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THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW August 7, 1953 Panama Canal Force Drops Below 17,000 Mark for First Time in Almost 14 Years the Panama Canal Museum d,3 Gift of THE. Aatt&g^~J^ Vol. 4 No. 1 BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, AUGUST 7, 1953 5 cents "THROW ME A QUARTER, MAMA" Main Routes Gain As Canal Shipping Has Record Year Between 17 and 33 percent more ship- ping moved over the three main trade routes through the Panama Canal last fiscal year than during the previous year. This, and an increase of almost 50 per- cent for the group of smaller, miscellane- ous routes, accounted principally for the all-time high in traffic through the Canal in the fiscal year 1953. Almost 7,850,000 long tons of cargo were shipped last year over the trade route between the east coast of North America (United States and Canada) and the Far East, an increase of more than 1,500,000 tons over the figures for the preceding fiscal year. The gain in net tonnage for this route was 32.9 percent. The amount of shipping on the United States intercoastal route increased last year 22.3 percent in net vessel tonnage over the fiscal year 1952, while an increase of 17.4 percent was shown in the trade route between the east coast of the United States and the west coast of South America. Cargo shipped over the United States intercoastal route totalled 4,871,000 long tons, an increase of slightly HAITIAN DIVING BOYiS in their burnboats full of native goods or fruit are about the first over 1,500,000 tons or 13.8 percent over people a Panama Line passenger sees as his ship nears the Port-au-Prince pier. Canal Photographer the previous year. C. S. La Clair took this photograph on a recent vacation trip. The heavy gain in shipping over the miscellaneous routes last year, 49.4 per- cent over 1952, was accounted for chiefly Plans Proceeding For Conversion by increased tanker traffic. This traffic totaled 4,450,000 net vessel tons last year, an increase of 89 percent over 1952. Of Zone Electricity To 60-Cycles Dry cargo shipments also increased over the miscellaneous routes by 21.4 percent Conversion of the Canal Zone electrical will be ordered at the start of the next with a total of over 4,000,000 net vessel system to 60-cycle current will begin on fiscal year if the work of conversion is tons last fiscal year. the Atlantic side of the Isthmus and authorized. Shipping over the other main trade routes in the past fiscal year was at near work south if plans which are being Another item in this year's planning developed by the Electrical and Engin- is the evaluation of the manpower which the 1952 levels, with a 3.5 percent loss eering Divisions are followed. The actual will be needed for the conversion work on the Europe-Australasia route and a five work of conversion would not start until and the preparation of schedules for the percent gain on the route between Europe of America. fiscal year 1957. hiring of additional personnel as extra and the west coast South The conversion of the locks to 60 manpower becomes necessary. Cargo shipments between the Far East and the east coast of the United States cycles is still questionable. Work on the The additional manpower requirements last locks will not begin until the latter part are expected to include technical as well and Canada were heavier year in although the movement of the conversion project, if the final as clerical personnel and, for the period both directions, east to represented nearly decision is to change the lock current. when the actual conversion would be from west of total. Coal was the The conversion project is, and will under way, various types of electrical and three-fourths the commodity, in tonnage, be for at least 12 months, still in the mechanical craftsmen. most important planning stage. Funds are included in The question of the current frequency moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific this It represented nearly this year's program for a continuation of for the Canal Zone dates back many over route. with the studies through fiscal year 1954. years to the first overall electrical system half of the total tonnage over When the plans are completed, they here. At that time (See page IS) 2,750,000 long tons. development of the banana will have to be approved by the Board of The further Directors and then funds will have to be FEATURES FOR AUGUST trade between the east coast of the coast of allotted for the actual conversion, which United States and the west South # For more about Shipping, see pages 16-19 largely responsible for the will take several years to complete. America was This year's planning will be devoted to # Interested In Tidts, then see page 4 increase in shipping over this route. The this route was several phases of the work. One of • The License Section, see page 8 banana carrier tonnage on of plans and 1,700,000 tons last year, as compared these is the preparation • Another Picture Page, see page 20 specifications for the equipment which with 1,260,000 tons the (See -page 18) THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW August 7, 1953 Panama Canal Force Drops Below 17,000 Mark For First Time In Almost 14 Years 4 2000 m US -RATE LOCAL-RATE 34700 35000 30000 —31000 27800 26000 2 4700 24200 22700 21400 21000 18800 18700 IS250 4$'Ot% [4200 13800 14 000 J I H 7000 ll : rrrrrn n 104001 1I200J M890 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 The Panama Canal's working force on by the Maintenance Division forces, employees in the Maintenance Division the Isthmus in June dropped below the practically all of the new construction and over 200 in the Health Bureau were 17,000 mark for full-time employees for projects were handled by contractors. employed in this work. It was errone- the first time in almost 14 years. Contract Maintenance ously stated in the July issue of the The force report for June showed a In addition, a number of major Review, because of a typographical total of 16,317 full-time employees, of maintenance projects were let on con- error, that about 700 Health Bureau which 3,938 were employed on the tract. These included exterior painting employees were engaged in garbage and U. S.-rate rolls and 12,379 were on the and major roof repairs to a large number trash collection. local-rate rolls. These figures, for the of employee quarters. U. S.-rate and total force, include 185 This change to contract work affected school t3achers on leave, not indicated principally the units in the Engineering Safe Driving Awards Given on the accompanying chart. and Construction Bureau. To 253 Canal Chauffeurs The force at the end of the past fiscal Another unit which showed a large year was 1,900 under that of the previous decrease in force during the past year Safe driving awards have just been year, with a cut of 400 in the U. S.-rate was the Railroad and Terminals Bureau. presented to 253 U. S. and local rate and 1,500 in the local-rate force. The This decrease was primarily in dock chauffeurs of the Motor Transportation decrease in employment over the 12- workers, with that force being approxi- Division. All of those to whom the month period was the heaviest since the mately 500 less at the end of this fiscal awards have gone operated official vehi- fiscal year 1950 when there was a net loss year than one year ago. This decrease cles during the past fiscal year without of 2,500, resulting primarily from the resulted from a drop in the amount of any accidents causing personal injury or closing of the Industrial Bureau shops in cargo handled over the piers. The total property damage. Balboa and major reductions in several cargo handled or transferred over the other of the larger Canal units. piers during the past fiscal year was Ninety-five of the chauffeurs have The accompanying chart of the force approximately 200,000 tons under that continuous service and received certifi- level graphically indicates the rise and of the previous year, a 15 percent decrease. cates for eight years of accident-free driving. Many of the 95 have a longer decline of the Canal force over the past Connected Losses 15-year period when the force was almost continuous period of safe driving but Although the principal reductions were tripled during the early war period over complete accident records were not kept made in the units mentioned, many the peace-time level of 1938. and the safe driving certificates were other units showed lesser losses for the not issued until eight years ago. The 1953 level is quite comparable to year. Most of the latter were "sym- The remaining drivers received certifi- 1938-39 when the Canal was operating on pathetic" losses in service units caused by cates covering periods ranging from one a maintenance basis as it is today. major force reductions elsewhere in the to five years. Force Reductions organization. Although no accurate fig- There were no fatal accidents during Several units were affected by force ures are available, it was one time esti- the past fiscal year. What accidents did reductions during the past year which mated that one "service" worker was occur were generally of a minor nature, were too sizable to be accomplished by required for every five employed in but any accident or violation of traffic normal attrition.
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