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Letter of transm

Organization chart 

Organization 

General statement 

Bureau of traffic 

Bureau ofregul

Bureau ofopera

Industrial relations division 

Investigations division 

Port facilities division 

Bureau of construction 

Bureauof law 

Litigation and claims division 

Contracts and opinions division 

Admiralty division 

Bureau of finance 

Bureau of research 

Secretar 

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Organization chart 

Organization 

Special features of the year sactivities 

Sales of vessels 

Operating agreement 1930 

Consolidation of services 

Extent of vessel operations 

Total results of operations during 

Cost of cargo services 

Other operating results 

Coal trade 

Changes in district oftices 

Reduction of pay rolls and admin

Supply and operating activities 

Fuel purchases and issues 

Storekeeping activities 

Care of reserve fleet 

Terminals

Radio 

Traffic 

General conditions 

Grain and flour movements 

Insurance 
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Finance 

Cash accounts 

Collateral to secure deposits i

Collection of accoun

Housing prop

Securities 

Cash statement 

Accounting and auditing 

Table I Vessels sold and vessels d

the fiscal year ended J

II Vessel property contro

Board Merchant Fleet 

III Status of vessels contro

Merchant Fleet Corpo

IV Managing operators and 

of June 30 1932 

V Services maintained by t

chant Fleet Corporatio

VI An analysis of the total 

States Shipping Board 

30 1932 

VII Summarized consolidated 

the fiscal year ended J

VIII Balance sheet as at June 

IX Gross appropriations an

1932 

X Estimated operating pro

XI Names and compensatio

Shipping Board in the 

Names and compensatio

Shipping Board who we

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THE UNITED STAT

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On July 1 1931 the United S

of the following members T V

vice chairman and Commission

Jefferson Myers S S Sandberg 

T VOConnor Great Lake

1921 term five years reappoin

years from June 9 1926 nomi

June 9 1932 confirmed on June 

MrOConnor was elected vice 

1921 and on February 5 192

Plummer Atlantic coast was 

years reappointed May 23 192

reappointed June 12 1930 term 

Plummer died on March 20 19

vacant term expires June 8 

chairman of the board from Feb

April 6 1932 was succeeded 

chairman Jefferson Myers Pa

1926 succeeding B E Haney 

8 1931 reappointed on June 3 

a term of six years from June 

confirmed December 18 1931 

Smith Gulf coast was appointe

appointment to succeed J H W

ber 17 1926 term expired June 

for a term of six years from Jun

Albert H Denton interior was 

the unexpired term of six years 

Hill resigned term expires Ju

United States Navy retired 

term of six years from June 9 19

United States Navy retired 

Sandberg Pacific coast was ap

June 9 1928 succeeding P S 

On April 6 1932 Mr Sandberg w

succeeding E C Plummer dece

During the fiscal year 1931 th

membership of the Shipping Bo

suffered a great loss through the 
warbuiltmerchanttonnagehasresultedin a materialcurtailment
franchise and throw the entire cost of these items on the managing
prominent part took over the operation of the United States Lines
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Inc which had become invo

the old company svessels the 

redelivered to the Shipping B

another the Republic was red

to the War Department in exch

were delivered to the new com

It is believed that the takin

States Lines Co of Nevada will 

stability and thus greatly strengt

Merchant Shipbuilding in the United 

Commercial shipbuilding in t

active due to the completion 

previous year although the ne

covered by this report aggregat

of those placed during the fisca

indications are that all contra

in American shipyards will be 

year Construction of seagoin

been confined to the east coast 

The total tonnage of mercha

under construction in the Unite

176 000 gross tons representin

under way The only cargo v

designed for the carriage of frei

Because of the general dep

craft largely of the nonseagoin

Construction Loans

Beneficial effects of the Jones

American shipyards are shown 

struction loan fund during the fis

as contrasted with 2870486 65

From the inception of the c

authorized loans totaling 15724 4

485 94 has been advanced up t

details relating to the administ

will be found in the report of th

Ocean Mail Contracts

At the beginning of the fis

contracts previously signed und

act of 1928 totaled 41 Four c

The three contracts classed on 

were signed and put into effec

follows The American Diamon

York to Rotterdam direct N
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

North Atlantic outports to A

the Waterman Steamship C

other east Gulf ports to Ha

Belfast London Antwerp Ab

London Aberdeen range also t

the Gulf Pacific Mail Line L

Colombia and Kingston to Ta

the Postmaster General made 

the route from New Orleans to 

required by law subsequently 

type of vessel required where

were received and the contr

General to the Seatrain Line

United States Lines Inc on t

canceled by mutual consent

Toward the close of the year 

not formally certified the fo

Boston Portland New York 

Baltimore to Liverpool Manc

and other United Kingdom an

except that vessels may not lo

services New York to Londo

and Baltimore and Hampto

2 United States Gulf por

BordeauxHamburg range Un

Greek Levant Black Sea an

and China Japan and the Ph

By the terms of the four co

struction of eight new vess

optional requirements cover

provided for Of the new ve

13 knots speed

The American Diamond Lin

to build two additional 16 kn

sailings exceed 124 per annu

will be required to build an ad

should its mailcontract sailing

new vessel will be required if i

The mail contract with t

provides that upon this comp

per

1

annum the contractor 

000 for reconditioning 

tonnage

At the close of the fiscal ye

signed since the passage of th
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

at 44 with positive or conditio

of 69 new vessels including 5 c

ments or substitutions affectin

the new vessels is about 30 

22300 0

Intercoastal Carriers

During the protracted perio

vailed in the intercoastal trad

United States Intercoastal Co

board presented to Congress dr

to benefit both carriers and ship

a more secure and equitable ba

Doubtless influenced in some 

the carriers on March 1 1932 

agreement to be operative u

already been taken to extend t

or preferably to organize anot

The temporary character of 

tinued presence in the trade 

carriers themselves have not su

as the only remedy promising 

bill 4491 a regulatory measure 

the board was passed by the Se

less receive the attention of th

which convenes on December 5 

Safety Requirements and Load Line

Neither the Safety Conventi

tion 1930 were brought into 

year as had been expected P

ventions has been made in differ

Great Britain has proposed tha

ments be deposited simultaneou

conventions become effective th

possible

The United States has com

Convention and the Committe

has held a hearing on the Safety 

vessels building in the United S

generally to the Safety Convent

The loadline regulations for 

the United States are substan

of the International Load Line 

amended their national regul

standards of loading for tankers 

timber deck loads
S SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

It appears certain that me

advantage of uniform interna

important subjects safety and 

Fifth National Conference on the M

The Fifth National Conferen

Shipping Board auspices was h

27 and 28 1932

As was the case in previo

together in a spirit of active co

industries as well as exporters 

ciations traffic clubs and othe

American merchant marine an

The conference agenda deal

confronting the industry Un

of increasing the amount of p

ships were subjects that had a 

report submitted by the nation

marine the appointment of wh

National

work was

Conference

authorized

was adop

Recommendations

The shipping act of 1916 dire

annual report its recommend

recommendations are therefore 

nection with further measures 

maintain the American mercha

Legislation should be enacted pro

to purchasers of Shipping Board se

9592 Seventy first Congress

Legislation should be enacted pro

awarded to American lines opera

Ameriean flag ships substantially as 

Section 409 b of the merchant m

authorize higher rates of pay than n

speed is in excess of 24 knots Ma

mensurate with the increased diff

higher speeds

Provision should be made for tax 

foreign trade including a provision 

taxable incomes derived from oper

are devoted to new ship constructio

Legislation should be enacted l

American shipping interests of the p

Navy transports and by the vessels 

Steamship Line

Funds should be appropriated to 

February 23 1925 providing for th
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Some form of Government aid sho

not benefited by mail contracts in ord

now handicaps these vessels in com

foreigners

Proposals have frequently been mad

zones in ports of the United States a

duced in Congress In view of differ

establishment of these zones would b

considered whether their establishmen

should not first be undertaken on a 

Federal Government

It is recommended that the limitat

struction loans as prescribed in the in

year 1932 page 21 be removed and 

enter into contracts to make loans up 

250 00the board however no

ments of money in excess of the ava

the credit of said fund

It is recommended that section 11 

amended to provide that the contribu

United States Shipping Board be pe

appropriations by Congress reach th

section 202 b merchant marine act 

It is highly important that legisla

board to extend rearrange or hold in 

loan fund under certain restrictions 

Government substantially as provided 

Subsection f of section 11 of the 

amended so as to authorize the Ship

foreclosure of mortgages held by the b

Changes should be made in the pres

in cases of collisions of vessels at sea 

national Marine Convention of 1910 

by legislation rather than by treaty

Legislation should be enacted repea

who have filed declarations of intentio

and who have served for three years 

the same status as American born or 

legislation is substantially embodied i

Recommendation is made that le

Hague Rules substantially as provid

should be enacted at an early date

The International Convention for S

May 31 1929 by delegates from 18 g

the United States should be ratified a

The coastwise laws should be amen

foreign flag to engage in socalled vo

at ports of the United States and term

without touching at a foreign port 

Seventy second Congress

Legislation should be enacted to p

over common carriers by water In so 

legislation of this character is conta

147363322
IO SIXTEENTH ANNUAL R

Congress passed by the Senate o

before the House Committee on M

Had it not been for the 

doubtful if many of our ove

distressing conditions which 

during the past year In al

marked increase in the numb

of shipping is now idle whi

been depressed to levels whic

operation In these circums

schemes designed to alleviat

to remedy the situation

The United States foremo

tributor to international lovo

less tonnage in the foreign tr

population than has any oth

withstanding the rapid growt

war its minimum needs are st

of modern vessels In this c

that six other countries have 

past four and onehalf years 

further to be noted that th

scrapping oceangoing cargo s

In view of these facts the b

plate any proposal that wou

policy of the American peop

marine While it is natural t

period of depression a tempo

development it is obvious tha

in the matter of modern ships 

national scrapping or layingu

of the important gains it has 

mercial shipping

In the following pages will 

fiscal year 1932 of the seven bu

and also the report of the Un

Fleet Corporation

BUREA

The work of the Bureau o

affecting the operation and 

American merchant marine p

law Section 26 of the shipp

merchant marine act 1920 in 

of discriminatory law rales a

and unfair foreign competitio
reduction of tonnage dues on vessels engaged in the tourist trade in

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Italya In previous annua

negotiations between Italy and 

mutual recognition of the inspec

agreement covering reciprocal re

of vessels assigned to the trans

by exchange of notes signed Ju

1931 the agreement becoming e

b In the last annual report p 

instance of Italian activity desig

tion facilities of that country w

unfair methods with the object o

their rightful share of the trade 

tigation by the Department of 

referred to was not directed pa

but referred generally to the com

companies had to meet from a

developed did not therefore indi

being subjected to unfair treatm

PortugalPreferential tariff

preferences in import and export 

either direct or via transshipme

10 percent on imports and 20 pe

have resulted in the movement o

European transshipment ports t

the transshipment ports being m

to receive the preferential rates 

considered by the State Departm

by the Bureau of Traffic but it 

the board sattention that the ap

seriously threatens the life of the 

from United States ports to Por

Coast of Africa Through the 

State the board has been furnishe

the Portuguese Government in w

with the fiscal year 1932 a syste

erential tariffs has been inaugura

until the preferences have been 

parent however that the new po

to the Portuguese colonial posses

has been requested to give the 

endeavor to persuade the Portug

modification of existing law and r

colonies

SwedenIn the last annual rep

practice of the Swedish Governm
14 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

