OCEAN TRAFFIC TO COMMUNIST CHINA
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PRAWN
Bloc and Non-Bloc Merchant Ship Arrivals in CommunistChin' a *
1952 - 1954
(By Number and. Thousands of Gross Tons)
No. of Ships Arriving
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
8
26
34
5
55
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
For Year
11
28
13
27
9
41
50
10
56
5
35
8
33
6
35
9
34
6
39
4
40
9
49
15
42
103
429
1952
Bloc
Non-Bloc
Total
1953 ,
-39
6
49
40
23
55
40
6
59
41
lo
63
41
5
64
4-3
8
55
45 ,
8
63
44
8
59
58
12
61
73
15
69
57
27
59
532
128
698
Bloc
Non-Bloc
Total.
3.954 4HE`
86
23
81
826
148
810
55
9
62
78
20
46
66
15
80
65
16
61
73
lo
66
76
60
8
75
69
7
66
73
63
7
77
71.
7
67
67
11
60
Bloc
Non-Bloc
Total
71
84
104
958
71
66
95
77
83
84
74
1955 le(-X`
Bloc
12
3
4
Non-Bloc
65
10
12
Total
77
13
16
* This table excludes vessels under 1,000 gross tons
** Preliminary
CXX Data for 1955 are incomplete.
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Total
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. For Year
Gross Tons of Ships
1952
Bloc
64
82
53
34
33
29
35
36
25
18
55
96
560
Non-Bloc
101
89
169
157
154
122
156
148
171
139
200
191
1,797
Total
165
171
PPP
191
187
151
191
184
196
157
255
287
2,357
1953
Bloc
29
144
6o
27
59
30
32
38
45
54
71
156
745
Non-Bloc
217
257
265
279
307
261
293
257
273
261
274
247
35193.
Total
246
401
325
306
366
291
325
295
318
315
345
14-03
3,936
1954*
Bloc
39
107
75
84
53
44
38
42
38
54
75
13.7
766
Non-Bloc
265
197
348
234
313
333.
323
361
307
257
302
350
3,588
Total
.304
304
423
318
366
375
361
403
345
311
377
467
4,354
1955 *if
Bloc
73.
18
19
Non-Bloc
274
73
75
Total
345
91
94
Preliminary
4E-If Data for 1955 are incomplete.
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Category
From Bloc Ports
1952
From Non-Bloc Ports
Total Cargo
From Bloc Ports
1953
From Non-Bloc Ports
Total Cargo
From Bloc Ports
1954
From Non-Bloc Ports
Total Cargo
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Volume
Percent
Cargoes of Controlled
or Partially Controlled
Commodities(a)
299,000
58
134,312
23
433,312
38
618l000
75
143,170
21
761,170
50.4
320,000
57
120,000(g)
16 .
440,000
34
Cargoes of Uncon-
trolled or Unknown
Camnoditie s(b)
216,000
42
449,500(c)
77
665,500
62
210,900
25
537,170(e)
79
7481070
49.6
2143,000
43
617,000(h)
84
860 000
66
Total
515 000
loo
583,812(d)
100
1,098,812
100
828,900
100
680,340(f)
100
11509,2140
loo
563,000
loo
737l000
loo
1,300l000(1)
loo
(a) Includes Petroleum (Embargoed), Rubber (Embargoed), Iron and Steel (Embargoed July 1, 1953), Non Ferrous Metals (Embargoed with minor
exceptions), TransPort Equipment (Etbargoed with minor exceptions), Other Equipment and Machinery (Embargoed with some exceptions), Chemi
cals, other than Fertilizer, and Pharmaceuticals, (Industrial Chemicals EMbargoed, Pharmaceuticals Uncontrolled). As indicated, some of
the calrukaties in this category are uncontrolled. Likewise, in the uncontrolled category, are included some cargoes of unknown camposi-
tion which possibly should be included in the controlled category. The nature of the data prevents the elimination of this bias.
(b) Includes Foods, Fertilizer, Wool, Timber, Paper, Textiles and Cargoes of Unknown Composition.
(c)
Includes 190,000 tons of cargo of unknown commodity composition which cleared Hong Kong Customs and is assumed to be uncontrolled.
(d) Excludes 70,000 tons estimated to have been snuggled to Communist China from Hong. Kong (10,000), Macao (40,000), and other sources(20100C
(e) Includes 191,000 tons of cargo of unknown commoditNr composition which cleared Hong Kong Customs and is assumed to be uncontrolled.
(1)
(g)
EXcludes-17,000 tong eStiMatedt6-haVe-been SMUggled ta-COMMunist China from Hong Kong and other areas. Includes 22,000 tons estimated
to have moved via Macao and lumped with Controlled Category.
Includes 300 tons of cartridge cases and 300 tons of wireless accessories reported as imports from Japan.
