the Department of Justice i

the Shipping Board and Me

BUR

During the year the Shi

plan under which the funct

lined as follows

1 Investigate methods of ship 

compile data as to financial situ

ship companies operating in fo

to be immediately available to 

Shipping Board

2 Investigate legal and gen

banks in foreign countries also 

countries to its nationals in ship

3 Compile and report annua

on American vessels and on car

American companies and by fo

and

risk insurance

foreign companiessame d

4 Investigate the status of m

and report as occasion may requ

and encourage ample American 

Under paragraph 1 steps h

reports from all American s
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

intercoastal and lake services 

bureau had on file 172 of such 

able to other bureaus of the Un

are being made to make the file 

similar reports annually so tha

will be available

Under paragraph 2 a large am

banking connections from Ge

other European countries as 

finance and the operation of ma

Most of these reports are in for

lation work will be required 

will be undertaken as soon as p

Under paragraph 3 action 

figures as to amount of marine 

After conferences with a comm

tionnaire form was prepared 

writing insurance in United 

Response was prompt and all 

the fiscal year The results a

ment issued by the board

Ocean Marine Insurance Survey

A compilation of reports su

American and foreign admitt

insurance in United States du

the following

Gross premiums received 640

Of the total reinsurance 86900

In other words 14 per cent of 

country eventually found its 

premiums in United States

Seventy American companies 

in this compilation These rep

ocean marine insurance in Uni

panies transact business as fire 

as well as marine These co

risks and then redistribute the 

operate in groups and the redis

the American companies and 

on a 5050 basis the insuranc

the 8696 000 referred to abo

panies and this amount ded

figures given as net premiums 

American insurance compa

miums 38 per cent was for hu
54 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

On hull insurance 100

which about 2000 w

About18000 was cede

went to foreign nonadmitte

Foreign insurance comp

reported 1727 000 gross 

cargo insurance Of a to

mately3000 went to 

Reinsurance and net Pre

include reinsurance ceded to 

companies American and 

After making deductions 

by American companies a

admitted companies 1010

marine insurance excluding 

cargo 19premiums amount

409 00

American Marine Insuran

results shown by the comp

insurance written by the 

known as the American m

syndicate

The syndicate reports80

lake hull net premiums 

amounted to more than 10

insurance written outside o

certain New England comp

and Pacific companies Th

hull business but amoun

written mostly by American 

of syndicate include the S

million dollars premium writ

The syndicate is an author

to provide a ready market 

its business is written and m

it accepts risks on hulls and 

among the companies in the 

admitted companies are inclu

is made on an equal basis 

During 1929 the syndicate 

American insurance companie

The Bureau of Finance ha

gross reinsurance and net pr

marine insurance in United S
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Reinsurance a

Insurance premiums reported

American compa

Reinsurance deduct 

Netpremi

Foreign compan

Reinsurance deduct 

Net premiu

Net insurance premiums Amer

Cargo premiums reported

American compa

Reinsurance deduct

Net cargo premiums

Foreign companies

Reinsuran

Net cargo premiums

Net total cargo premiums

Hull premiums reported

American companies

Reinsurance deduct

Net hull premiums

Foreign compa

Reinsura

Net foreign hull premiums

Net total hull premium

Net total cargo and hull pre

Re

American companies 

Reinsurance on hull with

American companies 

Foreign admitted companie

Foreign nonadmitted comp

Total hull 

Reinsurance on cargo with 

American companies

Foreign admitted companie

Foreign nonadmitted comp

Totalcar
56 FOURTEENTH ANNUA

Foreign companies

Reinsurance on hull wit

American companies 

Foreign admitted com

Foreign nonadmitted 

Total hull

Reinsurance on cargo wit

American com

Foreign admitted com

Foreign nonadmitted 

Total cargo 

How net premiums and 

tionnaire reports

Questionnaire reported 

as reinsurance without d

companies

As the various companie

that reinsured amounts we

applied for all American a

However where reinsur

panies and there was no 

outside of United States 

questionnaires reported 

Questionnaire total premiums

American 

Foreign admitted companie

To

Total reinsurance by

American companies to Am

American companies to for

Foreign admitted companie

Foreign admitted companie

Total reinsurance within 

As each company reported full 

reinsurance is reported twice 

gross figures compiled from a

Reinsurance

gross insurance

with foreign

premium

nonad

o

Net premiums in United
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

A review of surveys of mar

indicates that the American m

at a steady pace The previou

ocean marine insurance in 19

against 51746 000 reported fo

This is the first compilation 

marine insurance data specific

section 12 of the shipping act

To examine into the 

domestic and foreign engaging in m

on hulls and cargoes placed or writ

reinsurance of American maritime r

The annual reports of insur

various State insurance depar

insurance without distinction 

amounts this also applies to 

transportation insurance is ano

and is not included in this com

The above figures represent 

business reported by the variou

information a questionnaire f

panies containing 14 specific 

cooperation on the part of ins

figures have been received from 

give publicity to any except g

piled each year hereafter

Shipping Board Insurance Fund

In the previous annual rep

investigation of marine insura

investigation has been conipl

new plan and policy for a gen

a complete change of policy an

fund on a basis as nearly as p

company

It was decided that the ins

for profit but that premium 

losses in other words the ins

special shipping subsidy to th

insurance premiums which in 

of operation of the fund

It was also decided to reduc

the fund in proportion to the 

of the board The plan was 

20531305
58 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

American insurance marke

on vessels sold by the boa

own insurance fund

In view of importance of t

and plan suggested by Burea

by the committee on financ

in the following opinion and 

1 In view of the growth 

fund your committee deem

authority on marine insura

plan which would meet re

and provide a definite work

cordingly Dr S S Huebne

engaged with approval of th

2 Doctor Huebner in his 

1 Elimination of all insurance 

is taken by American Marine In

the beard sfund should limit ins

2 Limitation of insurance o

mortgage interest with adjustme

3 Limitation of insurance ou 

the 3step plan above outlined a

4 In regard to insurance on 

Doctor Huebner recommends

a While the vessel is under 

vate underwriters be required A

and that American Marine Insur

of underwriting

b Protection and indenmity 

coverage is exceptionally large 

board to assume only an excess 

c On vessels built for coastw

d For vessels to be used in 

board sfund should be limited to 

e Where vessel is used in a 

the 3step plan previously menti

f In the case of very expen

ance can not be covered in world 

to carry the difference between 

amount of insurance obtainable 

3 Doctor Huebner also s

covering Shipping Board sh

vately owned ships be with

and invested the interest to 

the premiums but that G

separate accounts Other 

general administration of i

committee will confine itsel
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

lishing a policy as to insurance 

or on which loans have been m

4 The Shipping Board insu

tion contained in following res

Now therefore be it resolved That 

for the purpose of insuring in who

covered by insurance policies in suc

United States 1 in any vessel co

2 in any plants or property in th

board and that there be and hereby 

received from sales during the fisca

ties set aside by the Shipping Boa

sum of1000 and all premiums 

and be it further

Resolved That the extent of the G

property included in this act be fix

the mortgages or contracts held by 

insured by the fund shall not be 

under the mortgage it holds

5 Note that extent of Goves

insurancee required by mortgag

of ships is sold a certain comm

surance to this extent is requir

interest This insured value i

interest Before the establish

ance was placed in commercial 

6 During consideration of 

received protest from the Asso

United States that the Shippi

petition with American insura

the intent of Congress also th

surance should be confined 

actually had at risk

7 Hearing was granted to 

writers on September 12 to w

invited At this hearing the

definite petition presented H

agreed to present their side of 

8 Accordingly on October 

cluding William R Hedge G 

submitted the following

a The act gives the board no a

of the United States Government 

determining amount of Governmes

b In conformity with act of 1

formed Syndicate C has an under

there is therefore no commercial ne

except for the Government sinte
60 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