American vessels under the 

registered tonnage approxima

recognized and approved by 

excess taxes payable under the 

to a considerable item in the o

has therefore given the matt

establishing a proper basis on 

the Swedish Government A

bureau has had the cooperat

result of their investigation t

against American vessels on 

ports must pay tonnage due

arrived at under the Swedish 

matter by the bureau base

American Scantic Line indi

Americanflag vessels and pa

tioned for the following reas

dues against all vessels under t

vare built with an eye to 

to a lower tonnage under suc

built under different rules 

vessels have been or are now 

passenger quarters and cargo 

under the rules of Swedish m

added on wbich dues will hav

under United States registry v

account of the reconstruction 

is actual discrimination aga

ports as under the Swedish ru

advantage over American vess

of their measurement under th

assessed in American ports on 

assess tonnage duos against S

but they are allowed to pay 

British rules thus receiving the 

with Americanflag vessels 

should accord Americanflag v

dues against thein under the s

which is accorded to Swedis

bureau is proceeding to collec

data in order to support the 

meantime requested the State 

consideration
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Competitive Discrimination

a Australian tariff repulat

previous annual reports to an art

assessing duties on imports into 

diversion of a large part of our A

ports to the great prejudice of A

and American vessels In respon

was sent to Congress on January 

port of the Shipping Board on 

annual report p 19 all effor

tbrough the intervention of th

unsuccessful and appropriate leg

12043 was introduced in the firs

the second section of which bill 

here complained of but no actio

legislation on the subject has sin

b Canadian preferential tar

previous annual reports and a det

separate report of the board to C

tion 220 The Canadian prefere

commodities subject to that ta

Canadian sea or river ports Im

port and thence shipped by rail 

tial rate A bill H R 1012

Congress provided for a special t

of articles imported into the U

country with further provision 

proclamation by the President i

which extends reciprocal privilege

country through the United Sta

bill but three identic bills were in

Seventy second Congress name

It is hoped that the matter will r

Congress commencing in Decemb

Unfair Foreign Competition

Temporary operation of foreign 

States and CubaThis matter a

involves unusual and unfair co

trades between the United States 

ship companies placing in that 

season some of their large vessels 

in the North Atlantic A bill H 

Seventyfirst Congress designed 

the definition of fighting ship 
16 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

amended by sec 20 of the me

operations of any foreign co

vessels for a few months eac

established American lines be

foreign ports during the seaso

ports to be served by the Am

year when business is poor an

was taken on this bill in the S

were introduced in both the Se

of the Seventysecond Congre

10674 Hearings were held 

and both House bills were rep

Merchant Marine Radio an

May 9 1932 in connection w

the earlier report on H R 88

lation will receive further atten

commencing in December 193

Coastwise Laws

a American SamoaDur

second Congress there was in

government for American Sa

found to contain the following 

The provisions of law restricting 

tation of passengers and merchand

United States to another port of t

foreign vessels engaging to trade 

between those islands and the Unit

This bill was referred to the 

Affairs and reported without a

quoted provision of the propo

the board had in mind a re

November 26 1924 to the e

marine act 1920 extended the 

trade between American Samo

and that the board was oppos

of treaties which have in view 

operate on any route governed 

dated February 16 1932 th

recorded its opposition to the 

was designed to lift the applic

Samoa This action of the 

Committee on Territories and 

bill was thereafter amended 

regard to the coastwise laws a

February 24 1932 The ame
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNI

The provisions of law restricting to v

tion of passengers and merchandise d

United States to another port of the 

foreign vessels engaging to trade bet

between those islands and the United S

after a full investigation of the local ne

declare that an adequate shipping service 

a datefor going into effect ofthe same

It will be noted this language i

of section 21 of the merchant ma

pine Islands After passage by 

to the House and there referred 

So far as the bureau has been a

committee but it is expected th

during the next session of Congres

b Virgin IslandsUnder the 

chant marine act 1920 the coas

to have been extended to the Vir

1 1922 provided there had bee

steamship service at reasonable 

and passenger travel of said is

steamship service the President 

time issued proclamations extend

such service and deferring the ap

Virgin Islands the last mentione

extension of the coastwise laws u

action of the Shipping Board wa

which certified to the President 

steamship service under the Uni

lished between the United States 

the President to issue a proclam

extension of the coastwise laws t

30 1931 to September 30 1932 

as above noted

Under date of March 2 1932 

Senate proposing an amendment 

act 1920 to provide That the 

shall not extend to the Virgin I

Senate Committee on Commerce 

views touching the merits of the 

and upon careful consideration o

submitted to the Senate commit

be amended by an additional pro

the Virgin Islands in the same sit

respect to the coastwise laws as 
IS SUNTEENTH ANNUAL RE

section 21 of the merchant m

sion recommended would mak

And provided further that the 

extend to the Virgin Islands of the 

States after a full investigation of the 

declare that an adequate shipping se

dale far going into effect of the same

The language in italics is th

the bill to provide a governm

Senate Committee on Comme

with the amendment recomme

amended was passed by the S

taken on this measure by the 

pected that it will receive atte

December 1932 An identic

the House of Representatives 

request from the Ilouse Comm

Fisheries the board repeated 

mitted in connection with S 3

held by the committee The 

ment substantially the same 

House adjourned without tak

will receive further attention a

e Philippine IslandsAs 

question of the extension of 

Islands was made the subject 

of the Senate Committee o

Congress but no action was 

submitted by the board in c

the bureau was called on to 

suggestion of the Southern C

extension of the coastwise 

cause all sugar to be shippe

help both the American ship

industry A survey was mad

pine Islands and the Virgin Is

only island possessions to wh

Sugar imports from the Virgi

siderable quantities of sugar 

principal movement being to 

calendar year 1931 imports 

amounted to 757 345 tons o

2313 tons and foreignfla

extension of our coastwise la

course entirely eliminate for
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

the traffic between those islands 

law sec 21 of the merchant mar

are excluded from the operati

President of the United States 

adequate shipping service has 

for the coastwise laws to go in

resolution dated January 30 19

United States that adequate ste

accommodate the commerce an

Islands had been established a

the provisions of section 21 of th

be carried into effect No actio

time and no proclamation on th

above the matter was made 

Seventyfirst Congress pursuan

directed the Senate Committee 

question of extending the coas

the Philippine Islands and the

the question of policy Hearin

of the Committee on Commerc

advised no further action was ta

the extension of our coastwise l

materially benefit the America

Ocean The bureau is unable 

this would be upon freight rate

such rates would be higher than 

tion between American and for

American vessels exclusively wo

uance of reasonably low rates

d Voyages to nowhere S

1920 relates generally to the i

the coastwise laws of the Unit

are brought to the attention of 

illegal competition with Americ

law in this regard is within th

Commerce In this connectio

first session of the Seventysecon

providing for an amendment to t

the socalled voyages to nowh

ports of the United States R

legislation covering this subject 

annual report p 10 Hearing 

on Merchant Marine Radio an

8875 at which hearing the boar

reported the bill favorably on Fe
20 SIXTEENTH ANNUAI RE

ment to restrict its applicatio

voyages referred to instead of 

also held on S 3502 by a sub

merce but no further action w

session of the Seventysecon

matter will receive further att

gress commencing in Decemb

Interest in Trade Routes

a PacificSoutk African L

reference was made to the 

African Line operating three 

board on the route between 

south and southeast coast of A

apparent that by reason of p

Canadian currency the opera

route in competition with for

more difficult Due to the e

exporters have lost considerab

competitors making it necess

African Line to obtain the gre

Canadian ports Return carg

movement from Pacific coast 

the board and concurred in by 

be developed to the point of s

therefore the charter shoul

accordingly been made for red

board According to informa

owners of the tine are continu

tonnage

b Competition in the New 

the New York and Cuba Mail 

ping Board on January 11 193

lines operating on this trade ro

discussion of the competitive c

hope that a basis of agreemen

advantage to all concerned 

preparation of a report to the 

ports of call and the frequency 

to mail contracts and construc

the board considered the mat

further action at that time an

e New OrleansHabana tra

sideration of applications for 

requested to submit a report 

New OrleansHabana trade 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

operators of Americanflag vesse

Cuba that their business woul

operation of new vessels in the N

report was extended to include t

ports as well as New Orleans

d Coal to West Indies Toros

filed with the board by certain 

to use the unexpended balance 

available by the independent 

reconditioning and operating sh

The proposition submitted by t

the balance of this fund the b

between the price of American a

Indies by a contribution of 8123 

and 8150 per ton on coal expor

when carried in American botto

which the matter was presente

counsel It developed at this 

marily due to the cost of rail hau

The bureau assisted in the matt

eports of coal and coke to the 

all the facts presented and havin

what similar case the board de

as to permit the uee of the so

vessels owned and operated by 

Control of Minimum Intercoastal Ra

Reference was made in the la

the question of control and regu

rates In that report p 10 t

provide for additional regulator

water with particular reference 

and restriction of operation of c

or by industriallyowned or con

recommendation the board on 

tive draft of proposed legislatio

submitted copies thereof to both 

and the House Committee on M

for consideration and such acti

On December 15 1931 this prop

Senate as S 1963 entitled A bi

amended for the purpose of 

engaged in interstate and foreig

for other purposes Hearings 

Committee on Commerce and at 

referred the bill back to the Sh
22 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RFP

submit a new measure dealing 

lem Pursuant to this action t

Intercoastal shipping act 1932 

as S 3643 A substitute bill 

proposal by the chairman of 

Senate as S 3617 A further 

mittee on Commerce and in vie

at this hearing in regard to a n

lation a new bill was drafted by 

introduced in the Senate as 

modified the preceding propos

Senate Committee on Commerc

to establish uniformity and to 

rates The bill passed the S

after referred by the House to 

Radio and Fisheries Congre

being taken but it is expected t

at the next session commencing 

The intercoastal conference 

dated February 11 1932 whic

Shipping Board and became e

ment by its terms expires on A

The Hague Rules

As noted in the previous an

have been made the subject 

Congress on several occasion

House Committee on Mercha

with H R 3830 in the Sevent

not completed and Congress a

bill The board has on severa

legislation looking to the adop

form A new bill S 482 wa

Seventy second Congress entit

goods by sea and in reply to 

on Commerce the board sub

substance and suggesting the 

early date Congress adjour

this bill but it is hoped tha

sideration at the next session 

that the desired legislation wi

Development of Ports and Water T

In the last annual report p 

to matters arising under the p

marine act 1920 Further de
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNITED 

1 Southern Pacific transcontinen

merce Commission on March 8 193

all but one commissioner concurred 

cations of the Southern Pacific Line

them to apply to intercoastal traffic 

extremely low rates proposed in th

approved would undoubtedly hav

traffic carried by the intercoastal wa

was filed by the applicants with the I

on June 15 1932 and replies thereto 

opposing interests The matter wil

bureau

In this connection a bill H R 5

session of the Seventysecond Congre

of the interstate commerce act by ad

in substance that fourth section relie

of water competition through the Pa

section limitations shall not apply 

traffic including traffic coming from 

dependency of the united States

2 Eapoit and import rates to an

portsAs noted in the last annua

relief was granted by the Interstate 

to certain limitations A number o

by the southern lines proposing cha

without violating the fourth section 

Northern and eastern railroads pro

asked for their suspension At the s

northern and eastern railroads canc

rates from territory north of the O

ports leaving domestic rates to appl

as well as some northern shippers pr

sion of these tariffs The commissio

suspended pending a further hearin

rates charges regulations and p

further hearings are now being held 

interest in the case so that further 

necessary or desirable

In this connection the following 

duced in the first session of the Se

proposing to amend paragraph 1 o

merce act as amended by adding th

provisions of this paragraph shall no

the inland transportation of propert

exported by water from the United 
24 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL 

bill Congress adjourned 

bills

3 Pacific coast fourths

ing this case which was f

ported by the Shipping Bo

Commerce Commission da

was filed by the railroad 

modification of the coms

annual report p 31 and 

were reopened and assigne

April 6 1932 on the questi

provisions contained in the 

proceeding The hearing 

cation for modification of 

been rendered by the com

fully following this case w

may be deemed advisable

BURE

During the period cove

regulation administered th

relating to rates fares c

relationships of common c

foreign commerce of the U

persons subject thereto 

inquiries were made throu

all common carriers by w

any character in from o

possessions and of such ot

conditions the changes in 

relationships have been nu

served As of June 30 

this connection is as follow

1 Interstate carriers on rivers 

2 Towage lighterage or ferria

3 Interstate water carriers w

merce act 

4 Carriers by water engaged i

5 Interstate carriers on high 

and 4 

6 Carriers engaged in foreign 

service 

7 Carriers operating in foreig

of classes 2 4 and 6 

S Forwarders whsrfingers w

facilities in connection Ni it
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By reference to classes 5 and 7 

carriers and 240 carriers in foreig

subject to the board sregulatory 

The bureau sactivities during 

1 formal quasi judicial procee

special administrative inquiries 

standings conferences and arran

and regulations of interstate ca

Formal Quasijudicial Proceedings

This function of the bureau w

of the shipping act 1916 provid

any person may file with the board a s

of the shipping act by a common carrie

and asking reparation for the injury 

is not satisfied the board shall investig

and make such order as it deems pro

in like manner and with the same pok

Fourteen separate proceedings 

docket during the year there b

shippers and port organizations a

for determination chiefly related 

ence and unreasonableness in 

practices assailed as violative o

shipping act As provided by th

procedure in these quasi judicia

were considered and determine

tions ruled upon sworn testimon

at hearings and issues decided 

stances to insure reception of m

recommendation in these investi

tions and issued 11 orders

Illustrative of the complaint p

tion of the bureau are Lesem B

Navigation BelgeAmericaine re

and unjust discrimination in vio

shipping act against the compla

Atlantic Refining Co v Ellerman 

concerning rates on case oil New 

South African ports alleged to u

from New York to the same de

plainant to unjust discrimination 

17 and Firtex Insulating Board 

r By section 23 of the shipping act Orders of the 

only after full hearing and section 24 thereof pro

port of every investigation made under this act in 

decision and order and if reparation is awarded th

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respecting an issue of undue p

