. Seaways of the empire; notes on the geography of transport. Fig. 4.—The Indian Ocean and the Far East INDIA AND THE FAR EAST 57. British Steamships, Outward. 58 SEAWAYS OF THE EMPIRE in ballast. What is this mass of empty tonnage doingin this part of the World ? Once again vvc must turn to our coal figures. Egyptalone, in 1912, imported from the United Kingdom 3-0tons weight of coal. About two-thirds of this was landedat Port Said, the greater part being for the bunkering ofships. Not far away, too, is Italy, after France the largestsingle market for British coal. So we can easily accountfor
. Seaways of the empire; notes on the geography of transport. Fig. 4.—The Indian Ocean and the Far East INDIA AND THE FAR EAST 57. British Steamships, Outward. 58 SEAWAYS OF THE EMPIRE in ballast. What is this mass of empty tonnage doingin this part of the World ? Once again vvc must turn to our coal figures. Egyptalone, in 1912, imported from the United Kingdom 3-0tons weight of coal. About two-thirds of this was landedat Port Said, the greater part being for the bunkering ofships. Not far away, too, is Italy, after France the largestsingle market for British coal. So we can easily accountfor the presence of empty tonnage in the neighbourhoodof the Canal; in fact, it has been largely employed in theworking of the Canal route itself; but, instead of returningdirect to our shores for more coal, it scatters in search ofcargo either to the Eastern Mediterranean and the BlackSea or to the Indian Ocean. The latter course is favouredby the low dues on ships traversing the Canal in ballast,though the movement through the Canal in 1912was abnormal owing to the adverse conditions in theBlack Sea. Thus, the stream through
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