texMMMiaxwMmn n n*gMM THE PANAMA CANAL VOLUME 3 ' ^ mi l iii rmTT~r i Gift ofthe Panama Canal Museum /-f3s (ff- L(^'J Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/panamacanalr33193940isth THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD PUBLISHED MONTHLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND SUPER- VISION OF THE PANAMA CANAL AUGUST 15, 1939 TO JULY 15, 1940 VOLUME XXXIII WITH INDEX THE PANAMA CANAL BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE 1940 THE PANAMA CANAL PRESS MOUNT HOPE, CANAL ZONE 1940 For additional copies of this publication address The Panama Canal. Washington, D.C., or Balboa Heights, Canal Zone. Price of bound volumes, SLOO; for foreign postal delivery, $1.50. Price of current subscription, $0.50 a year, foreign, $1.00. THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL PUBLISHED MONTHLY Subscription rates, domestic, $0.50 per year; foreign, Jl.OO; address The Panama Canal Record, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, or, for United States and foreign distribution. The Panama Canal, Washington, D. C. Entered as second-class matter February 6, 1918, at the Post Office at Cristobal, C. Z., under the Act of iVIarch 3, 1879. Certificate.—By direction of the Governor of The Panama Canal the matter contained herein is published as statistical information and is required for the proper transaction of the public business. Volume XXXIII Balboa Heights, C. Z., August 15, 1939 No. i Traffic Through the Panama Canal in July 1939 The total vessels of all kinds transiting the Panama Canal during the month of July 1939, and for the same month in the two preceding years, are shown in the following tabulation: July 1939 July Atlantic Pacific to to Total 1938 1937 Pacific Atlantic 268 217 485 429 457 Small commercial vessels ' 44 34 78 80 62 Nonconamercial vessels: 26 18 44 23 44 4 1 3 1 Total 338 269 607 539 565 1 Vessels under 300 net tons, Panama Canal measurement OCEAN-GOING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC = The following tabulation shows the number of vessels, Panama Canal net tonnage, tons of cargo carried, and tolls collected from the ocean traffic transiting the Canal each month of the 12-month period ended July 31, 1939, as compared with the 12- month period ended July 31, 1938: No of i Panama Canal net vessels tonnage Tons ot cargo Tolls Month 1938-9 1937-8 1938-9 3 1937-8 * 1938-9 1937-8 1938-9 1937-8 August 468 505 2,177,699 2,402,000 2,171,674 2,780,603 $1,890,0.50.74 $2,195,308.87 September. 438 444 2,005,241 2,139,000 1,998,464 2,385,142 1,741,895.46 1,935,673.78 October . 494 461 2,276,194 2,182,000 2,359,673 2,438,788 1,977,706.76 1,981,087.87 November. 505 435 2,302,333 2,110,000 2,223,830 2,185,283 1,984,014.72 1,893,462.00 December.. 509 439 2,336,011 2,070,000 2,374,395 2,046,170 2,031,017.04 1,845,048.20 January . 525 444 2,380,916 2,053,000 2,393,360 2,095,402 2,062,454.16 1,837,894.72 February . 501 436 2,282,318 1,993,000 2,206,963 1,998,827 1,996,735.66 1,786,611.45 March .... 553 506 2,586,580 32,311,526 2,664,068 2,268,548 2,252,156.28 2,015,585.34 April 496 487 2,278,326 =2,258,836 2,472,604 2,279,235 1,999,851.16 1,961,456.58 May 506 465 2,341,894 32,150,228 2,538,949 2,309,171 2,053,502.16 1,886,825.66 June 479 445 2,268,679 32,064,793 2,437,087 2,122,389 1,977,431.94 1,801,291.78 July 485 429 2,254,398 31,933,816 2,317,697 2,025,660 1,974,380.72 1,694,205.00 Total.. 5,959 5,496 27,490,589 25,668,199 28,158,664 26,935,218 23,941,196.80 22,834,451.25 2 Ocean-going commercial traffic includes only tolls-paying vessels of 300 net tons and over, Panama Canal measure- ment. 3 Panama Canal net tonnage as figured under rules which became eiJective March 1, 1938. * Estimated tonnage under rules which became effective March 1, 1938. SMALL COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC The following tabulation covers small commercial vessels under 300 net tons (Panama Canal measurement), which transited the Panama Canal during the month of July 1939. These vessels, although paying tolls, are omitted from statements concerning ocean-going traffic. Panama of No. of Canal