of sections 16 and 18 in con

complainant sshipments in i

Notable among the complai

and Manufacturers v Interco

mined that the split delivering 

from two to six Pacific coast 

delivering a carload quantity 

constituted undue prejudice a

violation of section 16 of the s

accordingly ordered to discont

ment of their rates to reflect t

to split deliveries

Such order was sought to b

numerous grounds Each of 

court to be untenable the dec

Isthmian Steamship Co and 

States 53 Fed 2d 251 bein

testimony taken before the S

amined and in our 

administrative action of the b

to no criticism by this court

Illustrative of the proceedin

motion and conducted by the 

ginal Track Deliveries bringin

the shipping act whether a 1

having marginal track loading 

tion against such ports and 

facilities are not available In 

issue of the board sregulatory 

that body of water in relation 

Pacific Steamship Line regard

required by section 18 and th

Rates in Canadian Currency 

carriers operating to Australas

Straits Settlements in chargin

States Pacific coast ports n

currency

In relation to its function of 

proceedings of the board purs

as above reviewed the bure

capacity with counsel in two 

fundamental jurisdictional que

States Navigation Co v Cuna

and Dixie Steamship Co et a
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNI

et al 55 Fed 2d 1077 Alth

parties and particular subject ma

ings brought into review two pr

ducted by the bureau and decide

1922 and 1927 respectively B

the primacy of the board over th

termination of issues of fact arisin

of the shipping act After sta

14a 10 and other regulatory prov

in the first indicated decision affi

A comparison of the enumeration o

visions of the sections of the sinippin

without going into detail that the alle

charges of violations of these provision

as to be in effect a component part of 

the shipping act The m

Preliminary jurisdiction of the Shippin

The decision in this case relat

upon rate practices of carriers i

Atlantic ports 39 Fed 2d 204 

that only through recognition of 

such cases can there be secured t

protection from unreasonable ex

must depend Congre

board should possess the autho

and for the courts to take juris

and determination would be to u

The second court proceeding 

et al v American Pitch Pine Ex

was an appeal from grant of inju

Eastern District of Louisiana issu

ing rate practices of carriers in 

The Circuit Court of Appeals in 

tion of the board rather than of t

District Court with direction to 

Informal Complaints and Special Adm

Rule XXIV of the board srule

communications addressed the bo

latory sections of the shipping a

definite terms the facts relied u

alleged are to be regarded as in

plaints are docketed by the burea

with the transportation principl

following which the bureau ende

1 Eden Mining Co n B1uefields Fruit S S C
28 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

informal conference with com

to bring about amicable sett

In instances where after exte

are adamant and it is eviden

promote friendly disposition 

unavailing the complainant is 

Rule XXIV which directs that 

through informal proceedings 

advised and thereafter if he 

as provided in Rules V and X

Representative of the sub

handled on this docket as abo

from Puerto Rico and Florida 

as compared with wheat flo

alleged overcharges on lard G

Pacific coast to east coast of S

charges and failure to settle cl

work and other commoditie

North Atlantic ports misclas

moving between Great Lakes 

tops as compared with finished 

removal of competing carrie

coastwise rates on canned goo

dicial rates on smallarms am

Far East

Nine additional cases cover

also handled on this informal 

insuring observance by carri

sections of the shipping act p

statements made to the bureau 

tion incidentally acquired by 

its hands in course of busine

board were adopted in aid of 

Agreements

By section 15 of the ship

foreign commerce of the Unite

is required to file with the bo

of all agreements between it a

fixing or regulating transportation 

accommodations or other special pr

preventing or destroying compet

or traffic allotting ports or restri

character of sailings between ports 

or character of freight or passenge

viding for an exclusive preferenti

regulations to more readily cope with condithns disclosed by section
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

22 investigations conducted by 

now amended and promulgated 

extent compatible with the au

statute information to shippers 

the just and reasonable rates 

tariffs and just and reasonable 

all other matters relating to or co

transporting storing or delive

interstate commerce are by the 

observe and enforce

The 159 carriers in intersta

requirments of the act and the b

the year 286 tariffs through 

independent tariff agents unde

rences as permitted by the reg

state tariffs currently on file 

operating on the Atlantic and 

trade between Atlantic and G

operating in Pacific coastwise 

Great Lakes and 41 between th

Puerto Rico Canal Zone Samo

On 61 occasions the bureau 

withheld authority for the post

places specified by the regulatio

affidavits setting forth justific

change of carriers regulations 

advances in rates In 32 instan

and tariff supplements because 

regulations The trend of rate

perceptibly downward althou

rail rates permitted by the 

many substantial advances by 

are recorded by the tariffs filed 

tion 18 and the tariff regulatio

file tariffs naming increased ra

on less than statutory notice w

the act and passed upon

The bureau spublic tariff file

tion by representatives of shipp

ton of trade bodies and traffic 

files was also made by traffic e

rail and by representatives of 

cies To the fullest extent po

requests of such persons for as

Y I C C Docket 15879 164I C 0314 Ex P
32 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

tion from the tariffs on file a

which they were engaged

Miscellaneous

Chief among the miscellane

relating to proposed amendme

ing shipping act and to add

larly in reference to Senate 

among the other general wor

parative analyses respecting n

15 agreements examination of 

file with the Interstate Com

and other governmental repo

other practices of subject ca

BUREAU 

The work of the Bureau of 

sions as follows 1 Indust

service section 2 investiga

division

Industrial Relations Division

Generally and for obvious 

have undergone downward re

steamship companies and the 

costs have depressed wages 

tion have accepted their sha

merchant shipping as a majo

The established custom of the 

and understanding has had the 

relations thus avoiding the co

transportation always entails

Tangible benefits accruing t

strong merchant marine includ

repairers and vendors of variou

original construction and subs

the ships A large percentag

It follows therefore that in e

chant marine the board sinte

tionately large The industr

as to these conditions

Expiring agreements with c

longshoremen and employing in

October 1 1931 In the opinio

conditions required reductions 

men argued for renewal at unre

tion the wage on overtime was 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

leaving unchanged however th

hour This agreement was con

Portland Boston New York Ph

In February 1932 one line be

the longshoremen in the port of N

hourly rate to 75 cents While 

agreement the previous October 

negotiations in accordance with 

were instituted and the minor d

operations were soon restored an

scale

At New Orleans there had be

touched upon in the last report 

ing a reduced scale which has sinc

Last year witnessed an adjus

Galveston Houston and Texas 

vailing agreement October 1 1

proposal by the employers to re

eral cargo or from 80 to 65 cen

for loading and discharging cot

accept a reduction of 10 cents 

cotton the employers insisted on 

It was however evident that 

in favor of compromising by ac

the ships were being indifferently 

men brought from Houston were 

do the required handling of gen

tions shortly after the breach 

holding out against the offer of 

munistic circulars addressed to 

employers of the security of the s

mutual advantage of dealing w

collective negotiation The un

October 20 1931 when both sid

hour on general cargo and 13 cen

The Pacific coast scales were 

being reduced but 5 cents or to 8

Measures designed to promot

cially those engaged in handling 

been of special concern to the bo

longshore and stevedoring occu

most prolific source of acciden

greatly in need of a program of p

progress has been made in educ

value of safe working conditio
34 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

accomplished before the hazard

to a level comparable with othe

results

The

especially

board s efforts

in uniting

in this

ac

major ports with a view to th

Local representatives of the bo

movement and as was stated i

safety codes have been adopte

New Orleans the Texas ports 

Pensacola Mobile and Gulfpo

In the opinion of certain loc

code offering sufficient opport

needs of individual ports wou

draft of a proposed national saf

under the direction of the safe

ment the industry seems to fa

its adoption be voluntary rathe

At Savannah the employers 

agreed to review the accident 

eliminate as far as possible the c

The local safety committee a

await the draft of a national sa

The Norfolk committee is co

and has deferred action until t

available Steamship operato

Maritime Association adopted 

piled by the American Steams

change in the situation at Ba

awaiting action by the Steamsh

A survey of the situation ob

that in general beneficial resu

of the local codes and that pie

have been cooperating closely in 

the result that further progre

achieved

The National Safety Counc

gress to be held in Washingto

tion of its program to the mar

review of accident frequency an

sible since in 1931 55 organiza

their experience as compared w

40000 men in 1930 This indi

in accident prevention by the 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

The National Safety Councis

show the frequency rate in the m

high when compared to land est

The committee on the safety 

auspices of the Third National 

continued to function throughou

National Conference in Januar

enumerated in its first report wh

last annual report The comm

of suitable safety codes in the 

employees would cooperate

Sea Service Section

During the fiscal year the sea 

located at the ports of Boston 

Norfolk Savannah Mobile Ga

land Oreg and Seattle placed 

aboard ships of American regist

The aim of the United States 

to assist the American shipowne

American crews without dela t

bitant fees to crimps as they ha

lished During the depression 

thousands of seamen are out of 

have cooperated with local cha

the welfare of the men and in ma

in locating work ashore for them

The medical department of t

to cooperate with the united St

result that American seamen are 

than ever before This conditi

regular physical examination give

If they are found suffering from 

are directed as to how to obtain 

undergo physical examination be

The work of Americanizing th

has always been a foremost aim 

to place all American crews on A

satisfactory results figures comp

954 per cent of the seamen pla

American citizens a slight gain 

The following table shows the 

tions during the fiscal year ended 
36 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

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Investigations Division

The investigations division 

miscellaneous matters other t

relations division and the port 

Safety of life at sea Not

convention has not yet come in

the design of new vessels bo

Prudence dictates that in esse

to the higher standards of the c

The division has continued 

Government offices and with 

cation and underwriters societ

the adoption and development 

in support of the safety conv

will be still greater when the c

Loadline developments The 

foreign voyages as promulgat

pursuance of the act of March 

the year They have been ad

general satisfaction of shipp

mutual recognition of load line

foreign countries

The loadline convention w

applied to United States ship

requirements are nearly all id

except the extension of the 

between 150 and 250 tons

Fifth National Conference o

gations division handled the pre

the Fifth National Conferenc

Washington D C on Janua

incident to the meetings of th

merchant marine appointmen

National Conference Copies 

Conference have been made a

and may be secured by addres

Study of operating d

costs of operating vessels unde

compared with vessels of foreig

Board by the shipping act of 1

During the past year a surv

of 12 of the principal foreign 

manning requirements and su

been in a state of flux during 

adjustments of wage scales and 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

fact that currencies in which fo

been paid are at a discount an

spread between American cost

foreign competitors has been w

moneys Seven of the 12 coun

affected

Other handicaps against Am

building and repairs in this c

supplies and insurance Here 

cheaper foreign currencies

The net result of the year s 

wider operating differentials i

heretofore existed

Prevention of marine fires T

especially fires on ships building 

The safety convention deals wit

fires on ships in service The N

studying the subject of fires oc

building slip their cause and 

detection and extinguishing the

Cooperation and encouragem

special expert of the Bureau of 

of the board on the committee 

American marine standards T

Standards Committee has bee

committee swork was greatly 

Board and the Department of 

shipping by developing out of a

component parts fittings and 

conform to all regulations to b

and that may cover all usual re

of sizes and types Such stan

builder and owner Special fin

ments are left to individual pre

tion of the work is evidenced by 

standards that are coming into 

yards

American Bureau of Shipping

part in the operations of the A

vided in section 25 of the merch

Board vessels are classed by th

supporting and building up thi

been followed consistently in 

shipping
40 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

Madrid Radio ConferenceTh

national Radiotelegraph Cong

Madrid have been followed c

considered is the possibility of 

mission frequencies from that a

in 1927 Experience has show

cially the merchant marine can 

and can not be deprived of its 

without great interference with 

endangering the safety of life a

Port Facilities Division

The work of the port facilitie

is carried on in two sections 1 

foreign port section

Domestic port section Durin

section continued its cooperativ

for Rivers and Harbors of the 

the provisions of section 8 of th

Outstanding accomplishmen

year just ended were the entire 

Port Series report treating o

the report on the port of New 

second edition of the volume o

the last annual report as 25 pe

tant publications having becom

copies for distribution having 

bring out second editions in o

might be made accessible to 

editions were completed of t

Wilmington Del and Cheste

Grays Harbor and Everett W

the last annual report as 75 an

A new volume to be added to 

Olympia and Port Angeles Wa

in the last annual report was f

initiated on revising editions o

San Francisco Oakland Berk

Bay Santa Cruz and Monter

and the ports of Port Arthur 

The Lake Series consistin

Series made its appearance du

were received from the Govern

the public Manuscripts for t

ing the year and forwarded to 

be known as Lake Series Rep
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