2500 0 However the unde

of the insurance fund for the un

with respect to vessels built unde

coastwise trade the Governmen

sured in part at least in the Am

c With respect to amounts in 

while we see no necessity for th

offer serious objection to some p

the unpaid balance of the mortg

over a period of years might be in

in no case for an amount exceed

tract We would suggest as a p

available in the insurance fund of 

of the commercial value of such 

3 step plan but suggested 5step 

struction loans from 25 to 5 per 

d On ships sold for unrestr

balance on mortgage

e We do not think your bo

marine insurance at rates less tha

practice on the part of the boa

insurance business by setting up 

be maintained on a commercial 

quote rates less than American 

commercial basis

0 With the proposals to 

limit insurance on unrestric

on restricted ships and to 

there is full agreement on t

mittee except shipowners

10 Many conditions are 

coastwise ships are eliminat

or foreign underwriters prov

ries only part of required ins

in

interest

foreign

decreases

trade who

with

will

paym

c

the insurance In short w

to the American marine insu

curtailment of insurance in 

fund was created largely 

through or indirectly by rea

imperative that control of A

in foreign markets

11 Your committee is 

marine act 1920 and 1928 

shall r keep alway

primary end to be obtained 

develop and encourage 

that while the Shipping Boa
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

ment and aid to American ship

of shipping lines which the boa

authorized to provide such aid 

loss to the Government in ins

shipowners while unduly comp

12 Your committee feels 

adjunct to shipping that an 

necessary to an American mer

that such an insurance marke

that shipping lines should be

13 Accordingly your comm

a The Shipping Board insuranc

providing insurance protection to 

ships sold or on which loans have 

b The fund should not be cond

as to make the fund self sustainin

and reserve

c In consideration for the advan

in the board sfund lie be urged to 

ships with American underwriters 

in other words an owner who secu

than he can obtain from private co

of his insurance is not obligatory on 

to aid and develop an American me

insurance market and that accord

in American companies

d In order to provide a subst

practical basis the insurance reser

Corporation should be withdrawn fr

moneys applying to the insurance f

in sound investments to be approve

added to such fund as would a pr

c Thereafter all marine insuran

fund be credited with insurance pr

Shipping Board at rates based on lo

not on a general flat rate as at pre

J In fixing the rate on sold sh

given to rate in private market for 

a rate be fixed at a figure known 

experience even though insured be 

couragement and aid in the form 

would in effect result in a subsidy 

mittee feels that if the board is to e

losses in a given trade such aid shou

contribution from a general fund m

14 In view of the foregoin

1 That the United States Shippi

on not less than a cost basis and th

closely as possible that used in pri

2 That a new general insurance 

Shipping Board insurance fund and 
62 OtiLffEEN 1liASN OAh 

Board ships that such moneys 

control of the Shipping Board o

otherthan forthe operation of th

working fund be created out of t

which Ntill be deposited premium

from uulnich disbursements will be 

insurance fund be invested by 

approval of the Secretary of tho 

ernmout bonds and the proceeds 

that the Merchant Fleet Corpo

such investments or to liquidate 

of the general insurance poking 

Merchant Fleet Corporation for 

ally and all funds necessary to c

3 That all power and authorit

general insurance fund he delega

active administration of the gene

of the Merchant Pleet Corpora

Further that the insurance dep

board of trustees of the Merchan

disputes only be referred for fina

4 That all active ships now o

general insurance fund at rates 

operators regardless of rates gra

and that premium for such insura

placed in the general insurance f

5 That no insurance he grante

or equitable interest nor beyond 

3 That for ships sold for opera

it the general insurance fund ma

a During first vear the fun

inured value

b During second year the fu

insured value

tc During third year the fara

insured value

d During fourth year the fu

insured value

c During fifth year the fund 

insured value

f During each year of restrict

may insure for not exceeding 25 

g During the balance of mo

rendered the fund may insure fo

7 That for ships sold for op

limitations be fixed

h For ships engaged in a serv

the fund may insure for not exce

i For ships in coastwise or i

exceeding the mortgage interest 

insurance will encourage his use 

requirements

8 That for steamers on which 

limitations should be fixed
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

j Where the loan agreement prow 

service the fund may insure up to t

restricted service a b c d 

k Where the loan agreement d

the steamers are engaged in a servic

the insurance shall be limited to the 

l Where steamers on which loa

or intercoastal service the fund m

interest only on condition that insu

his use of private American marke

m When construction loans hav

the capacity of the world insurance 

ment and builder srisk forms of po

provide sufficient protection to pe

regardless of the service in which th

first be made to exhaust world m

insurance fund should cover only 

insurance and fund insurance

9 That generally for ships on 

builder srisk insurance and prot

private market but the insured be 

lo That in any event the in

applications for insurance subject 

11 That determination of rates 

department from whose ruling no 

trustees

12 That the resolution of the S

an insurance fluid be amended b

the amount insured by the fund sh

ernment under the mortgage it h

be required under terms of mortg

fund should not be mandatory

13 That the board of trustees b

questions arising out of operation 

without further appeal any matte

ever that all matters involving a 

Shipping Board for its action

Floueing mortgagesIn sp

properties and mortgages th

large number of holders of 

interest on mortgages or taxe

an effort to liquidate appare

the board with a view of hav

On the other hand many p

effort to meet payments due 

general lack of employment 

have been unable to cam 

authorized foreclosures on a

taken steps to foreclose on a

has been forced upon the boa

the board had extended the 
64 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