net Tolls Tons transits tonnage cargo Atlantic to Pacific 5 44 1,320 $1,806.04 341 Pacific to Atlantic 34 1,464 1,294.56 1,511 Total 5 78 2,784 3,100.60 1,852 ' Includes 4 naval vessels with a total of 1,532 displacement tons. THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD August 15, 1939 Traffic by Nationality of Vessels « for July 1939 Panama Tons Nationality No. of Canal net Tolls of transits tonnage cargo British 109 584,063 $505,561.86 504,398 Chilean 2 10,029 9,026.10 3,729 Danish 18 79,260 69,755.76 78,374 9 37,048 33,343.20 32,460 German 28 115,591 104,031.90 120,368 Greek 12 58,539 49,150.08 58,302 4 6,486 5,837.40 3,247 4 25,685 23,116.50 19,045 Japanese 21 121,284 107,912.70 146,992 28 75,267 67,478.40 78,729 46 218,243 188,137.62 253,033 Panamanian 21 45,012 37,423,44 42,450 Philippine 4,805 4, 324.50 2,622 Soviet. 10,449 12,221.60 14 356 14 65,689 56,727.54 111,897 152 761,900 670,390.74 806,142 Yugoslav 8 35,048 29,941.38 41,553 Total 485 2,254,398 1,974,380.72 2,317,697 ^ Tolls-paying vessels of 300 net tons or over, Panama Canal measurement. ' Includes 3 naval vessels of 5,635 displacement tons. Traffic by Trade Routes for July 1939 The movement of vessels over the various trade routes contributory to the Canal is summarized in the table below. In connection with this table the traffic passing through the Canal has been segregated according to the primary origin and ultimate destination of the voyage and the cargo listed is the total aboard at the time of transit. As cargo is frequently laden or discharged at ports en route, the cargo ton- nage figures shown opposite each trade route do not necessarih' show the actual cargo tonnage passing through the Canal between the two terminal areas indicated by the trade route: Atlantic to Pacific Pacific to Atlantic Trade route No. Panama Tons No. Panama Tons of Canal net of of Canal net of ships tonnage cargo ships tonnage cargo United States intercoastal 60 295,230 204,514 53 271,770 369,608 East coast United States and: Canada 1 2,707 3,905 4 6,409 8,027 3 4,824 1,054 17 70,865 15,5.55 16 70,732 178,212 Hawaiian Islands 3 13,115 7,375 6 29,520 52,478 Australasia 6 30,989 34,350 Philippine Islands 12 65,418 60,249 12 65,845 88,486 Far East •. 25 124,833 193,748 4 24,256 IS 226 2 9,753 7,736 1 5,471 8,677 East coast Canada and: United States 3 20,168 17,052 Australasia 3 19,591 14,821 3 16,716 9,709 1 5,218 8,270 Far East . 2 9,069 14,593 Central Americaj^Mexico intercoastal 1 6,264 12,227 5 6,606 3,339 2 6,676 East coast South America and: 1 4,551 5,580 Canada . 1 4,070 3,168 1 5,425 10,327 Far East 2 10,348 10,625 Cristobal and: 5 3,438 3,580 4 2,692 3,102 17 10,618 5,071 17 11,458 7 642 West Indies and: United States 4 23,323 7 41,713 82,523 Canada 1 2,965 4,000 4 16,596 12,809 Balboa 2 7,352 13,019 1 1,455 Europe and: United States 10 48,059 21,215 8 35,976 57 246 43 235,969 40,866 33 171,589 267,462 15 82,988 41,239 28 150,669 221,063 1 3,675 3,521 8 61,998 31,787 12 83,231 88,522 Far East . 5 10,449 14,356 3 16,165 20,934 1 4,273 974 2 14,636 7,172 1 6,672 7 683 Vessels not engaged in commerce 83 Total 268 1,221,774 810,893 217 1,032,624 1,506,804 * Naval vessels. — — August 15, 1939 THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD Origin and Destination of Cargo by Major Areas, July 1939 The following table summarizes the origin of cargo passing through the Canal in July 1939, and its destination by major geographical trade areas: ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC Tons of cargo destined for Other Total Origin South Austral- United North Asia America asia States America North America: 209,787 17,664 259,402 14,494 37,255 538,602 Other North America 20,590 43,379 9,043 28,224 11,930 113,166 42,604 19,057 14,356 32,039 31,046 139,102 Miscellaneous 4,929 241 10,462 3,664 727 20,023 80,958 810,893 Total 277,910 80,341 293,263 78,421 1 PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC Tons of cargo destined for Origin Other Total United North Europe Miscel- States America laneous North America: United States 365,216 91,373 131,014 6,936 594,539 7,233 191,044 4,064 202,341 Canada .