and No 8the Ports of Sandu

expected to round out the series 

all the main ports of the Great L

The annual volume of Port an

Ports took the form this year 

The issuance of a supplement in 

the volume was determined upo

ally planned for use in conjuncti

cover more than 75 important oc

possessions the 1932 issue of P

data on several ports not hereto

or in earlier editions of the volu

The following volumes were 

fiscal year ended June 30 1932

POR

No 11Part 1 the Port of Portla

No 11Part 2 the Ports of Ast

Wash

LAK

No 1 The Port of Buffalo N Y

No 2The Port of Detroit Mich

No 3The Port of Milwaukee W

No 4The Port of Chicago Ill

No 5The Port of Cleveland Oh

No 6The Port of DuluthSuper

MISCELLA

No 1Port and Terminal Charges 

As the fiscal vear closed the f

ment Printing Office in process 

POR

No 4Part 1 the Ports of Philad

and Ports on the Delaware River abo

No 4Part 2 The Ports of Wilm

River below Philadelphia

No 5The Port of New Orleans 

No 7Part 1 The Port of Seattle 

No 7Part 2 The Port of Tacom

No 7Part 3 The Ports of Evere

No 20The Port of New York in 

No 23 The Ports of Olympia and 

LAKE SERIES 

No 7The Port of Toledo Ohio

No SThe Ports of Sandusky Hu

147363324
42 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

There is listed below in ta

of preparation at the close of 

completion of each

Por

The Ports of Olympia and 

Lake 

The Port of Toledo Ohio

The Ports of Sandusky H

In the performance of the w

the office conducted field inve

following ports Detroit M

Lorain and Huron Ohio B

Orleans La Beaumont Oran

Baltimore Md

In addition to the preparati

series of reports the domest

special reports on various phas

in response to requests receive

of learning chambers of com

Special articles were also prep

and various other marine pub

Among the special studies un

Rules regulations and laws 

at South Atlantic and Gulf po

Port administration metho

American ports

Summary of bases for asse

United States and possessions

Physical and economic facto

port planning and developme

Commerce moving through 

local employment conditions

Trends of commerce on the 

Serial No of 

volume 

Por

4Part l The Ports of Philadelphia 

4

on the Delaware River 

Part2 The Ports of Wilmington 

5

Philadelphia

The Port of New Orleans 

Part lThe Port of Seattle Wash 

7Part2 The Port of Tacoma Was

Part3

The Ports of Everett Be

12 The Ports of San Francis

Francisco Bay Santa C

Por

The Ports of Olympia and 

Lake 

The Port of Toledo Ohio

The Ports of Sandusky H

In the performance of the w

the office conducted field inve

following ports Detroit M

Lorain and Huron Ohio B

Orleans La Beaumont Oran

Baltimore Md

In addition to the preparati

series of reports the domest

special reports on various phas

in response to requests receive

of learning chambers of com

Special articles were also prep

and various other marine pub

Among the special studies un

Rules regulations and laws 

at South Atlantic and Gulf po

Port administration metho

American ports

Summary of bases for asse

United States and possessions

Physical and economic facto

port planning and developme

Commerce moving through 

local employment conditions

Trends of commerce on the 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Flour milling facilities and th

Foreign trade of United State

Dry docking facilities of the 

Foreign Port Section

This section continued its c

Commerce in developing infor

subjects Due to the policy 

individual reports on Oslo Gote

ports was suspended In their 

lated Pertinent information o

included in a series of eight repo

areas

1 Southern Europe 2 

3 Northern Africa and Asia M

India Malay Peninsula and 

5 China Japan Korea Ma

New Zealand and South Sea Isl

America West Indies Mexico 

All of the principal and some 

the countries within these areas 

prehensive manner The desc

mation on its location water 

berthage space administration 

mechanical handling equipmen

wages and holidays for port 

and port charges Special emp

which will be divided to show 

the cargo and the ship andor 

important harbors will be includ

At the end of the fiscal yea

were in the course of prepara

No 2 Northern Europe and 

America The first two will i

ports while the last will includ

Chile Colombia Ecuador the 

and Venezuela

Foreign Bunkering Stations 

printed and released during the 

tion on coal and oil bunkering fa

tion to the grades and stocks 

handling facilities and methods 

and extra charges for trimming 

directory gives the charges us

for bunkers only These charg
44 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

a conversion aid a tabulation 

is appended

The revision of Stowage of 

of the last fiscal year was con

ship lines were requested to furn

sions weights and stowage fa

vessels This material and th

been tabulated and is being pre

to be treated in the revised ed

A member of this section act

on shipping at the Fourth P

which convened at Washington 

The conference agenda conta

ment of ocean steamship serv

was to have been considered 

pending a further study of t

experts Concrete conclusions 

International Conference of A

video some time in near future

As in the past this unit 

foreign ports and shipping m

Government and for business 

these special reports is indicate

Directory of shipping services b

tween South and Central America a

Australasia

Report on port charges against 

Belgium and Fowey England

Export grain trade of Pacific Cana

Ship and cargo traffic at the 30 m

Description of facilities at west co

Special report on charges facilite

BUREAU O

During the fiscal year end

Bureau of Construction embr

construction loan fund 2 in

the construction loan fund 3 

4 Dieselization program and 

and costs of vessels

1 CONSTR

During the fiscal year 1932 

construction improvement 

received and action taken ther
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Loans for Construction and Equipme

1 Colombian Mail Steamship 

were executed with this comp

loans amounting to approxima

struction and equipment but n

combination passenger and ca

gross tons each and 15 knots c

being constructed by the New

Co at Newport News Va As 

to the point where advances am

on one ship and 420 00 on the 

vessels will be completed and 

and December 1932

2 Seatrain Lines IncTw

with this company December 3 

to approximately 75 per cent o

ment but not to exceed 186

for carrying a maximum of 1

The vessels are being construc

Dock Co and are designed to 

each at a speed of 15j knots 

gressed to the point where adva

made on each loan It is exp

pleted and deliveries made to t

Reconditioning Remodeling and Im

1 American Diamond Lines 

executed with this company 

amounting to approximately 7

and equipping six cargo vessels 

The authorized loans on these 

amounts 127 38 130 784 

133 912 As at June 30 193

pleted and delivered to the ow

been made the final advance 

spares to the owner Fork 

building Dry Dock Co s pl

and the owner had not as yet 

shipyard Advances on the las

in completed

2 American Scantic Line I

February 16 1932 and April 

not been executed as at June 

mately 75 per cent of the co

vessels purchased from the Ship

is not to exceed 256 581 A
46 SIXTFENTH ANNUAL REP

advances had been made on th

on three of the vessels and nea

New York Shipbuilding Co s p

3 Bulk Transportation Corpo

was executed with this compan

of installing on the H F D

burning system to replace the T

latter was removed after inst

Shipping Board amounting to 

H F De Bardeleben foundered 

standing amounts were recover

4 Gulf Pacific Mail Line L

April 6 1932 but as at June 3

been executed The loans will 

of the cost of remodeling and 

limited passenger accommoda

Board The authorized loans 

vessel Contracts for the shipy

to the Craig Shipbuilding Co o

5 Mississippi Shipping CoT

with this company August 24 

to approximately 75 per cent of 

two combination passenger an

Shipping Board The loans am

was done by the Jahncke Sh

Orleans

Two other loan agreements w

29 1932 providing for loans am

of the cost of reconditioning and 

each of two combination passen

the Shipping Board As at Jun

practically completed on one ve

ing Dry Dock Co s plant 

and delivered to the owner ear

loans will be made when work i

6 United States Lines CoO

approved a loan to this comp

approximately 75 per cent of th

Somme to a combination passe

of fiscal year 1932 work had 

Docks plant Brooklyn N Y 

7 Waterman Steamship Corp

executed with this company J

amounting to approximately 75 
SIXTEENTH ANNUSL REPORT UN

refrigerating spaces and install

vessels purchased from the Shi

by the Alabama Dry Dock S

to 5844 for each of two of th

the other two vessels

Pending Applications for Loans

Applications from the followi

conditioning loans were pending 

Corporation for the recondition

land Transportation Corporatio

vessel United States Lines C

Cambrai to a combination pass

was completed in June 1932 b

Co at Brooklyn N Y

Status of Loans Authorized Prior to J

The progress made on new co

was under way at the beginnin

below

1 Baltimore Mail Steamship 

ping of the four remaining cargo 

executed September 11 1930 

building Dry Dock Co during 

For three of these vessels the 

and for the other vessel the loan 

2 Dollar Steamship Lines I

combination passenger and carg

dent Coolidge covered by loan a

were completed by the Newpor

in July and October 1931 res

for the construction of each v

loans for hotel equipment were 

President Hoover and 311 020 f

3 Eastern Steamship Lines I

nation passenger and cargo ves

by loan agreements executed F

the Newport News Shipbuilding 

of 1932 respectively The to

and hotel equipment for the Sa

and 2316 000 respectively

4 Export Steamship Corpora

nation passenger and cargo vess

ment executed August 31 192

Shipbuilding Co in August 1

construction and equipment am
48 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

5 Grace Steamship CoWo

building Dry Dock Co s pl

cargo vessels covered by loan 

The authorized loans amount 

1932 advances amounting to 

vessel which was 476per cent 

the other vessel had reached o

advances on the loan had been 

6 Motor Tankship Corporat

to be constructed by the Sun 

covered by loan agreements e

tankers having been completed 

four tankers of this series was 

loan of1265 62 was made 

the end of fiscal year 1932 no 

other tankers and no immedia

plated

1

The authorized loan 

265 62

7 Oceanic Steamship CoT

passenger and cargo vessels 

loan agreements executed Octo

Fore River plant of the Bet

December 1931 and April 19

vessels

5

covering construction 

850 00for the Mariposa and 

The Shipping Board on Oct

exceed 588700 for the co

combination passenger and ca

on this slip named the Lurlin

end of the fiscal year 1932 con

The loan agreement had not b

made until completion in Janu

8 Panama Mail Steamship C

Shipbuilding Dry Dock Co s

ger and cargo vessels Santa Ro

agreements executed January 

exceed 3071 264 each for con

of

1

the fiscal year 1932 the Santa 

603 227 60had been advan

cent completed and 848 764 89

9 United Mail Steamship C

six combination passenger and 

ments executed August 5 1930 

ing to 2533 750each have bee

and equipment The Segovia 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

partially burned and sunk at doc

News Shipbuilding Dry Dock 

amounting to 1808 750 was r

tion is now progressing on the S

completed in February 1933 

is now under construction at th

Shipbuilding Corporation and a

completed advances having bee

total authorized loan not to ex

equipment

10 United States Lines Inc

the New York Shipbuilding C

was 92 per cent completed an

had been made as at June 30 

loan not to exceed 7875 000 

is expected that the Manhattan w

owner July 26 1932 Work 

passenger ship Washington cov

the same date May 24 1930 w

of the fiscal year 1932 and 5125

of a total authorized loan not t

and equipment It is expected 

and delivered to the owner abo

Manhattan is the North Atlan

owner of the Washington is the T

both being subsidiaries of the Un

SummaryFrom the incepti

June 30 1932 inclusive the S

to 31 steamship companies for c

conversion andor reconditionin

loans total 152 717 24 41o

advanced by June 30 1932 le

be advanced on these loans in th

The financial activities of th

fiscal year 1932 and the distrib

of the year are shown in the fo

Cash and appropriation balances Ju

fifteenth annual report 

Deposits during fiscal year 1932

Appropriation 

Sales receipts fiscal year 1931 

ferred after June 30 1931 

Sales receipts fiscal year 1932 

ferred before June 30 1932 

Loan repayments 

Total deposits 
50 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

Advances on loans during fiscal yea

Cash and appropriation balances 

1932 sales receipts to be transferre

Distribution of t

Outstanding loans

Total amount advanced from 

of fund to June 30 1932 inc

Total repayments of loans to d

Outstanding

Advances to

loans

Diesel fund

Cash and appropriation balance as

Total construction loan f

2 INSPEC

Upon agreement between 

vessels receiving the benefits 

fund the total amount of eac

or progress payments depen

value of work accomplished a

for advances It is therefore 

ments or advances to determi

the work performed justify su

The Bureau of Construction 

or advances made on loans b

work performed During th

progress payments on loans h

vessels all of which were comp

Name of vessel I Own

Topa West

iR Reconditioned All others were new

Segovia was partly burned at shipyard De
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

