Archive image from page 473 of The Cuba review (1907-1931). The Cuba review cubareview18muns Year: 1907-1931. ( 22 THE CTBA REVIEW Ciciifuegos Uay (Cuurlesy of United Railways of Havana). SHIPriNG CHIEFLY IX AMERICAN VESSELS From statistics funiished by tlie custouiliuuse at the port of Cienfiiogos, it is iiot«Hl that 281 vessels departed during the year 1918. Of this mimber records of the consulate account for 2tJ0 cleared for ports in the United States, comprising 112 American. Gl British, 5G Danish, 19 Norwegian, 1 Spanish, 1 Venezuelan, 1 Honduran, ] Cuban, I French, 4 Swedish, and 3 D
Archive image from page 473 of The Cuba review (1907-1931). The Cuba review cubareview18muns Year: 1907-1931. ( 22 THE CTBA REVIEW Ciciifuegos Uay (Cuurlesy of United Railways of Havana). SHIPriNG CHIEFLY IX AMERICAN VESSELS From statistics funiished by tlie custouiliuuse at the port of Cienfiiogos, it is iiot«Hl that 281 vessels departed during the year 1918. Of this mimber records of the consulate account for 2tJ0 cleared for ports in the United States, comprising 112 American. Gl British, 5G Danish, 19 Norwegian, 1 Spanish, 1 Venezuelan, 1 Honduran, ] Cuban, I French, 4 Swedish, and 3 Dutch vessels. Their destinations were as fol- lows : Ports. Number. N'pwYork 53 New Orleans 43 Philadelphia 20 Boston 6 Mobile 13 Baltimore 6 Charleston 5 Savannah 2 Pascagoula 2 Norfolk 8 Sabine 1 Port.\rthur 1 Orange 1 Ports. Nunihor Galveston 6 Brunswick 1 Key West 1 Tampa G Jacksonville 1 Newport News 38 Pensacola 1 Hampton Roads _ 3 Gulfport ' 1 Texas City 1 Ports not designated 40 Total 2(iO During there was a slight decrease in i)ractically every respect in llie ship- ping at the port of Cienfuegos, in comparisctn with the preceding year. This un- doubtedly was due to the influence of food control centered in Ilabana. There should oe a return to normal conditions upon the formal termination of the control measures instituted during the war. With Central and South American ports there is little commerce, cattle from Venezuela and Coloml)ia comprising the imports from that section. During 1919 five .Vmerican vessels cleared for the Canal Zone. Up to the present there has been prac- tically no interchange of commerce with Porto Rico, but a few vessels from ports of tliat island call at Cienfuegos, with either cargo in transit or in ballast. One vessel, a Hiitish calde repair boat, was cleared from this port for Porto Rico with Ponce as its destination. IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES—MINING Tlie need of increased facilities for transporting products to se
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