three years and had offered 

upon payment of 20 per cen

During the time the pre

of Finance has been with t

in this problem as a result o

out and some deeded bac

representative was appoint

Brooklawn continuously he 

rents and interests but has 

of the property owners 

housing mortgages especia

essary in order to protect t

BURE

During the past fiscal yea

the demands for periodical 

and statistical studies involv

odic reports were issued 50

among governmental officia

panies port organizations 

tional institutions Special 

for original research afforded 

bureau numbered 326 Of 

to United States Shipping B

departments 54 to port and c

and transportation corporat

educational institutions

The organization of the bu

year its duties being distrib

time records division the 

division

The maritime records divis

pertaining to the movements 

participating in the foreign i

traffic of the United States 

operated vessels employed 

ports at which they are loa

tive particulars of approxim

the world savailable mercha

together with records of ves

time countries and the statu

and motor vessels of 1000 g

The educational division o

presentations informative da

the Shipping Board and oth
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

institutions civic associations 

ment of the economic welfare 

The economic division cond

lytical surveys of matters re

division also cooperates with c

bureaus and organizations in 

The duties of the bureau du

lation of records and compi

approximately 6000 vessels p

intercoastal and noncontiguo

the year involving detailed 

and clearances occurring at 1

between those ports and 1375 

tons of cargo and 2500 0 

foreign intercoastal and n

Routine work in connection 

records on 1250 00 cards th

mately 150 00 individual re

in records of status and stru

fleet and the conduct of corr

tion and research required to 

tion upon which to basee the r

The bureau scumulative re

ports now contain 2000 comm

3426 world ports Of the w

continental United States 40

tories and 2676 in foreign co

S

The office of the secretary 

the board and the duties the

Records all minutes of mee

Prepares and presents to th

all cases which require the bs

Acts as custodian of the fil

Has supervision over the d

Prepares for use in litigatio

ments and records

Conducts all investigations 

the shipping act 1916 as am

under

Prepares for the board or co

section 30 subsection 0 me

vestigations in connection the

under
66 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

Prepares as budget office

transmittal to Congress esti

board

Examines and takes adm

salaries and expenses of emp

tion of the chairman

Maintains jurisdiction ove

as library mails duplicatin

division etc and general off

Supervises communication

Under direction of chairm

sonnel of the Shipping Board

Assists special committee

holding hearings in connectio

consideration by the board

Sales to Aliens and Transfer of R

All investigations studies 

cations under section 9 of 

handled in the ofirce of the s

mittee of the board to which 

this law has been assigned

Under the provisions of s

or mortgage or except und

to charter any vessel purchas

the laws of the United States 

States or to put the same 

obtaining the board sapprov

In the administration of t

the board to prevent the alie

ican vessels to foreign citize

development and maintenanc

and for service under the Am

In cooperation with the Tre

of Justice the board has by 

and transfer to foreign regis

tons and under prevented th

other Government departme

smuggling trade with United 

cations are now pending befor

considered because the appli

bona fides of the sale and tra

To obtain the approval o

formal application is not nec

information be given in the a
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

the vessel sconstruction age 

reasons for requesting transfer 

not desirable or practicable to r

ship for operation under the 

view to protecting American li

cate of liens and encumbrances 

the vessel s home port be file

ience there has been prepared 

of the data which must be subm

copies of this form may be obt

the office of any collector of c

Pursuant to this section of t

22 1930 adopted the followin

Resolved As a regulation presc

section 9 of the shipping act 1916 

that section is hereby given that a

United States may be chartered w

son not a citizen of the United Stat

a voyage or voyages the probable 

Provided however Neither this reso

1921 shall be construed to apply to 

or upon which the board has a mort

interest

Resolved further The resolutions 

promulgating a regulation on this s

however to any proper action here

In connection with section 

ping act 1916 which provide

proval of the board is required 

such approval may be accord

ditions as the board may pre

constitutes a misdemeanor a

ment in the same manner an

other subject matter of the 

forfeiture in the same manne

proved had been done witho

offense is deemed to have bee

tion of the condition By se

is made unlawful for any per

material fact to the board o

agent or attorney thereof for 

and a penalty of a fine or impr

Many of the vessels trans

than 2500 dead weight tons 

sons engaged in unlawful trad

of Justice and in cooperation 

Coast Guard the board usua
68 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

less than 2500 deadweigh

foreign registry shall not be u

of the United States of any a

portation of which is prohibit

United States Information 

is communicated to the Gov

through special agents obta

and probable trade of the pr

the Government is entirely 

in legitimate trade the ap

approval

Due to previous efforts 

governments of other natio

conditions which are impose

Upon favorable action be

tion under section 9 the sec

setting forth the board sapp

ditions upon which such app

in cases where the Governm

operated after transfer has 

conditions In all such case

the conditions and collater

or responsible security is giv

the formal transfer order

All violations of section 9 

of the secretary through lo

Government and through ot

investigation if sufficient ev

violation of the law the m

Justice for appropriate legal 

to be referred to the United 

and the office of the secreta

case whenever called upon 

attendance at trial

During the past year the 

involving 112 vessels 104 

transferred to foreign registr

to aliens There are at pres

applications awaiting results 

tions with applicants

The following statement s

on applications under section 

1929 to June 30 1930 inclu
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Ship Mortgage Act Surrender 

Section 30 merchant ma

gage act 1920

The office of the secretar

handles all correspondence 

of the standing committee 

of this section has been ass

Paragraph a of subsec

vessel of the United States 

be surrendered except in 

its sale by the order of any 

country without the appro

refuse such approval unless 

In support of an applicat

show the name of the vess

the marine document the n

the date and the amount of 

by a certificate of liens an

of customs at the home por

of the proposed purchaser o

ferred mortgagees must file 

surrender of the document 

the amount of the mortgage 

of the mortgagee and if th

of its president and manag

corporation the officer ac

clearly show his duly const

feree of the vessel must sho

stockholders and stock ow

the vessel under the laws o

surrender of the outstandi

necessary to preserve the p

must be made upon the new 

require addditional informa

of the preferred mortgagee 

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cations for the surrender o

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OR

On December 18 1929 T 

States Shipping Board and pre

Shipping Board Merchant Fl

with the corporation and John 

trustee of the Merchant Fleet 

exception the commissioners 

continued to act as the boar

Corporation throughout the fis

organization plan adopted in O

Coincident with the resignat

charge of operations effective 

abolished and J Caldwell Jen

the position of vice president 

the position of vice president 

Fleet Corporation reporting th

maintenance and repair divis

Department was set up as a 

general organization of the Me

plan in effect for the two preced

accordance with the organizatio

The accompanying chart sh

were being operated by manag

vision of the Merchant Fleet C

for one change the substitutio

Line for the American Mercha

those listed on the organizatio

report It should be noted h

Gulf West Mediterranean Lin

thereof took delivery of several 

In addition to those already 

the officers of the Merchant F

fiscal year Effective Septemb

elected general comptroller vic

April 17 1930 Commissioner S 

dent succeeding Commissioner 

didate for reelection to this of

1930 the officers of the Mercha

President John R Gordon

Vice president S S Sandber

Vice president J Caldwell Je

Secretary Samuel Goodacre

Treasurer Heber M Wells

General comptroller Lewis D 
78 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

SPECIAL FEATU

Sales of Vessels

During the fiscal year 97 

type tug and 1 launch we

approximately 646 000 de

The total sales price of the

additional considerations t

of purchasers for restricte

versions or reconditioning

Of the 97 cargo vessels s

unrestricted operation 9 

29 with privilege of transfer 

I for conversion to a self d

power plant and 43 for dis

The only trade route sold 

Mediterranean Line consis

not delivered before the end 

the American Scantic Line 

year 1928 as a substitute 

The sale of the Baltim

ships which the purchaser 

passenger and cargo ships 

ments were not executed p

not included in the above 

Brazil Line was also adver

at the advertised time of op

The sale of one steel tank

position of steel vessels of th

being one of concrete const

A statement showing the 

vessels names of purchasers 

the sales is given in Table 

Sale of Hog Island

In the latter part of the 

sale of the Hog Island prop

an airport seaplane base a

efforts to dispose of this lar

of several years but even a

offers had previously been 

Philadelphia were under wa

in an agreement which wil

this property but is expect

and rail terminal facilities of 

The city of Philadelphia i

agrees to use the 946 acres i

ing acres which it already o
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