In addition periodical inspe

following vessels which were s

ditioned as of June 30 1932

Name of vessel Owne

Black Hawk 12 American Diamond 

Haiti Colomblan Mail Ste

do

ton 

Colombia do 

Santa Elena Grace SteamshipC

Santa Lucia do 

Delmundo R Mississippi Shipping

Delvalle R d

Manhattan North Atlantic Stea

tion

Santa Paula Panama Mail Steam

Santa Rosa do 

Seatrain New York Seatrain Lines Inc 

Seatrain Havana do 

Washington Transatlantic Steams

Yeragua I United Mail Steamsh

R Reconditioned All others are new co

Periodical inspections are bei

previously constructed or recon

loans and upon which the Slipp

the end of the fiscal year 1932 

in commission one year or long

Shipping Board srepresentativ

ject to periodical inspections i

struction and reconditioning 

inspected during the fiscal year 

Name of vessel I Own

Morro Castle Agwf Navigation

Cslitornia

Orientedo

American Line

poration

PennsSlvnnin do

Cherokee

Seminole Borinquin

Coamo

Dollar Steamship 

do

President Filimore R

I Dollar Steamship 

Ltd

President JohnsonR do

Boston Eastem Steamship 

NewYork

Es ibua Kip dod

Steamship 

Eaonhorda

i H F De Bardsleben foundered

d

at sea Mar 
52 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

Name of vessel I Ow

ExarchRExport Steamshi

ExcelsiorR do 

ExilonaR do 

oiter General 

Detroiter do 

Santa Clara Grace Steamship

Chester San Motor Tankahip 

EasternSun do 

NorthernSun d

do 

Western We9 Sunu

Iroquois NewdoYork M

Corporation 

Shawnee do 

Evangeline Nova Scotia Ste

tioa

Yarmouth d

Robert E Lee Robert E Lee S

Floridian

GeorgianR

li

dodSouthe

Tide Water Tidewater Assoc

Co

Tide Water Associated do 

R Reconditioned All others were newly c

Certification of Vessels as to Type a

The provisions of section 

amended require that the Sh

Department certain features a

benefits of that act During th

Shipping Board received no req

3 ENGINEERING 

1 Model basin workThe B

Shipping Board as a part of its 

cooperating with the United S

tain research work affecting the 

There follows a brief descriptio

during the fiscal year 1932 and 

a Investigation of practica

design No 1025 representing a 

built by the Merchant Shipbui

this project consists principal

increased frictional resistance 

lated in the tests by using roug

varying areas of wire mesh T

not yet been published

b Comparative tests of th

9600 tons displacement with M

mal bow The results of this 

it may be stated that effective h

less at speeds below 12M knots 

region of 122to 1722 knots the 

is as much as 8 or 9 per cent g
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

c Resistance tests on a s

body of varying lengths The 

the test report is still in course 

d Tests for a series of high

design No 171 were carried out 

and one with four screws Th

run self propelled and were te

with appendages consisting o

None of these results has yet b

e Tests in open water of 

1114 to 1119 inclusive These 

necessary data for a report pr

been published

fl Tests in open water of 

1130 to 1133 inclusive also t

Nos 1134 to 1139 inclusive 

4bladed series This work has 

up for a later report

2 Welding researchIn coo

tion and Repair of the Navy 

engaged in an extensive program 

quite generally the entire field 

still in progress and numerous 

final results will be applicable to 

structures and parts in all types 

to the industry in the form of 

3 Boiler feedwater treatme

engineering experimental stat

Shipping Board is engaged in a

modern methods of boiler feedw

work and the expected improv

preservation of marine boilers 

operators and to the American 

The results of one of these 

were incorporated in Bureau of 

A Study of Oxygen in Feed 

February 1932 to those intere

prepared and made available 

progresses

4 Steelcastings research In 

laboratory of the Navy Depar

in a program of research into 

work will be applicable to the d

in all types of vessels and will 

merchant marine It is expect

be the first to feel its effects in 
54 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

which will insure improvemen

accomplished will be available 

5 Trials of the S S Clair

vessel were held in October 1

course The vessel was fitted 

gyro and automatic steering de

ments The results of these t

over those previously held

4 DIES

The activities during the fisc

Diesel program consisted in 

defects developed during the c

the 23 vessels converted from s

carried on by a small staff of ex

of the engines A considerab

have been obtained and made 

distribution of Bureau of Constr

to the Diesel Conversion Progr

tenance and repair department 

United States Shipping Board

Of the original fund of 200

the total sum of 23665 000 

tures for the several Diesel pr

leaving an unexpended balance 

total amount made available fo

5 DETERMINATION OF SPEED 

The Bureau of Construction 

nations during the fiscal year 1

and costs of certain vessels ope

other services It also made th

sels to determine whether or no

with plans and specifications ap

Bureau of Construction Rep

1932 relating to differentials in 

United States and in foreign ma

BUREA

As in the previous fiscal yea

been carried on in three divisio

division contracts and opinio

The work of these divisions ma

Litigation and Claims Division

The number of cases in litigat

amount involved was81992444 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNI

of cases in litigation was 583 and 

427 81 These figures include al

by the admiralty division A su

occurred during the fiscal year sho

of was 178 amounting to 26075

added was 110 amounting to 1589

By passage of the amendment 

act Congress authorized the su

cases involving personal injury c

tion death wages etc These 

by reason of the decision of the Su

January 6 1930 in the case of L

U S Reports 320 in which that 

suits in admiralty act provided an 

suits in the Federal courts in adm

of two years was good Asa resu

cases involving 4627 789 64 ma

brought will be handled by the 

the Department of Justice

Of the many cases handled b

several decisions of various courts 

of importance to the Governmen

J M Enright et al receiv

United StatesThis was a suit 

receivers of IN A Fletcher C

payment of income tax The Sh

counterclaim was filed by the Go

tract for the construction of ship

out of cancellation After trial t

the Government on its countercl

petition for writ of certiorari was 

United States

Atlantic Refining Co v Unite

Court of Claims to recover jus

requisitioning by the Governme

J TV Van Dyke and the amoun

Government filed a counterclaim 

down a decision favorable to 

74585 97

France and Canada Cie Francai

This was a suit in the Court of Cl

services and disbursements alleged 

United States in connection with t

Board and the amount claimed 

filed a counterclaim for 146 935 75
56 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

dismissed and judgment giv

20865 92

In re liquidation of Republic 

the Fleet Corporation had co

Inc providing that the radi

large number of merchant vess

poration and providing that th

house for the proper distributi

operators for radio messages o

discovered that the radio com

tions with its private funds an

to the Navy Department a

foreign and domestic tolls du

were made up by the Fleet Co

against Republic Casualty C

become surety on the fidelity b

nection with the contracts Th

the claim was considered by 

Pennsylvania and was rejecte

Appeals at Harrisburg the cla

interest As a result of this 

collected from the surety

Frederick C Crane and Will

Standard Shipbuilding Corpor

in the Court of Claims by the 

Corporation to recover the s

ments on income and profit ta

due was withheld by the S

against indebtedness of Stan

Fleet Corporation on a bond 

upon which suit had been bro

States District Court for the 

close resulting in a decree in 

was

1

tried and the court fo

160 503 94with interest 

filed in the Supreme Court of 

Grays Harbor Motorship Co

suit in the Court of Claims to 

for construction of wooden hu

tracts and the amount sued f

filed on behalf of the Governm

favorable decision was obtain

claim for 273 4040 A pet

the Supreme Court of the Un
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNIT

Orange Car and Steel Co v Uni

by the Orange Car Steel Co a

Dock Shipbuilding Co and wa

Court of Claims by an act of Cong

tions barred suit The claim amo

amortization dredging and remov

contracts for the construction of w

and submitted and the petition dis

United States v Boston Iron and 

by the United States District Co

approved by the United States Circ

Circuit and involved a question o

chase of certain vessels to be scrap

of a year The contract containe

was not completed before the da

damages would accrue The cont

vessel on which there was a delay 

8500 The important question 

or not the claim of the Governme

damages within the meaning of 

penalty the defendant contendin

damage by reason of their delay 

decided it was not a penalty but 

judgment in favor of the Govern

orari to the Supreme Court of the 

Brooklawm N J foreclosuresT

foreclosure of a total of 184 mort

N J on which there had been 

interest or both In all such c

commenced This division was e

tion of all court papers and attend

This division was also responsib

papers incident to suits for deficie

in which sales had been held On 

tisement an agreement was enter

ing Corporation for the sale of 

mortgages on properties located 

properties Under the terms of 

bonds and mortgages are taken p

132 properties and bonds and mo

by the Brooklawn Housing Co

transactions the necessary deed

property conveyed were prepared 

charges of mortgages warrants to 

147363 325
58 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL R

warrants for satisfaction of 

gages assignments of title 

decrees and all other papers 

Foreclosure of preferred mo

foreclosure of preferred mor

certain vessels purchased an

such cases after the sale of 

deficiencies arose for which i

individual indorsers of the n

of the vessel While in ma

tered yet proceedings suppl

an effort to locate assets on 

Groton Iron Works litigati

contracts for the building o

by the trustees in bankruptc

Fleet Corporation for an ac

The United States of Americ

on certain property which 

made by the Government to 

were consolidated and tried 

master the cases reached th

then successively appealed 

Appeals and the Supreme Co

as to whether the Fleet Cor

counting on the contracts 

though the Fleet Corporatio

States in making the contra

such an action and must acc

case was remanded to the 

After preparations had been 

the merits the trustee in 

bankruptcy court abandon

entry of an order dismissing 

and without cost to the Gov

of a decree in the foreclosure 

the sum of 69803 13 whic

the mortgaged property an

judgment against the bankru

Palmer Parker v Un

United States as owner of th

of a cargo of logs and for los

delivery The district cour

at the time the voyage com

liable under the suits in ad

District Court of Massach
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNIT

damages amounted to 200 0 

amounted to 8408 96addition

court denied the claim of the Uni

amounting to 305555 which h

which the United States claimed 

due from Fox Co On appeal 

reversed the district court holdi

titled to the unpaid freight money 

awarded to Palmer Parker C

court found that Palmer Park

s

court did not exceed the sum of 

the amount awarded by the low

money against the damages foun

net liability of the United Stat

interest If Palmer Parker Co 

the case will go back to the district 

of damages

In addition to the foregoing of 

decidedby the various courts and 

Contracts and Opinions Division

Much work has been done by 

1932 in the handling of the lega

out of the constructionloan fun

private interests in the construc

This work has been extremely i

an increase over the previous 

responsibility for the preparation 

documents mortgages notes co

up title searches passing on the 

addition rendering opinions with 

loans made The matter of ship 

uments in connection therewith 

includes the proposals for sale no

tracts bills of sale preferred mo

documents of a similar nature invo

lines Many other miscellaneous 

notes releases of mortgages and o

by this division as well as opinio

ters required by the board and F

in the conduct of the business of 

poration In addition to this w

personnel of this division in tak

board with several purchasers of 

continued operation of such lines 
60 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL R

Reorganization of the Unite

part in the negotiations for t

prise and rendered service d

as legal adviser to the Shippin

and preparing all documents 

Applications for extensions 

constructionloan notes Bec

companies made such applic

adviser in connection with th

Admiralty Division

This division handled all m

of an admiralty nature Du

there were pending in this div

in litigation At the same t

in litigation involving 42908 6

294 cases in litigation invo

1932 there were 176 cases n

These litigations and claims 

in practically all foreign cou

course the litigation and claim

outside attorneys in accordan

cally all of the cases in this co

In those cases in foreign co

supervision through our rep

arising out of foreign busines

ping Board with relation t

handled by this bureau Th

known as public vessel ca

involving public vessels of th

other than the Shipping Boa

In all controversies arisin

sea in which the Shipping B

and oversees investigations 

of any suits that arise theref

out of hull insurance in the 

the United States of Americ

out of protective and indem

this division The preparatio

by this division

Revision and codification 

revision and codification of t

taken several years ago and 

completed and incorporated 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UNI

amend and revise the bill to cod

of the United States and for oth

the revision on May 11 1932 a

transmitted to the Committee o

Committee on Merchant Marine 

with the recommendation that s

contains 234 sections of amendm

lation Reports which accompan

Purpose of same fully If the bill 

United States a modern merchan

of the leading maritime nations o

Miscellaneous

There are many other matters 

not included in the work of the t

These involve collection of out

board handling miscellaneous c

board attending and conducting 

ments preparation of recommen

writeoil s and cancellations of do

informal advice to the officials o

The clerical force of the Bureau 

docket similar to a court docket o

to reflect at all times the current 

complete files of all cases in lit

record of the progress of various 

all reports and other data for the 

departments of the board and Fl

original contracts and other instr

Fleet Corporation and attends t

and distribution to interested de

Corporation for their guidance 

are required by Congress on vario

ing shipping are prepared by repr

BUREAU O

During the fiscal year 1932 the 

investigations into the financial c

applied for modification of ship sa

tigations involved detailed study o

The bureau also made a specia

protection and indemnity insura

of the board that a report be mad

of protection and indemnity insur
62 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