(h) Includes 311,000 tons of cargo of unknown commodity composition which cleared Hong Kong Customs and is assumed to be uncontrolled, and
99,000 tons of uncontrolled cargo from Japan.
(i) 1954 data are preliminary, and do not include an estimate of cargo smuggled to Communist China from Hong Kong, Macao and other areas,
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Origin of Voyages by Bloc and Non-Bloc Vessels
Arriving in Communist China Ports*
1952 - 1954
(Numbers and Thousands of Gross Tons)
1953
1954**
No. of Arrivals
From
Bloc Ports
From
Non-Bloc Ports
Total
From
Bloc Ports
From
Non-Bloc Ports
Total
From
Bloc Ports
From
Non-Bloc Ports
Total
In Bloc Vessels
101
2
103
122
6
128
120
28
148
Percent
99
1
100
96
4
100
93
7
100
In Non-Bloc Vessels
18
411
429
48
650
698
31
779
810
Percent_
It
96
100
7
93
100
4
96
100
Total
119
413
532
170
656
826
151
807
958
Percent
22
78
100
19
81
100
16
84
100
Gross Tons of Shipping
In Bloc Vessels
545
15
560
712
33
745
598
168
766
Percent
96
It
100
95
5
loo
78
22
100
In Non-Bloc Vessels
121
1,676
1,799
270
2,921
3,191
167
3,421
3,588
Percent
6
94
100
8
92
100
5
95
loo
Total
665
1,692
2,357
982
2,956
3,936
765
3,589
41354
Percent
28
72
IN)
25
75
loo
18
82
100
* Excludes vessels under 1,000 gross tons.
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COMMUNIST CHINA INWORTS - 1954
(Metric Tons)
Source
January
February
March
April
ijaz
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
Western Europe
(Bloc Ports)
19,831
76,528
36,108
52,500
36,305
42,433
56,835
39,338
52,237
40,648
20,128
58,118
531,009
Hong Kong
25,404
27,371
38,772
17,938
23,399
249094
21,333
33,020
20,539
26,222
29,124
24,394
311,610
Soviet Far East
17,452
586
3,299
1,285
9,387
329,009
Japan
8,678
9,650
9,301
2,700
470
13,200
32,893
8,500
8,305
134
11,507
105,338
Western Europe
(Non-Bloc Ports)
_21812
222.226.
25,039
122.5.12
114,358
_1102/
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22,591
2.-122E
77,200
_222211
_1142221
_52,777
Total
63,763
145,192
137,544
102,944
88,512
77,107
107,011
322,584
109,765
97,766
67,383
180,606
1,300,177
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Communist Chinafs Seaborne Imports - 1954 - By Months*
Grouped According to Present Status of Controls.
(In Metric Tons)
Cargoes of Controlled or Partially
Controlled Commodities
Cargoes of Uncontrolled
or Unknown Commodities
Metric Tons
Grand Total
Percent
From
Month Bloc Ports
From
Non-Bloc Porta
Total
From
Bloc Ports
From
Non-Bloc Ports
Total
Controlled
Uncontrolled
January 1,050
4,150
5,200
18,781
39,782
58,563
63,763
08
92
February 67,269
34,493
81,762
26372.3.
36,719
631430
1145,192
56
1411,
March 25,593
3,637
11s1.01
87806
98,907
13705144
28
72
April 25,875
14,3/44
140,219
26,625
36,100
62,725
102$9414r
39
61
May 21,603
14,513
26,116
18,001
/4141395
62,396
88,512
30
70
June 26,489
9,100
35,589
15,91414
25,5714
1,518
77,107
46
54
jiay 413 ,516
3,37/4,.
51,890
9,6014
145,517
553421
3.073013.
40
52
Angust 26 $ 5311.,
3.63292
42,826
12,804
66,954
79,758
12205814
35
65
September 270046
6,613
33,659
25,191
50,915
76,106
109,765
69
October 8,619
2,719
11s338
34029
5/41399
86,1428
97,766
12
88
November 14,103
5,714
19,817
6,025
141,5141
147,566
67,383
29
71
December 27,140
25,396
52,336
)401,365,
87,905
128,270
180, _ _606
29
71
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TOM. 3190837
329,552
1439,389
2430181
6170607
860,788
1,300,177
314
66
* 1954, data are preliminary
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Bloc and Non-Bloc Merchant Ship Arrivals in Communist China
1952 - 1954
Bloc
1952
Non-Bloc
Total
Bloc
1953
Non-Bloc
Total
Number of Vessels Arriving
103
1429
532
128
698
826
Percent
19
81
100
16
84
100
Gross Tons (Thousands)
560
1,797
2,357
745
3,191
3,936
Percent21
76
100
19
81
100
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1954
Bloc Non-Bloc Total
148
810
958
15
85
100
766
3,588
4,354
18
82
100
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