and rail and marine termina

guarantees that not less than 50 

immediately after taking posse

toward the construction of ai

planes The sales agreement p

price shall be paid in cash the 

option of the purchaser but 

Philadelphia is to pay ground r

during the first 10 years to 3 

balance and thereafter to 6 p

until fully paid

In the sales agreement the 

sell all improvements at He I

road tracks and the administra

buildings gantry cranes and o

sold and arrangements are bein

improvements The agreemen

keep a fleet of laidup vessels at 

of rental or other charges by th

The sales agreement was exe

by the Shipping Board as of XI

was not executed until after the 

vebeing made July 23 19

of 450 00 as provided by the 

Proposed Sale of 45 Broadway

During the year consideratio

building located tit 45 Broadwa

the Shipping Board and is occu

of the Merchant Fleet Corpora

ularly since the sale of the Un

space in this building has been 

ments and to private companies 

United States Protection and I

Acting upon a recommendatio

the Shipping Board decided to o

authority the property has be

bids to be received and opened 

Extent of Vessel Operations

Cargo vessel operations in 193

ceding year for two reasons fir

tonnage due to the depressed sh

elsewhere in this report and sec

River Plate Line was completel

Gulf West Mediterranean Line 

purchasers during the year
80 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Excluding vessels in the 

ships on June 30 1930 whe

ceding year there were 194 a

to the two lines previously m

175 active cargo vessels at 

with 149 at the end of 193

well as a reduction in the n

of managing operators from 

conditions prevailing at the 

During 1930 876 cargo 

954 in 1929 Part of this 

comparison of the total of 

which operated throughout 

in 1929 shows a reduction 

Near the close of the fisc

ment of the Gulf services 

The plan suggests the com

three new services each o

having separate foreign te

European Continent and 

rearrangement are twofold 

Gulf services with possible 

maintain sufficient service 

second to enhance the va

possibility of their sale to p

was pending before the Sh

A complete list of the carg

together with the names o

of vessels assigned to each 

Total Results of Operations

The total operating loss 

fiscal year 1930 was appro

of reconditioning and opera

is371 000 below the 19

several preceding years it 

reductions from the total 

year 1924 About onethi

that the 1929 net loss fro

services was eliminated in 

these services and a furth

smaller expenditures incide

in the latter year

A statement of profit and 

ating results for cargo serv

the Merchant Fleet Corpo
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Cost of Cargo Services

For cargo voyages and inactiv

operators the net cost was90

total is 541 000 below the 1929 

A net reduction of 626 000 

resulted from sales of lines redu

adjustments etc Total losses f

throughout 1930 however exce

fines by about 86000 These 

1930 than in 1929 total cargo 

voyage

1

revenues for these lin

618 000 To offset this large 

special effort was made to re

expenses with the result that a

loss was offset

Other Operating Results

Charter hire earnings in 1930 

mately 97000 This increase w

cargo movement to Russian 

vessels were chartered during th

poration purchaser of the Ame

Board service to Mediterranean 

Repair and other expenses inc

spot conditionthat is ready 

when

1

required as replacements o

104 00 in 1930 or 64000 

other expenses incident to deliv

however were 1316 000less th

of vessel deliveries in 1930

Miscellaneous income amoun

1930 or about 204 060 above 

increase was in the net earnings 

of 86000 was due to reduced lo

latter reduction is accounted fo

priced oil which was on hand at 

last year has been used so cost 

more nearly approximate each 

time of issue are accordingly re

balances maintained interest e

during 1930 were less than in t

income were offset by reduction

Coal Trade

During the fiscal year 1930 

voyages to Mediterranean ports 

total cost of approximately 50
82 1 OURTEENTH ANNUAL 

and inactive expenses tota

coal trade in 1930 was abo

The appropriation act fo

or so much thereof as m

operating ships for carryin

priation act authorized the 

with

2

the unexpended balan

500 0 has been made 

fiscal years 1929 and 1930 

voyage losses and recondit

about1520 00 so a bal

at June 30 1930 from the 

tion act extends the avai

reconditioning and operati

during the ensuing fiscal y

At the close of the fiscal 

the coal trade and since c

below the minimum rates e

coalcargo offerings are b

there is some change in 

unlikely that the Mercha

to assign vessels to this se

Reduction of Pay Rolls and Ad

As indicated in last yes 

Corporation followed a pro

in its pay roll during the f

accomplishment of its goa

for the fiscal year 1930 co

brought gratifying results 

Merchant Fleet Corporatio

1930 excluding the Unite

Indemnity Agency shows 

annual salaries and wages t

1930 or about a 23 per ce

Comparison of pay rolls 

indicates the total accomp

tion since the inauguration 

ment of the fiscal year 192

annual salaries and wages 

from the pay rolls of the 

amounting to 376per cent 

Special attention has als

ticable the expenditures for 

and wages These expend

and cable charges travelin
FOURTEENTH ANNUAI REPORT 

supplies and stationery and oth

the fiscal year 1930 were reduce

below the 1929 total a saving o

It is expected that the transfe

lumpsemi contracts as mention

report will permit the accom

rolls and administrative expense

New Operating Agreements

The annual report for the fisc

the two new operating agreem

namely the profitsharing 

the fiscal year 1930 a single con

in use for the purpose of deter

A profitsharing agreement w

Line has been in effect since Ma

material decrease in losses to 

Corporation the value of havin

managing operator with an inc

bebn plainly indicated

A lumpsum agreement was p

Southgate Nelson Corporation 

ton Roads Line a service betw

Kingdom ports Notwithstand

the results obtained show a rem

and approach those which wou

this service under private owne

agreement will quickly and clea

ent services of the Shipping B

private management

As the result of the South

under the lumpsum agreemen

revised during the past year w

lines under this agreement as 

been concluded with all North 

ment in effect in July 1930 

now in process of sale The 

indicates a material reduction 

chant Fleet Corporation notw

tions in shipping

At the close of the fiscal yea

ment of Gulf services was pend

if approved will almost imm

aligned services to operation u
84 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