Marine Insurance

1 The survey of marine ins

companies in the United Sta

just been completed A sum

hull insurance market for Ame

the same as for 1930 that ther

ance premiums received by 

and that American shipowners 

premiums direct to foreign ma

2 Reports have been rece

27 foreign admitted compan

companies amounted to 31200

1930 and by admitted forei

compared with 10425 000

3 After allowing for reinsu

ance companies the total net 

States by all companies amou

44202 00in 1930 The de

in cargo insurance Premium

companies including Shipping 

as compared to 19407 00in 

4 a American insurance c

as original premiums 47 per c

cent for hull insurance as com

respectively for 1930

b Hull insurance premiu

Insurance Syndicates which 

market amounted to 68900

for Great Lakes as compared 

tively for 1930

c Premiums received by 

amounted to 2916 000 whi

last year as this figure incl

owned ships under present p

owners whereas the figure 

owned ships Approximatel

miums outside of the Marin

largely by pleasuregoing ya

foreign ships the extent of w

about the same m for last ye

the total amount of commerc

d Domestic companies 

admitted companies in the a

nonadmitted companies in t
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

sured cargo business with foreig

mately 4000 and with n

approximately 2182 000 In 

reinsured with admitted and n

approximately the same as was 

About 10 per cent of all origin

companies was sent abroad for 

the same proportion as for last y

5 Foreign admitted insurance 

ported total original premiums a

was for cargo and 45 per cent fo

70 and 30 per cent respective

only 3875 000 as compared w

premiums were approximately th

6 Foreign nonadmitted compan

way of reinsurance from America

to 3612 000 and from admitted 

addition to these premiums shipo

that they placed hull and disb

foreign companies abroad to the 

shipowners reported having plac

for hull and disbursements on oce

to 8613 000

7 The attached tables indicate 

cargo premiums as between Am

panies in United States during ca

These figures may appear complic

classes of reinsurance therefore 

are restated in another form as fo

8 Questionnaire reports from A

of 51777 000 premiums which s

of 10766 000 from American t

foreignadmitted to American com

premium of 36126 000in Americ

9 The annual survey has bee

in accordance with provisions of 

1916 In view of the special inte

the subject matter it is recomme

be made available to the public
64 SI TEENTII ANNUAL RE

Total premiums re

Reinsurance Comp

Insurance premiums reported

By American companies

ROmemance deduct 

Total American premiums 

By

Reinsurance

foreign comper

deduct

ies 

Total foreign premiums 

Total original premiums American an

Cargo premiums reported

By American companies

Reinsurance deduct

Total American cargo premiums 

By

Reinsurance

foreign companies

deduct 

Total foreign Cargo premiums 

Total cargo premiums 

Hull premiums reported

By Amenean eompanies

Reiusurance deduct

Total American hull premiums

By

Reinsurance

foreign companies

Total foreign hull premiums 

Total hull premiums 

Grand total cargo and hull premiu

Reinsurance with foreign nonadmitted C

Net premiums within United Sta

Reinsurance Comp

AMERICAN COMPANIES

Rehearrance on hull with

American Companies

Foreign admitted Companies

Foreign nonadmitted companies 

Total hull

Reinsurance on cargo with

American companies

Foreign admitted companies

Foreign nonadmitted companies

Total cargo

FOREIGN COMPANIES

Reinsurance on bull with

American companies

Foreign admitted companies

Foreign nonadmitted companies

Totalhull 

Reinsurance on cazgo with

American comPa

Foreign admitted companies

Foreign nonadmitted companies

Totalcargo 
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

Housing Mortgages

The properties owned by the 

Brooklawn Camden County N 

262 bonds and mortgages were 

sealed bids had been rejected 

purchasers in installments Th

by this transaction and the boa

problem which arose out of the 

amounts due and the growing lo

to collect taxes The provision 

unpaid taxes must be paid by 

amount was to be advanced to 

bad the result of restoring stren

BUREAU 

The Bureau of Research contin

going merchant fleet of the wor

vessel characteristics The rec

year ended June 30 1932 4200 

in our waterborne trade maltin

ances at 169 United States port

of cargo and 1700 0 passenge

destination involved numbered 

The records of the bureau now 

borne foreign commerce of the 

years and cover transactions at 

contiguous United States territo

3579 world ports which have p

merce during the period 1921 

world products were transported 

United States The total volu

950 00tons and their value 

During the fiscal year the bu

copies of which were issued to Go

transportation companies financ

institutions The bureau also 

which were for the use of the Ship

ment departments The rema

prepared for commercial and 

companies periodical publicatio

The records of the bureau for 

over 100 0 individual report

collectors of customs and other

of these items for the year involv

ual entries in the permanent reco
66 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

S

The office of the secretary is 

board and the duties thereo

substantially as during the 

the following

Records all minutes of mee

Prepares and presents to th

all cases which require the bos

Acts as custodian of the file

Has supervision over the di

Prepares for use in litigatio

ments and records Sometim

documentary evidence in cou

Conducts all investigations 

the shipping act 1916 as am

standing committee of board 

thereunder

Conducts all investigations 

subsection 0 a merchant ma

tions for standing committee o

orders thereunder

Prepares as budget officer 

transmittal to Congress estim

board and Merchant Fleet Co

Examines and takes admin

salaries and expenses of employ

of the chairman

Maintains jurisdiction over 

as library mails duplicating 

division etc and general offic

Supervises communications 

Under direction of the cha

personnel of the Shipping Boa

Assists standing and specia

data and holding hearings in 

are under consideration by the 

This office also serves in the 

administrative duties for the M

Sales to Aliens and Transfer of Re

The office of the secretary c

applications under section 9 of 

behalf of a standing committee 

tion of the provisions of this 

recommendations are prepared 

the Shipping Board for final a
SIXTEENTH SNNUAL REPORT UN

Upon approval of an applica

secretary issues a formal order se

incorporating therein all condit

been granted Notice of disappr

interested

The board has continued to 

Department Bureau of Customs 

in the investigation of the propo

deadweight tons and under will 

registry so as to minimize the p

in smuggling narcotics liquor 

The board has also imposed stri

transfers involving severe pena

tion of such conditions

During the past year numerous 

of violations of section 9 of the sh

of which have been forwarded 

appropriate action

The form of application adop

to be followed by the applicant 

past year and was set forth with 

annual report covering the prece

During the past year the boar

tions involving 27 vessels of 1

approved 21 charters to aliens fo

now pending 22 applications for 

results of further investigation 

There are also pending 10 case

Department of Justice for appro

concluded

The following table shows tha

for sale alien and transfer to fore

and absolescence as to be of no v

believed that this provision of la

prevented the transfer to foreign 

under United States registry and 

Possible loss of vessels essential to 

At the same time it has been pos

obsolete tonnage to aliens withou
68 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

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Recapitulation sh

Registry Numbar 

British 5 

Canadian 2 

Cuban 1 

Dominican 1 

Dutch 1 

Egyptian 1 

Foreign I 

Elonduran 1 

Ship Mortgage Act 1920 Surren

The office of the secretary 

cations filed with the board f

O a merchant marine act 

the surrender of the marine 

the laws of the United States 

in the case of a forfeiture o

court of the United States or 

These investigations are c

mittee of the board to which 

of this provision of the law 

pared for the committee to be 

No formal application has 

cants are required to submit 

reason for requesting surren

all preferred mortgages the 

by each and required to file 

covering the vessel issued by 

home port The preferred m

the surrender of the marine 

board may require additiona

transaction

The following resolution 

1928 and construes subsecti

board must be obtained

Whereas subsection O a of th

Subsection O a The docu

by a preferred mortgage may no

feiture of the vessel or its sale by 

any foreign country without the 

such approval unless the mortgag

and

Whereas in the opinion of the 

a vessel owner merely renews th

change of trade where the owners

Whereas in the interest of ship

decided Be it
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT U

Resolved That the Shipping Boa

mortgage act 1920 which is conta

act 1920 as not applying to cases 

license or changes the document inci

and home port remain the same

If the board s approval is 

issues a formal order which co

approval is granted one of wh

must be redocumented under 

currently with the surrender of 

all endorsements necessary to 

preferred mortgages be made u

Other conditions may be impose

mortgagees

During the past year the bo

64 vessels

PAR

MERCHANT FLE

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At the beginning of the fiscal 

Merchant Fleet Corporation c

dent of the corporation and S

Denton Myers Plummer Sa

died March 20 1932 and the v

on June 30 1932 No other ch

trustees occurred during the fis

At the annual meeting of the 

immediately following the ann

of the Merchant Fleet Corporat

taken place since that time th

follows at the close of the fiscal 

President 

Vice President 

Secretary 

Treasurer 

General comptroller 

In general the organization 

during the fiscal year 1932 con

effect for several preceding years 

including the absorption of the 

by the operations department a

and foreign district offices as m

An organization chart of the 

June 30 1932 is displayed on t

The accompanying chart show

were being operated by managi

vision of the Merchant Fleet C

four lines less than were shown 

annual report one being exclude

the assignment of its territory 

because of their sale to privat

merger with another line

The effect of the program ado

tion of lines the elimination of 

jeopardizing our position in the 

administrative economies all 

slightly reflected in the losses fo
76 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

ipated that with the full refle

fiscal year 1933 losses for that 

less than the losses reported her

SPECIAL FEATURES 

Sales of Vessels

The sale of 37 vessels was con

Of this number 28 were cargo 

stricted operation on trade rou

tion I for unrestricted operatio

carrier and 1 for conversion to 

28 cargo ships had a total dead 

price was264487 50 The 

ports sold for restricted operati

ing 1 damaged concrete tanker 

The Mobile Oceanic Line and 

total of 24 cargo ships were th

during the year The purchase

ship Corporation and the Ameri

are obligated under their sale

restricted service for a period 

undertake a comprehensive ship

Four laketype cargo vessels 

3 smaller craft were transferre

through the Office of the Chi

funds

The sale of the American Ha

Nelson Corporation and the sa

Dixie Mediterranean Line Dix

Line to Lykes Bros Ripley St

ocean Steamship Co have bee

had not been executed by June 

above mentioned sales totals 

the America France Line and A

Due to financial difficulties 

purchased the Steamship Leviat

well as five combination passen

Board in the fiscal year 1929 be

of these vessels After extensiv

Board took an active part arra

tion of a new company the U

take over the operation of this 

Preliminary to this change U

Steamship Republic to the Ship

ferred to the War Departmen
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steamships Somme and Cambrai 

United States Lines Inc These 

erly operated by this company 

America and George Washingto

States Lines Co of Nevada 

Washington were redelivered to 

not required for operation by 

transfer of the two transports a

senger ships were being constru

loan fund for operation in this s

A statement showing the v

acquired names of vessels na

ditions governing sales etc is g

Operating Agreement 1930

All lines operated for the acc

tion have been placed under the 

sometimes referred to as the lu

this form of contract have been 

but it may be well to state again 

characteristic of this contract is 

operator assume the entire fina

his service in return for a fixed 

The last cargo service to be 

form of contract was the Ame

effective with July 1932 and 

the operating agreement for thi

that when the new form of agre

service to private ownersbip was 

has been delayed by economic 

adoption of the 1930 operating 

Line the operator was instruc

Havre services thus eliminating 

The abnormal and distressin

shipping world during the past 

the compensation of several ope

decreases have also been made 

compare the cost of services un

under the 1924 operating agree

conditions in the past few years 

agreement has saved and is sav

a considerable sum of money

As a step toward reducing th

Fleet Corporation practically a

been amended so as to eliminat
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result is that managing opera

cost of repairing their vessels 

saves the large amount forme

In spite of the increased costs 

quired to assume the operati

changed to eliminate the rep

increase in compensation rate

Consolidation of Services

In the interest of economy a

of sailings of vessels with a 

several cargo lines were conso

The American Hampton R

Line formerly assigned to th

dated under one operator at a 

operate as two lines the Amer

Oriole Lines Under the con

served namely North Atlant

United Kingdom Bremen and 

ries and combination of ports 

eight vessels formerly employe

24 voyages

The American Brazil Line 

serving North Atlantic and N

was assigned to the American 

has operated between ports 

Argentina and Uruguay Th

the losses experienced in its 

improving the revenues and 

Republics Line

Four lines operating from G

vidual operators and assigne

affected were the American G

the Dixie U K Line and the 

territories indicated by their 

Lines operating to French At

ports As a result of this con

to these ports has been reduce

been withdrawn without jeop

their trades the operators co

form with the reduction in ov

ment and the operator has be

which formerly were a heavy e

tion which defrayed such costs 

each operating agreement
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Extent of Vessel Operations

The cargo vessel operations 

were less extensive in the fiscal ye

preceding years due first to a 

tonnage and second to sales 

corporation

On June 30 1932 there were 

operators of Shipping Board serv

preceding year there were 146 ve

55 vessels resulted from several 

lines sold during the year 3 wer

discontinued and 28 were opera

have reduced tonnage requireme

During 1932 531 cargo voyag

with the total of 668 in 1931 sh

this total reduction 75 resulte

Diamond Line and the Mobile O

ment of the American Brazil Lin

51 voyages may be attributed to 

from consolidations of services 

shipping business

A list of the cargo services in 

names of managing operators a

each is included as Table IV of 

Total Results of Operations During 1

The total operating loss of th

fiscal year 1932 was approxm

below the 1931 loss and is less 

years Notwithstanding the ve

that prevailed during the year 

gradual scale of reductions from 

in the fiscal year 1924

A profit and loss statement fo

ing results for various activities 

is given in Table X of the appen

Cost of Cargo Services

For cargo voyages and ina

operators the net cost was60

total is 693 000 less than the c

This net decrease of 693 000 i

for by the following conditions 

losses in 1932 totaling 934 000 

Second all other lines had a to

1931 with a resulting saving of 

curtailed voyages would have 
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average for voyages of these 

voyages in active services ex

more than 13 per cent higher 

year due to increasingly adver

in average loss caused an incre

of these lines in 1932

Other Operating Results

Charter hire net earnings in 

than half the amount reported 

reduction was that a number o

the fiscal year 1932 and reduc

idle periods

The cost of maintaining in

year 1932 totaled 354 000 wh

ing cost in the preceding fiscal 

Miscellaneous income amo

500 0 less than the 1931 t

was in the net earnings of term

keenly felt the effect of poor 

crease of 94000 in interest e

for two reasons first withdra

reduction in interest rates on 

loss of 99000 in foreign ex

currency went off the gold s

below its par value

Coal Trade

The Merchant Fleet Corpo

during the fiscal year 1932 

30 1932 of amounts made av

subsequent appropriation act

reported at the end of the fisca

The 1933 appropriation act 

through the ensuing fiscal ye

and operating ships for carryin

conditions show a decided ch

Merchant Fleet Corporation w

ocean rates for coal shipments 

minimum rates established by 

are likely to remain so as long 

owned vessels in idle status

Changes in District Offices

Since all but one cargo servic

agreement and this one line is 

near future and since additio

possible for the Merchant Flee
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in pursuance of its policy of re