Before many months o

expected that all cargo ser

unsold will be operating un

ing economies to the Merc

operating and administrativ

SUPPLY AN

Centralized Purchasing

It is estimated that a sav

plished during the fiscal 

purchasing equipment and 

years and has been fully de

Purchases made by ma

by the Washington office 

oils paints packings rope 

ammonia etc approximat

by domestic district office

operators purchases appro

under these home office and 

about 40 per cent and 10 pe

Purchases made by man

by foreign offices of the s

The contract purchase pla

foreign ports were covered 

ports had contracts coveri

approximately 40 per cen

and contractors who in th

as short weight and count 

padding of laundry bills we

The total value of purch

supply department at hom

approximated 1205 00

Inspection of subsistence 

States Department of Agri

consumable stores by distr

tion was continued as in pre

saving as well as a high gra

Fuel Purchases and Issues

The following tabulations 

C fuel oil Diesel oil an

the market for the fiscal y

bunker deliveries at each p

as of June 30 1929 and Ju
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

BUNKER 

Port Quantity Cos

Total 32 4059

FOREIGN PORTS

Balboa

Port

Ho

Sa

nolulu

Miscellaneous isce ports

1540 33

13314h

7414 57

579421 2

07

n

1398

Total 41666 31 6

0

168564 6850

BUN

Now 009 750 281 90

10

Port Quantity Cos

i

llOMYRTIC FORT

136 851 1168564 6850

Now 009 750 281 90

10

Philadelphia 700 011 15

40

BalHmoro 93211 55 980

Char leston 41213 41

3aiC 659 637

faeksonvflle 2389 40 2

984

105 967 9

862

New Orleans 1698 56 32 146

2376 

Galveston 913 691 48 81

18

Port Arthur I 447 13 61 37

01

Corpus Cbristi 71496 05 6

562

San Pedro 25731 00 16

49

Miscelpart

P

2464

2509

Total 5371 610 SG 476106 

POST

United

2

14821 1

533

European Continent 22 4

809

Port said 37305 5

7

3693 00 1

523

Trinidad 123829 1669

Bolcutta Calcutta 

Colombo I

Fremantl e15700 53 633

43

Karachi 

Melbourne l I 

22560 So 3

20

163 BTotal 9319971 1

17I

DOMESTIC FORT

Banda

Now York 246 937 83 33

08

San Pedro i 49179 96 33

14

Miscellaneous ports 26 996 51 3

41

DOMESTIC PORTS

Tans

New York 10031 0 S553

Philadelphia 13527 6 6

71

Baltimore 719 55 361

Norfolk 77329 66 36

756

Miscellaneous ports 350 00 2

5

Total 102 458 67 4974 2

FOREIGN FORTS 1

Ardrossnn

L29W GlasBow 10

978

Liverpool Manchester

Miscollamo aPOIS 2

58

Total I 60 002 91 275 
86 POUR rEEN FHANNUAI 

The following tabulation 

stations which were in ope

193O the quantity issued 

deliveries the total value 

parison of prices as of June 

13

Port Quantity 

DOMESTIC ronTS

Barrels

Craney island 102 1211 0 

Mobile 369 573 63 

Taal ol ngfl Uq 

POK POR4s

albua f 361911 

CrisWbA I 78070 

St Thoma 576 92 

llri

9h 0613 

Mssml 4i8316 

1cdal IJi 540

IOMAo 1

BalLOa 11 W8 7a 

Rh70FJCLI0N

Dent tic nu9 Tl 

Foreign Plat

Port 

Dmn Awstorage 

Foreign ntorage 

Total 

IMIEL OIL

Domealc ports 

Foreiga Parts 

Foreign storaga 

Total 

COAL

Dom Ale Ports 

Forrfgn DOrW 

total 

1otnlcost 1930 fuel PUrchases 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

Below is presented a compara

tities and costs of fuel purchas

1930

BUNKER C FUEL OIL

Foreign rig nports ports 

92

llstorage 

Foreign storage 

Total 

IlmsEL OIL

Domestic ports 

Foreign ports 

Foreign storage 

Total 

coel

Domestic cpurl 

Foreign ports I 

Total 

Total fuel Cost 

included with fuel 00

Average unit Price per barrel of bunker C 

ender June 30 

Average unit price per barrel of Diesel oil purch

Average unit Price per long ton of bunker coal 

Jane 30 

The decreased average cost 

was due to the increased perc

purchased namely 96 per cen

the year 1929 and to a decrea

and foreign purchases made

The bunker C fuel oil co

Atlantic and Gulf ports which 

enhanced in value during 1930 

10 cents a barrel at these port

in the North Atlantic to 15 

barrel All of the fuel oil con

under the open market prices 

contract prices of private oper

The operation of a large num

tive to contract for Diesel oil 
88 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

low contract price at San 

also forced down the cont

on January 1 1930 reduce

mately 10 cents it barrel un

contract prices are from 3

market prices and are app

being obtained by private 

chasing power

Through its owned and 

Merchant Fleet Corporati

Government departments b

prices and by handling a

Manila station alone appro

handled for account of othe

handling this oil was in e

station

The decrease in the ave

1929 was due to lower pric

reduction of 13 per cent in 

where prices increased appro

approximately 20 cents a t

operators due to governme

By reason of its favorable 

chant Fleet Corporation fu

were made at prices aggreg

been obtained by private op

Storekeeping Activities

In pursuance of the policy 

Fleet Corporation has stead

tained at various storehous

supplies and equipment T

the year totaled 333 000in

which were transferred to o

On June 30 1930 the inv

storehouses in the United S

a decrease of about 17 per c

30 1929 Reductions hav

principal storehouses during 

in the large inventory at New 

higher percentage reduction

Bunkering

Supervision over bunkerin

ing the fiscal year with profi

fuel oil purchased at high p
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

in domestic ports was reduced s

ratio existing in the preceding y

vision over bunkering was instr

vessel distress cases arising from 

number in the history of the 

one such case occurred during t

Stevedoring Costs

Contracts for loading and disc

awarded after receipt of compe

savings totaling about 383 000 

by taking the difference betwe

year soperations and an estima

the new contract rates to the sa

During the fiscal year a num

dividual cargo handling rates 

such volume as to justify esta

replace general cargo rates previ

handling rates were also accom

trend

liability

of insurance

and public

premiums

liability

on

ins

The waterfront labor situatio

the year particularly in domes

and Rosario there have been d

have caused some delay in the 

Buenos Aires situation has impr

ditions were unsettled at the en

Attention has been given to 

handling and thus reducing th

while loading and unloading an

results were accomplished along 

Reduction in Repair Costs

A steady and determined eff

expenditures and a marked de

past year despite the survey re

of Shipping and the increasing a

possible necessity of additional 

betterments have been carefull

purposes have been relatively sm

Care of Reserve Fleet

At the beginning of the fiscal 

lay up but by the end of the 

including 26 vessels which had 

20531307
90 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

time On June 30 1930 t

fleets as indicated below

Fleet

Caldwell Hudson River

Staten island

Total

Hog Island

JamesRiver

Patuxent River

Total

Mobile New Orleans

Total

Grand total

The number of ships in 

and the personnel assigned 

cent below that of the 

authorized personnel numb

Reserve fleet expenses fo

890 00 showing a reduct

preceding year This redu

decrease in the number of 

ships in separate units on w

and the consolidation of 

officers and men are emplo

tions on reserve fleet ves

servative solutions also a

preservation expenses

Orange Tex as a layup 

when the last vessel held 

Orleans For the purpose 

been made to transfer the 

Caldwell N Y to the St

New Orleans La

As mentioned in the thir

are in the custody of the Ja

of these vessels being for a

has been a saving to the N

by reason of the transfer 

Board has expressed satisf

James River fleet

Due to the sale of Hog 

ships held in reserve at th
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

some other location but the s

may remain at Hog Island fo

Terminals

The terminal facilities at H

Board holds title as the result 

ment several years ago are op

Corporation The property 

operated at a profit the rev

exceeded operating mainten

expenses by approximately 30

Pursuant to the act of Con

United States Shipping Board 

States situated in the city of 

1930 Public No 146 Seven

authorized the appraisal of th

Merchant Fleet Corporation 

property Such bids were a

in the early part of June 19

mission of sealed proposals 

covering the property as a w

the separate piers forming thi

As for several preceding ye

private operation including t

terminals which are owned by 

to the Shipping Board and 

which some years ago were tr

ment and are presently the p

terms of the various leases 

operations are outlined below

BostonEffective January 

term of five years to the Bay S

payment to the Shipping Bo

gross revenue with a guaran

On a later showing that the 

justify the payment of such a 

on January 23 1930 reduced 

year 1930 77500 accrued to 

while repair and other expen

about 37400

BrooklynThis terminal c

Brooklyn Army Supply Base 

Terminals for a term of five 

lease provides that the Shipp
92 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

gross receipts with a guara

During the fiscal year 1930 

Shipping Board under this l

for the board saccount tota

PhiladelphiaThis term

land adjacent thereto is le

until August 15 1932 The 

receive 25 per cent of the g

with a guaranteed minimum 

the lessee reimburses the S

year for expenditures in the 

yard at the terminal Du

153 000 accrued to the S

reconditioning expenditures 

45300

NorfolkThis terminal 

warehouses and 3 frame w

Municipal Terminal exclud

of Norfolk to Norfolk Tide

1930 The lease provides 

Norfolk and the lessee shall 

profit and during the fiscal 

the Shipping Board under th

totaled approximately 90

expenditures for the board s 

On June 9 1930 a new 

running for seven years w

under the terms of which it 

will be increased about 300

CharlestonThis termina

sion of Charleston for a 5 

The lease provides that the 

net profits from the opera

equivalent to 4 per cent 

ditioning If the net profits 

28 per cent of the reconditio

If the net profit in a year 

two thirds to the United St

lessee During the fiscal y

Shipping Board under this 

When this property was 

was in such poor condition t

until numerous repairs we

Shipping Board The prop
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPOR

sidered to be in workable co

about 30000 was expended b

All terminalsTo summariz

the total revenues derived by 

of the above mentioned six t

exceeded total operating and 

by approximately 742 000

PROGRESS ALONG 

Diesel Conversion Program

The last five vessels to be co

pleted during the fiscal year t

gram authorized by the Shipp

Complete details concerning 

in the report of the bureau 

Shipping Board

Fuel Conservation

The work of fuel conservatio

continued resultant economy 

in preceding years the reduce

age of vessels in service a fu

during the first half of the cal

preceding 6month period In 

1929 further savings amoun

made as the result of increa

consumption

Tests with Pulverized Coal

The steamship Mercer equi

izers and Peabody burners 

pulverizedcoal burner since N

made 14 round voyages in the 

about 95000 miles The stea

voyages in the North Atlanti

completion of the fourth v

apparatus was operating satis

the vessel from operation be

reciprocating engine As is t

of this nature many problems 

out aboard these vessels while 

As a further step in the dev

vessels the Shipping Board au

ship Lorain Contract has b

Dock Engineering Repair C

will embody such changes as 
94 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL R

evidenced by experience wit

and operated

Radio

The radio service contra

report was superseded by a s

poration of America prov

accounting furnishing ships 

inspection and necessary tun

on vessels in operation to 

domestic and foreign laws 

treaties maintenance of se

that the service to be rende

greater than was provided i

to the contractor has been d

Representatives of the M

in the preparation of propos

the International Radio Con

in the fall of 1929 There 

meetings of the interdepartm

a conference of leading radi

up a policy to be followed 

allocating wave lengths to m

A large amount of resear

fiscal year in connection wi

to navigation

Four automatic depthso

were installed aboard ships 

Line operating between the 

south and east coasts of A

A saving estimated to e

year by utilizing naval radio 

The fiscal year 1930 witne

business depression with a 

trades and with tramp tonn

in effect prior to the World 

has been experienced in ke

on several occasions it was 

chant Fleet Corporation tha

European and Mediterranean T

In these trades disturb

cally the entire year and t

tramp tonnage seriously aff

the North Atlantic fell off 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

this fact together with prevai

Atlantic

1

services of the Shipp

000 From the Gulf the

of grain moved but rates were 

decrease in revenue of nearly50 

ceding year To assist in the 

Gulf ports the Merchant Fleet 

1929 provided 10 large steame

and assigned 12 extra vessels 

phosphate rates were forced to 

dities which are essentially line

the GulfUnited Kingdom co

year tramp tonnage appeared 

in unusual numbers and tools 

by cutting conference rates 

tonnage has been chartered ve

which tramp owners are being 

tion

The west coast of Italy trade 

pooling agreement between Ship

Italian lines effective Septembe

all lines a fair participation in c

because of its satisfactory resu

fiscal year 1931

Homeward cargoes particu

increased and rates have improv

homeward revenues During 

homeward cargoes will probab

sions of the tariff law recently 

South American Trades

Additional competition has b

the inauguration of a new serv

were very unsatisfactory espe

territory to which exports fro

sharply In Brazil low prices 

resulting in low purchasing p

country Low prices on agricu

territory also prevailed during 

chases from the United States

Far Last Australia and India Trade

War conditions in China wer

tion for export as well as the dem

by fluctuations in exchange wh

whole Nonconference compet
96 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

tramp competition from G

enue rates

There was a decrease in 

but conference arrangeme

very satisfactorily Homew

Australian import law p

duties has affected exports 

that all lines have curtai

American Pioneer Line re

sailings to one sailing a mo

Marine Insurance

As of January 1 1930 

at that time to 5245 196 55

operated for the account o

the insurance fund create

the merchant marine act o

port This combination cr

ance fund in which both S

tonnage are insured but se

of tonnage are maintained 

eral insurance fund had an 

of which 3570 00applied 

to Shipping Board tonnag

On privately owned ves

Board and those on which 

amount of hull insurance 

June 30 1930 Premiums 

June 30 1930 totaled 17200

proved loss and damage 

totaled 1654 000 Unsett

estimated at1625 000 b

recovered from third partie

A horizontal increase in r

renewals for privately own

fund was put into effect b

hazardous trades the rate h

These rates are fixed on the 

income will be sufficient to 

practice to ascertain the 

before fixing the rate for th

in the general insurance fu

A new form of insurance 

the commercial form was 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

vessels owned by the Shipping 

ping Board service is rated on 

premium rate is fixed accor

services were insured at a un

following the adoption of the 

on Shipping Board vessels in

while proved loss and damage 

totaled about 784 000 The l

both before and after January 

was transferred to the general 

ping Board vessels in that fu

Insurance policies totaling 

ments and protection and ind

chasers of Shipping Board ton

struction loan fund have bee

covering fire insurance works

automobiles etc in the appr

also been handled

Protection and Indemnity Insuranc

As mentioned in the annua

name and good will of the Un

Agency Inc were sold to th

July 1 1929 Subsequent to 

protection and indemnity cove

commercial basis

Protection and indemnity c

of sale are now being settled 

ance department of the Merch

ance of the Bureau of Law of 

When taken over these claims 

but they will be liquidated for 

FINANC

During the fiscal year the b

bonds for the Merchant Fleet 

being absorbed by other office

wise the organization and act

fully described in the previous 

changed although its pay roll 

Cash Discount and Interest

Due to the sale of the Unite

number of bank accounts ca

creased in the fiscal year 1930 

Careful attention was given to 
98 FOURTEENTH ANNUAL 

maximum earnings might b

counts totaled about 8600

approximately 260 00 du

Cash Accounts

During the fiscal year 37 

Merchant Fleet Corporatio

continued As of June 30 

tained of which 14 were c

were subagency accounts 

commercial banking institu

Approximately 15900 0 

Treasury during the year 

several years ago of trans

mercial banking accounts 

activities

Collection of Past Due Accoun

During the fiscal year 98 

000 were collected settled 

there remained 221 such a

ance exceeds the number a

reason of the fact that 67 a

the United States Lines lat

Credit Investigations

At the request of various 

the Merchant Fleet Corpor

during the year This tota

purchasers of vessels and 2

construction loan fund

Housing Properties

At the close of the fisca

properties in New Jersey 

uninsurable titles Certai

localities were also held p

ments with municipalities

The Noreg Realty Co 

Building Co Lorain Ohi

housing projects constructe

were dissolved during the y

remains in existence at the 

which was incorporated to 

N J and has been contin

tion has not yet been made 
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Securities