During the past year therefore 

foreign district offices was redu

were closed entirely Mobile 

Argentina Honolulu Hawaii S

burg Germany

Reduction of Pay Rolls and Administr

A large reduction in the perso

Fleet Corporation was accomp

Comparison of total pay rolls a

fiscal year shows that a net redu

salaries totaling 954 398 was m

per cent

Comparison of pay rolls at J

indicates the total accomplishmen

since the inauguration of its inten

the beginning of the fiscal year 1

ees with annual salaries and w

removed from the pay rolls of 

decrease amounting to 68 per ce

In addition to these reductio

have been accomplished in other 

rent traveling expenses and tran

cable charges legal and witness 

and other miscellaneous items T

excluding salaries and wages am

preceding year a saving of appro

SUPPLY AND OP

Fuel Purchases and Issues

The volume of fuel purchases 

1932 were much less than in 19

quantities and costs reported in p

tion of the 1930 operating agreem

chasing responsibilities to manag

Fuel oil purchased for vessels 

operated by the Merchant Fleet 

in 1932 compared with 416 077 

and issue prices for these quantiti

per barrel Coal purchases dec

tons and the price average dropp

Due to the sales of several li

under 1930 operating agreement

the Merchant Fleet Corporation h

report mentioned the sale of the H
82 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REP

of the Mobile and Manilla sta

ration and the War Departm

have been consummated and 

St Thomas Virgin Islands ha

of the Interior The only fue

of is at Craney Island Norf

Efforts have been made to d

some Government departmen

arrangement has yet been mad

Storekeeping Activities

On June 30 1932 the inven

storehouses in the United State

000

1

whereas on the same date 

633 000 a reduction of ab

scrap materials during the year 

and materials with an invento

ferred to various Government d

of funds

The storehouses at Galves

closed during the year The 

with its equipment was transfe

ation without exchange of fun

Care of Reserve Fleet

At the beginning of the fisc

but by the end of the year thi

9 vessels assigned to managin

and in custody of the reserve 

States marshals On June 3

distributed to various fleets a

Fleet 

Staten Island N Y

Hoboken NJ

Hog Island Pa 

James River Va 

Patutient RiverM

Mobile Ala 

New Orleans La 

Tota

While there was an increase 

the year large reductions wer

various fleets with the result 

expenses are estimated to tota

Terminals

The pier facilities controlle

1932 included the terminals 
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which are owned by the Shipping 

Brooklyn and Philadelphia lice

partment On that date the B

being operated by the Merchan

pier facilities were leased for priv

The terms of the several leas

Merchant Fleet Corporation of 

year 1932 are outlined below

BostonAs mentioned in the 

was taken over from its former le

by the Merchant Fleet Corpora

entire fiscal year 1932 with prof

maintenance and reconditioning 

HobokenThis terminal wh

facilities has been operated co

Corporation for several years w

year 1932 revenues exceeded ma

ating expenses by approximately 

reported for this terminal in m

income resulted because several 

piers for a number of years arra

which by location and for othe

needs

BrooklynThis terminal com

Brooklyn Army Supply Base 

Terminals for a period of five ye

The lease provides for rental am

receipts with a guaranteed mini

ing the fiscal year 1932 approxim

Corporation under this lease wh

corporation saccount totaled 29

to the Merchant Fleet Corporat

PhiladelphiaThis terminal 

comprising the classification ya

concentration yard is leased to 

period of five years ending Augu

rental amounting to 25 per cen

operation of the piers with a g

annum The lease further req

permanent improvements in the 

not in excess of 50000 the les

penditure and for an expenditu

previously done by applying 

operation of the lumber conce

has been completed 25 per cent 
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is payable to the Fleet Corp

approximately 101 00 accru

per cent share of the gross re

since this total is less than the 

the lessee will be required to 

ditioning and operating costs 

a net profit of 73500 to the 

NorfolkThe 2 piers 8 ma

warehouses which comprise 

Tidewater Terminals Inc fo

August 31 1930 This lease 

receive 18 per cent of the gr

mum of 75000 per annum a

be reimbursed to the extent o

annum for improvements it 

During 1932 approximately 10 

tion under this lease while rec

to the corporation amounted t

usually heavy due to extensive 

roofs and the dredging of pier 

CharlestonThis terminal 

mission of Charleston for a t

1 1931 This lease provides 

net profits from the operatio

equivalent to 4Y per cent per a

ing the property If the net p

a sum not exceeding 23 per c

to the lessee and if the net pr

amounts it is divided twothir

third to the lessee During 

Fleet Corporation from the op

tioning costs assumed by th

leaving a net profit of 51300

All terminalsThe operatio

during the fiscal year 1932 res

277 700 to the Merchant Fle

Radio

The radio service contract 

America referred to in the fo

for the period of one year beg

A large amount of research 

acoustic fields with a view to 

available to vessels and to incre

Close cooperation with the 

maintained throughout the y
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observations made from Fleet 

to the bureau a service whi

available to it

A tabulation was prepared 

aids with which all American d

tons and more are equipped 

tonnage category as determine

national Conference on Safety 

Preparatory work for the fo

ference in Madrid in Septem

on in collaboration with the A

tion and other parties who a

attempt by American and Europ

priate radio frequencies which 

to impose other conditions wh

interests

T

General Conditions

The great decline in the vo

merce during the past year ha

revenues of American vessels 

lines

5

operated for the Merch

000 less than during the 

decline was partially offset ho

and by consolidations of servic

their average revenues at a rea

Many foreign lines have be

depression than American line

services of many years stand

theless many trades are still 

there is insufficient cargo to fill 

lines apparently feel that the w

themselves of conference restri

ships by underquoting the rates 

ever it should be obvious tha

themselves out of their present 

selves and not until the lines 

naging can the steamship trade 

The efforts of the Merchant 

have been particularly devoted t

disruptions have been avoided r

tiations have been conducted lo

ments in an effort to strengthen 

other American flag services by 

and a more rational method of c
86 SIXTEENTH ANNUAL RE

domestic or foreign Numero

however for instance effectiv

of Italy trade from the Gulf o

cargo pooling agreement whic

over two years Since that 

has actively conducted negot

new agreement Important a

negotiations to prevent a com

Fax East conferences in whi

interested

Grain and Flour Movements

While grain is a lowrate com

export movements in which o

weight cargo and also to the 

During the past fiscal year gra

exceeded those of the previou

movement of seven and oneh

German Government half of 

lines through negotiations by 

The flour movement has pro

of any other commodity The 

foreign countries have made it 

ers to continue business Such 

solely on the superior merits of 

the volume of this movement is 

creased the revenues of America

in this movement during the c

IN

During the fiscal year 193

the placing of insurance in the 

vately owned vessels in which 

more by reason of sales of se

number of vessels owned by th

for which insurance is carried i

The result of these conditions is 

force in the fund which increas

to 119 741 259 on October 

82463 057 at June 30 1932

Of the total insurance in 

applied to 148 privately owned 

represented the coverage on 10

and operated in Fleet Corpora

From the date of the creati

1 1930 to June 30 1932 prem
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fund interest and miscellaneous 

claims paid on such policies and 

totaled 6420 00 Payments tota

made during the period in settlem

vessels covered in the marine insu

before the present fund was establis

Unsettled claims on policies car

formerly covered by the marine ins

total approximately3500 0 on 

the insurance fund on that date wa

3500 0 were made an unobliga

remain

While as previously stated the 

encourage the development of the 

market it has nevertheless continu

purchased from the Shipping Board 

or reconditioned with the aid of 

accepting in the insurance fund insu

the commercial insurance market an

rates are not obtainable by vessel 

The examination of commercial 

the purchasers of its vessels or by 

loan fund to secure the board s 

continued to be an important act

policies totaling 620 00 we

pressure has been exerted to have 

capacity of the American insuranc

underwriters and gratifying progr

Policies for fire workmen sco

automobile insurance totaling abou

about 400 personal injury cases of 

Corporation were handled with the 

pensation Commission

Progress has been made in the 

demnity claims which arose prior 

States Protection and Indemnity 

the past year 446 claims were sett

1932 there were 291 pending claim

Due to the amendment of the su

30 1932 Public No 213 72d C

mately 200 additional protection a

sented for future settlement and 

exceed 2000
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Cash Accounts

During the fiscal year 3

maintained by the Mercha

discontinued including 5 

agency bank accounts and 

various purposes After th

remained a total of 33 cas

were carried in the Unit

accounts and 21 were op

miscellaneous accounts ma

institutions in the United S

This large reduction in th

two principal causes first 

1930 operating agreement 

operating activities from pr

of bank accounts formerly m

tion for this purpose and s

ferring from commercial ba

nll moneys on deposit in 

the operating activities o

pursuance of this policy ap

the United States Treasury 

Collateral to Secure Deposits in 

Pursuant to instruction

security was obtained from 

insure the safety of depos

each case the collateral take

and other securities of a 

cases exceeding the maxim

of the collateral deposits 

coincident with the closing 

secure but at the close of 

total par value of approxi

bank accounts maintained 

United States

Collection of Accounts

During the fiscal year 

and insurance premiums am

Furthermore 99 pastdue 

collected settled or adju

211 unsettled pastdue acc

Housing Properties

The 12 properties in C

annual report were still hel
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fiscal year With one exception 

of sale but settlements could n

of the title company to insure th

for curing the titles to the sa

continued

In addition to the 64 improve

Borough of Brooklawn Camde

teenth annual report as having 

through foreclosure proceedings 

properties and 1 unimproved p

acquired in 1932 Of the total o

4 were sold and conveyed to p

71 were agreed to be sold to the 

agreement dated November 4 

ment for all of the properties is 

from that date Pursuant to 

conveyed to the Brooklawn H

fiscal year

Certain utilities park spaces 

to be held pending conveyance 

at Groton Conn and two vac

also held

Securities

Due principally to the large 

during the year the face value 

Shipping Board and the Merc

145 254 000or 36500 0 m

the year

Collections of principal payme

during the year of which 4670

notes and 1593 245 46to ship

As a result of prevailing eco

applications were received for 

Shipping Board during the pa

these applications the Shippin

notes of 20 companies totali

during the fiscal year 1932

The sum of4214 805 57 w

this being the largest amount 

year and exceeding the 1931 to

collected 2954679 applie

constructionloan fund

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Cash Statement

A cash statement summarizin

States Shipping Board and Un

Fleet Corporation during the fi

in Table VII of the appendix

ACCOUNTIN

The volume of work inciden

cedures of the Merchant Fleet 

by the elimination to a great 

voyage accounts and the ma

dental to the recording and co

1924 operating agreement th

sale of lines and by the applic

to the remaining services

Under the latter agreemen

are maintained by the manag

eases are subject only to spot 

Fleet Corporation

Aside from the usual routine 

siderable effort was expended 

such as the preparation of data 

tion of claims to which the Ship

Corporation are interested pa

of accounts of debtors of the 

Corporation who are in fina

economic conditions and have 

obligations

The balance sheet as of June 

ment for the fiscal year 1932 

VIII and X respectively
APP

APP

TABLE IVessels sold and vessels dis

fiscal year end

Dead Gro

Name weight ton

tons

STEEL CARGO VESSELS

Vessels sold for unrestricted oper

ation

Ossining 7658 48

Lake Giasco 4155 28

Total 2 11813 74

For conversion to bulk cargo Car

rierEastern Sword 532

For conversion to stationary oil

storage plant

Westlake 8548

Total 2 14080

PASSENGER AND CARGO VESSELS

Vessels sold for rtatrlcted operation

on trade routes

Total

37

5 

9 

7

76

1

Vessels sold for restricted operation

on trade routes

Mobile Oceanic Line

Afoundria 7840 5

Antinous 9604 60

Arixpa 804 5

City of Alma 804 5

Gateway City 804 59

Hastings 8538 54

Eenowis 7840 49

Maiden Creek 7825 57

TopaTope 8366 54

Wacosta 804 59

West Hika 8374 53

West Eysks 8480 60

West Madaket 8573 56

Yaka 804 50

American Diamond Lines

Ala 8727 59

City of Alton 7840 5

Coahoma county 7840 5

Saeandaga 7825 49

SacCity 7 S25 57

Saco 7825 51

Tomalva 7825 51

WestArrow 8567 58

WestElders 8560 56

Wytheville 9788 60

Total24 202 08 13

92

For conversion to bulk cargo Car

rierEastern Sword 532

For conversion to stationary oil

storage plant

Westlake 8548

Total 2 14080

PASSENGER AND CARGO VESSELS

Vessels sold for rtatrlcted operation

on trade routes

Total

37

5 

9 

7

76

1
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TABLE IVessels sold and vessels 