The volume of ship sales a

loans made during the fiscal y

face value of notes and other 

Corporation At the close of 

about 84000an increase 

total at the beginning of the y

to the value of nearly4200 0 

Payments made on the prin

ments of interest thereon mat

in preceding years

Consolidated Cash Statement

A consolidated cash stateme

of the United States Shipping 

poration during the fiscal ye

Table VII of the appendix

GENERAL COMPTS

This department functioned 

material change in its organiz

nel was accomplished The c

accounts has been improved 

by the fact that complete ac

80 per cent of the voyages term

Aside from routine accountin

chant Fleet Corporation the 

closing the accounts of the Un

pilation of data for use in proc

for evaluating German vessels 

mulated the new accounting p

operators under lumpsum ope

The balance sheet as of June 

ment for the fiscal year 1930 a

VIII and 1 respectively

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TABLE IVessels sold and vessels 

fiscal year ended 

Name weight Dead tons 

STEEL TANNER

Brandywine 7047 

MISCELLANEOUS

Bayport 160foot steel ocean 

type tug

Privateer wooden launch 

Grand total IN 84520 

DISPOSITION OF VE

Name weigh

Dead tons 

Transferred to other Government

departments

CargoHenry County 415

Tug Reindeer harbor type 

wood construction

Launches Nabarg 37 feet 8 inches 

wood construction

Tonever 37 feet 8 inches 

wood construction

Standard 36 feet Brood con 

Creeper struction40 feet wood con 

Alotorha struction49 feet 7 inches 

wood construction

ADDITIONS TO 

Name weig

Dea

tons 

Acquired from other Government

departments

Cargo i

Dauperata 878

Tolland 876

Worcester 862

Launches Privateer IN feet wood

Texas 24 feet wood 

13 vessels retransferred from War Departm

the Inland Waterways Corporation

20531308
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TABLE ILVessel property control

Fleet Cor

This report is based on informa tlon receive

Steel vessels 1 

Passengerau l cargo 

P

Cargo 

ugss emtnrs

Total 

NUTFI Rrcludes launches barges and min

SteelPassenger vessels and cargo

Cargo

Tugs Refrigerators Unfinished cargo 

Tota steel

Concrete vessels Tankers

Wood vessels Tugs

Total 

Steel vessels 1 

Passengerau l cargo 

P

Cargo 

ugss emtnrs

Total 

NUTFI Rrcludes launches barges and min
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TABLE III Status of vessels contro

Fleet Corpora

This report is based on information received 

Vessels in hands of operators or charterers

CargoOperating in sneeified service

Idle status with managing operato

United States Arraywrvic

Under bareboat charte 

TugsSteelbarebmt 

Wood in service with reserve Beet 

Total in hands of operators or chart

Vessels inactive with Merchant Fleet Corpor

CargoTied uP 

SPOt with Operations Departme

Passenger tied uP 

Refrigerators tiod up 

Tankers concrete tied uP 

Total inactive flee

9bbd fleet 

SUMMAR

N

Cargo Passengers Refrigerators 

Tankers ereterete

Tog 

Total 
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TABLE VIII Balan

A

Cash and unrequisitioned appropriations availab

Cash and unrequisitioned appropriations availab

from Purchasers 

Cash insurance fund merchant marine ant 1 924 

Cash and unrequisitioned appropriations availab

act fiscal year 1923 

Cash and unrequisitioned appropriations United 

Accounts

Construction

receivabl

loan and Diesehzatio fu

Payable offsets 

Real estate and equipment used in operations

Claim offsets 

Estimated recoverable value of claims in fan or of 

Reserve for doubtful or uncolleetibie account

Deterred accounts and commitmentce

harg 

LIA

Accounts receivable due insuraneef und mercha

Accounts receivable managing operators 

Notes receivable

Accounts payable of managing operators

Less

Less receivable offsets

Claim offsot 

Reserve for doubtful or uncollectibla no

Purchasers 

Lessreceivable offsets 

Operating 

Surplus material for s 

structures and equipment for sal

Dreselizathae commitments and accounts payabl

Mortgages receivvable and securities

Reserve for claims settlements

Less

Accounts payable insurance fund merchant mar

Claim ol 

Unearned premiums insurance fund merchant m

Rnanrva Wmr eastiwatad value 

Accounts and notes receivable for ship sales

LessPayable offsets

Reserve for uncolleetible accounts and notes

Total 

SCHEDULE ICash and unrequisiti

purposes as 

Cash available for general purposes before adjus

banks in hands of managing operators and in 

Unrequisitioned appropriations

United States Shipping Board 19N 

United States Shipping Board 1930

Plus amount to transferred from Dieseti r 

mating reimbursement of net Dieselizetlon cha

Real estate and equipment used in operations 

Estimated recoverable value of claims in fan or of 

Fleet at appraised value 

Deterred accounts and commitmentce

harg 

Total 

LIA

Accounts payable and unclaimed wages 

Less receivable offsets 

Accounts payable of managing operators 

Deposits on Was and other contracts not consum

Less receivable offsets 

Suspense Credits receipts from ship sales c

Purchasers 

Lessreceivable offsets 

Commitments other than Dieselisatioi 

Reserve for protection and indemnity Insurance 

Reserve for operating clams 

Dreselizathae commitments and accounts payabl

Reserve for claims settlements 

Reserve insurance fund merchant marine act 19

Accounts payable insurance fund merchant mar

Unearned premiums insurance fund merchant m

Reserve for operation of vessels taken back from 

Net worth as at June 30 1930 

Total 

SCHEDULE ICash and unrequisiti

purposes as 

Cash available for general purposes before adjus

banks in hands of managing operators and in 

Unrequisitioned appropriations

United States Shipping Board 19N 

United States Shipping Board 1930

Plus amount to transferred from Dieseti r 

mating reimbursement of net Dieselizetlon cha
124 FOURTEENTH ANNUA

Less amount to be transferred from opera

representing excess of sales mcelpts ov

Total oxcess sales receipts fiscal yea

Loss amount transferred to unrequis

construction loan fund June 27 

Total cash and unrequisitioned a

June 30 1930 

SCHEDULE 2Reconciliation o

shown by the balance sheet wit

June 30 1930

Total cash and unrequisitioned appropr

1930 

Balanceshoot application of the above t

Cash and unrequisitioned appropria

Schedule A11 

Cash operating contrngenmes fund S

Insmaincefnnd merchant marine ac

lute A41 

as a fund for the 

Total cash and unrequisitioned ap

SCHEDULE 3Cash and unreq

United States S

CashAvailable for salaries and expenses f

Available for printing and binding d

Totalcas

Unrequisitioned appropriations

Salaries and expenses fiscal year 1

Printing and binding fiscal you 1

Salaries and expenses fiscal year 1

Printing and binding fiscal year 1

Total unrequisitioned appro

Total cash and unrequisitioned ap
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TABLE Xf Vamos and compe

Board in 

Name 

James L Atkisson Special Q

E If Adaucitr Es urine 

C O Arthur Directo

Edward J Barnes Assistan

J W Barnett Technica

Juanita Bare i Junior st

Zelda Wool Senior ty

Ruth Boosinam Junior e

Robert L Boyd Lahor q 

Minerva Braille cimk 

Olive Brownell Senior ty

Mabel G Cn rmcher Fit lerk 
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

TABLE XINames and compensati

Board in the service 

D

Names and compensation of employ

evere separated from the service d

Name Designation 

Adolph Amends Report 

IN

Accounts cash 

Accounts pastdue collection of 

Administrative expense reduction 

Admiraltv division report 

Agreements carriers filed 

Agreements operating new 

American Hampton Roads Line lu

American Tankers Corporation loa

Appe

Appropriations and allotments Tab

Atlantic Refining Co litigatio

Australian tariff regulation

Balance sheet TableVIII 

Ballast water separator tests 

Bennett case litigation 

Bethlehem litigation 

Boiler tests on Babcock Wilcox 

Boston Shipping Board piers at 

Brooklawn N J mortgage fore

Brooklyn Shipping Board piers a

Bulk Transportation Corporation 

Bunker deliveries fuel oil tab

Bunkering 

Bureau of construction report 

Bureau of finance report 

Bureau of law report 

Bureau of operations report 

Bureau of regulations report 

Bureau of research report 

Bureau of traffic report 

Canadian preferential tarif

Care of reserve flee

Cargo services cost of maintaini

Cashaccount

Cash discount and interes

Cash statement consolidated Tabl

Centralized purchasin

Charleston S C Shipping Board 

Chart organization

United States Shipping Bo

United States Shipping Board 

Clairton Steamship trialsof 

Coal

Pulverized testswith 

Quantities purchased and cost

Trade 
132 

Cosine Steamship Corporation l

New York Porto Rico St

Coastwise laws

Philippine Islands 

Possible violations of 

Virgin Islands 

Codification of navigation law

Collection of pastdue acc

Competition

C

unfair foreig

nupetitive discrimination 

Complaints

Forma

Informa

Comptroller sdepartment work 

Condenser experime

Cone 13 I commissioner 

Conference agreemen

Conference on Merchant Marine 

Conservation fuel 

Consolidated cash statement 

Construction Bureau of report 

Construction loan fun

Construction loans 

Contracts and opinions division 

Contracts mail 

Conversion program Diesel 

Cost of maintaining cargo service

Costs stevedoring 

Credit investigatio

Cuban passenger trade competit

Deckboys 

Defiance trials of motorsh

Denton Albert H commissioner 

Development ofpo

Diesel conversion program 

Discrimination competitive 

Dollar Steamship Line loan agre

Economic division report 

Educational division report 

Employees Shipping Board list 

Engineering developmentp

European and Mediterranean tr

Exenemy vessels seized Table 4

Expenses administrative reducti

Export Steamship Corporation l

Extent of vessel operations 

Far East Australia and India tr

Finance Bureau of report 

Finance department worko

Foreign ports studyo

Foreign registry transfer of vesse

Formal complaint investigati
Insurance

Philippine Island

Freeports 

French American Line litigation 

Fuel conservation program 

Fuel oil

Bunker deliveries table 

Purchases and iss

Quantities purchased and cos

Storage stations table 

Fund construction loan 

Fund Shipping Board insurance 

General comptroller sdepartment 

General statement 

Groton Iron Works litigation 

GulfWest Mediterranean Line sal

Hague Rules 

Hoboken N J Shipping Board pi

Hog Island sale of 

Housing properties 

Industrial relations division report 

Informal complaint proceeding

Inspection of vessels 

Insurance

Philippine Island

Possible violationsof 

Virgin Islands 

Lindsay Lumber Co litigatio

Litigation and claims division repo

Loadline development

Loans construction 

Loans reconditioning remodeling a

Losses operating TableX 

Lump sum operating agreeme

Lustgarten and other cases dec

Mail contracts 

Marine insurance 

Department worko

Fund 

Protection and indemni

Ocean marine surveyof 

International items bureau of traf

Interstate carriers tariffsof 

Investigations credit 

Investigations division report 

Investigations special administrati

Italian Star Line litigation 

Johnson Walter W litigatio

JonesWhiteAct 

Laidup fleet 

Law Bureau of report 

Laws coastwise
134 

Maritime records division work 

Managing operators of Shipping 

Merchant

Organ

Fleet Corporation

Organization chart 

Report 

Mississippi Shipping Co mail co

Mwiel basin tests 

Motor Tankship Corporation loa

Myers Jefferson commissioner 

Navigation laws codification 

Navy vessels cared fo

New York Porto Rico Steamsh

Norfolk Shipping Board piers a

Oceanic

O

Steamship Co loan agre

Connor T V chairm

Resigns as president of Merc

Operations Bureau of report 

Organization

United States Shipping Bo

United States Shipping Boa

Pan American Commission on Cu

Pay roll reduction of 

Philadelphia Shipping Board pie

Philippine Islands coastwise la

Piers Shipping Board operation 

Placements sea service section t

Plummer Il C vice chairman 

Port facilities division report 

Domestic port section 

Foreign port sectio

Port series reports 

Ports developmentof 

Profit and loss operating Table 

Properties housing 

Protection and indemnity insura

Pulverized coal tests 

Purchases and issues fuel 

Purchasing centralize

Radio division worko

Recommendations 

Reconditioning remodeling and 

Reduction of pay roll and admin

Registry transfers to foreign tab

Regulation Bureau of report 

Repair costs reduction o

Research Bureau of report 

Reserve fleet care of 

Retrenchment in operating expen

Rules I3agu

Russell wheel Foundry Co li

Russian volunteer fleet l itigat

Bafctc of Life at Sea Internation
Sales 

Of lines 

Ofsh

Otherproperty 

To aliens and transfer of regis

Sandberg S S commissione

Sea service section work of 

Secretary reportof 

Section 15 agreements 

Securities hold by Merchant Fleet C

Services maintained by Shipping B

Ship mortgage act surrender of doc

Skinner B Eddy Corporation litiga

Smith R K commission

South American trad

Special administrative investigation

Starita Stevedoring Corporation lit

Stevedoring cos

Storekeeping activities 

Supply and operating activi

Survey ocean marine insuran

Tariffs of carriers 

Terminals Shipping Board operati

Tests with pulverized coa

Third National Conference on the 

Tide Water Associated Transport C

Trade routes interest in 

Trades

European and Mediterrane

Far East Australia and India 

South America 

Traffic Bureau of report 

Traffic Departmentre

Transfers to foreign registry table 

Transports Army and Navy 

Unfair foreign competitio

United Mail Steamship Co loan a

United States Lines loan agreeme

Vessels

Acquired by Shipping Board T

Constructed TableV

Controlled Tables II and III 

Disposed of Table I

Exenemy seized TableV

Inspection of 

Operation extentof 

Purchased Table VI 

Sold Table I

Transferred from other Govern

Virgin Islands coastwise law