fiscal year ended 

Name Dead 

weight 

one

MISCELLANEOUS

Dinsmore damaged concrete 7600 1 

RjFtanker No 1 Wooden b

Relictf

feet 6Inc

Fireboat 

6 inches

Guide I Wooden 

0 feet

a Motorsal

LauraBLifeboat 

Louisa Il Wooden 

40 feet

Total7 

Grand total 37 235 47 

DISPOSITION OF VE

Name 

Transferred to other Government departmen

Bteeleargo Detoit

Lake

Lake Fa

Fenn

Way

on

ne

Lake Fairfax

Passenger and cargo Republic

ADDITIONS TO 

Name 

Acquired from other Government departmen

Passenger

Samme

and cargo

Cambrai 

OTHER 

Name 
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TABLE IIVessel property controlled 

chant Fleet Corpora

This report is based on information received thro

NOTEExcludes launches barges and minor 

To

Nom D

her 

Steel vessels

Vessels inactive with Merchant Fleet Corporatio

Cargo

Cargo

Tied up

Spot with operations department

Passenger tied up

Refrigerators tied up 

Passenger and cargo

Congo 3394 

Refrigerators 10 

Tugs 3

Unfinished cargo 1 

Total steel 357 

Hood vessels Tugs 4 

Total 361 

Purch

Sum D

ber 

SteelPassenger vessels and cargo 

Cargo 11 

Re

Tugs

frigerators

Unfinishedcargo

Total 111 

NOTEExcludes launches barges and minor 

TABLE IIIStatus of vessels controlled 

Fleet Corporatio

This report is based on information received thro

Vessels in hands of operators or charterers

Cargo

Num De

Operating in specified services

Idle status with managing operat ors

United

Under bare

States

boat

Army

charter

sen ice

Tugs

Steel bare boat

Wood in service with reserve fleet 

Total in hands of operators or charterer

Vessels inactive with Merchant Fleet Corporatio

Cargo

Cargo

Tied up

Spot with operations department

Passenger tied up

Refrigerators tied up 

Total inactive fleet 

Total fleet 

SUMMARY 

Act

Num De

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Cargo 96 

Rengeriators 

Tugs 5 

Total 101 
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A11 Cash and unrequisitioned appropriatio

A12 Cash and unrequisitioned appropriatio

back from purchasers 

A13 Cash insurance fund erchaut marin

A2 Cash and unrequisitioned appropriati

priatfon act fiscal year19

A3 Cash and unrequisitioned appropriatio

Ai

A5 Accounts

Construction

receivable

loan and Dieselization fo

Payable offsets 

Claim offsets

Reserve for doubtful or uncolle

ASA Accounts receivable due insurance fun

A6 Accounts receivable of managing o

A7 Notes receiv

Less reserve for doubtful or uncolle

A8 Operating supplies 

A9 Ground t

aA10 Lan structures d equipment tors

A11 Mortgages Mortgages receivable and securities 

Less reserve for estimated value 

A12 Accounts and notes receivable for ship 

LessPayablersets 

fo

Reserve for uncollectible accou

A13 t aeb in o

A14 Estimated Estimateded recoverable value of claims 

A15 Fleet apprn

A16 DDeferred accounts and commitment c

Tota

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L1 Accounts payable and unclaimed wage

Less receivable offse

12 Deposits payableand othcomperes n

Ira Deposits Lew receivable oniva

offsets

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L4 Suspense credits receipts from ship sa

L5 Commit other emna

A for pr 6 Reserve for protection ectio and hafn demnLty 

L7 Reserv foro 

L8 Dieselization zation commitments and accouccoun

L9 Reserve for claims settlements 

L101 Reserve insurance fund merchant ma

L102 Accounts payable insurance fund me

L103 Unearned premiums insurance fund 

Reserve for operation of vessels taken 

Net worth as at June 30 1932 

SCHEDULE 1Cash and unrequisiti

poses as 

Cash available for general purposes Before a

in hands of managing operators and in tran

PlusAmount to be transferred from Dieselizatio

senting reimbursement of net Dieselizat

Amount to be transferred from claims fun

reimbursements of a claim item disburse

Less amount to be transferred from operating 

1032 representing excess of sales receipts ove

ments Toal excess sales receipts fiscal year 3932 

Less amount transferred to Unrequisitio

construction loan fund June 16 1932 

Total cash and unrequisitioned approp

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as at June 30 1932

Total cash and unrequisitioned appropriation b

1932 

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Total cash and unrequisitioned appropria

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Available for printing and binding fiscal ye

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Total cash 

Unrequisitioned appropriations

Salaries and expenses fiscal year 1932 

Printing and binding fiscal year 1932 

Salaries and expenses fiscal year 1931 

Total unrequisitioned appropriations 

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TABLE XINames and compensat

Board in the s

Name De
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT UN

TABLE XINames and compensation 

Board in the service on 

Name Desig

Lee E Ranek Clerk 

John 0 ReckerL Assistant purchas

Manella A Redd Secretary to dir

Katherine C Ran Telephone search ope

Joseph H Rhoderwk Clerk 

George M Rice Exam

Lloyd R Roberts Chief filling Not

Vem O Rogers

Blanche E Rudd

Junior statistical 

Frank Rusk Assistant Examinerclerk 

Job A Russell do 

Evelyn M Sackett Senior stenograph

Samuel S Sandberg Comm

Samuel D Schell Assistant secreta

Ralph I Schneider Examiner 

Marcella R Scbuler Stenographer 

Douglas W Seitzi ger Examiner 

Donald W Shannon Multigraph oper

Edward M Sheehan Examiner 

Hazel C Showalter Junior statistical 

E J Skidmore Chief personnel o

Gertrude H Smith Junior cle

Roland K Smith Commissione

Mary E Soucy Secretary to secr

Marietta A Stevens File clerk 

Elizabeth Sullivan Junior office dr

Walter R Swank Reporter 

AnnaTiede Clerk to com

Charles W Towle Junior tabulating 

Thelma E Trusch Senior typist 

Effie S Underwood Junior statistical 

AlexisMUzefovich Senior topograph

Florence Van Acker Junior library as

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Marie C Van Arnum Telephone opera

Emma Von Toer e Senior steno

Margaret H Wagner Stenogra

May Wagner Senior typist 

Elect PWere Examiner 

GeorgeWest Under clark 

Arnica F Whitehouse Senior typ

Cornelia M Wilfong Senior stenograp

William M Woods Accountant 

Virginia E Woodward Clerk 

Evelyn H Young Junior statistical 

Walter Ziwn Senior typist 

Names and compensation of employees 

separated during the fis

Name Designation 

James L Ackerson Technical expert 

Larkin C King Laborer 

Edward J Kobtrenner Clersorte

Francis E Petrie Junior statistical clerk 

Sadie B Posey Telephone operator 

Edward C Plummer Commissione

Irma P Simonton Junior clerk 

F Arlene Snure Junior statistical cler

IN

Acadia steamship status of constru

Accounting and auditin

Accounts

Cash 

Past due collection of 

Additions to Shipping Board fleet T

Administrative expense reduction o

Administrative inquiries speci

Admiralty division repor

Agreement operating 1930 

Agreements carriers filed 

Agreements for reciprocal exemptio

profits 

Aid to cargo vessels recommendatio

Alien seamen recommendation rega

Allotments and appropriations Tabl

America steamship redelivered 

American bureau of shippin

American Diamond Lines Inc loan 

American Marine Standards commit

American Scantie Line Inc loan a

Americanization of crew

Analysis of total vessel property acq

Appendix 

Applications

Extension of ship sales and con

Loan pending 

Appropriations and allotments Tabl

Atlantic Refining Co litigatio

Auditing and accounting 

Australian tariff regulation

Authority to purchase vessels sold u

the board recommendation regard

Balance sheet TableVIII 

Baltimore Mail Steamship Co statu

Boiler feedwater tests 

Boston Iron Metal Co litigati

Boston Shipping Board piersa

Brazil traffic item concernin

Brooklawn N J mortgage foreclos

Brooklyn Shipping Board piersa

Bulk Transportation Corporation a

Bunkering stations foreign 

Bureau of construction report 
118 

Interstate tariffs and regulatio

Bureau of finance report 

Bureau of law report 

Bureau of operations report 

Bureau of regulation report 

Bureau of research report 

Bureau of shipping American 

Bureau of traffic report 

Cambrai steamship conversion loa

Canadian preferential tariff 

Care of reserve fle

Cargo vessels aid for recommenda

Carriers

Clairton steamship trials of

Agreements filed 

Intercoastal 

Interstate tariffs and regulatio

Cash

Accounts 

Statement consolidated 

Statement consolidated Table

Certification of vessels speed tonn

Changes in laws relating to division 

mendation regarding 

Charleston Shipping Board termina

Chart organ

Collection of pastdue accounts

United States Shipping Boa

Merchant Fleet Corpor

Charterers of Shipping Board vesse

Clairton steamship trials of 

Coal to West Indies ports 

Coaltrade 

Coastwise laws

Amendment to prohibit Voya

rega

American Samoa 

Philippine Islands extension t

Virgin Islands exclusion o

Voyages to nowhere 

Codification and revision of navigat

Collateral to secure deposits in bank

Collection of pastdue accounts 

Colombian Mail Steamship Corpor

Common carriers regulation recom

Competition in New York Habana 

Competition unfair fore

Competitive discrimination 

Complaints

For

Info

Cone H I commissioner 

Consolidated cash statem

Consolidated cash statement Table 

Consolidation of lines 

Consolidation of services 
IND

Construction bureau of report 

Construction loan fund 

Construction loans See Loans

Contracts and opinions division report 

Contributions to construction loan fund 

Cost of maintaining cargo services 

Crane Frederick C and William You

building Co litigation 

Crews Americanization of 

Cuba

Traffic item concerning 

Unfair competition in tradew

Damages in collision cases recommend

Denton Albert H commissioner 

Depression in shipping 

Determination of speed tonnage and co

Development of ports and water trans

Development program engineering 

Diesel conversion program 

Differentials operating study of 

Discrimination competitive 

District offices changes in 

Dollar Steamship Lines Inc Ltd st

Domestic port section report 

Eastern Steamship Lines Inc status o

Employees Shipping Board list of Tab

Engineering development program 

Enright J M et al receiver for W 

Excambion steamship status of constru

Exenemy vessels seized Table VI 

Expenses

Administrative reduction of 

Operating retrenchment in 

Export and import rates to and from So

Export Steamship Corporation status o

Extent of vessel operations 

Fifth National Conference on the Merch

Finance bureau of report 

Finance department work of 

Fires marine prevention of 

Fletcher W A Co receivers litigat

Flour and grain movements 

Foreclosures

Brooklawn housing development 

Preferred mortgages on vessels 

Foreign bunkering stations directory of 

Foreign competition unfair 

Foreign ports study of 

Foreign registry transfer of vessels to t

Foreign trade zones recommendation re

Formal quasijudicial proceedings 

Fourth section application Pacific co

France and Canada Cie Francaise de N
120 

Madrid radio conference 

France traffic item conc

Free ports foreign trade zones 

Fuel oil purchases and iss

Fund construction loan See 

General statement 

George Washington steamship 

Grace Steamship Co status of 

Grain and flour movements 

Gravel Motorship Corporation 

Grays Harbor Motorship Corpo

Groton Iron Works litigation 

Gulf Pacific Mail Line Inc lo

HabanaNew Orleans trade ro

HabanaNew York trade comp

Hague rules 

Recommendation regardin

Higher rates of mail pay for fas

Hoboken N J Shipping Board 

Housing properties mortgages 

Import and export rates to and 

Income taxes on shipping pro

from 

Industrial relations division rep

Informal complaint proceedings 

Inquiries special adminis

Inspection of vessels receiving b

Insurance

Department

Marine

work of 

Intercoastal carriers 

Intercoastal rates control of mi

International items bureau of t

Interstate carriers tariffs and re

Investigations division report 

Italy traffic items concerning 

Laidup fleet 

Lake series reports 

Law bureau of report 

Laws coastwise See Coastwis

Laws navigation codification a

Letter of transmittal 

Lines consolidation of 

Litigation and claims division r

Load line developments 

Loans

Applications pending 

Construction 

Contributions to recomme

Recommendations regar

Reconditioning remodeling 

Status of previously autho

Loss estimated operating Table 

Lurline steamship under const

Madrid radio conference 
Placements eeaservice section table 367

147363 329
Segovia steamship fire and sinking while under construction 489

Services cargo cost Of 7980
Operation extento

Purchased TableVI 1023