CHINA MERCHANTS STEAMSHIP COMPANY UNIFIES YANGTZE RIVER SHIPPING

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• Publication Date: August 28, 1950
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COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic. Shipp:n.g
HOW DATE DIST. 2 8 Aug 1950
PUBLISHED Daily _revspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Shanghai; Hong Kong; Canton; Hankow; NO. OF PAGES 5
Ning-po; T`ai-yuan
DATE
PUBLISHED 22 May - 30 Jul 195C
SUPPLEMENT TO
LANGUAGE 'hinese REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUNINT CONTAIN{ INTODN.,ION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
Of THI UNITED STATII WITHIN THE IIANIAO OF INTIONA{I ACT 10
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CHINA MERCHANTS STEAMSHIP COMPANY
UNIFIES YANGTZR RIVER SHIT ING
CMSC ADOPTS UNIFICATION -?? Shanghai Hein-vent Jih-pao, 27 Jul 50
Shanghai -- A 12-day conference on shipping matters, called by the China
Merchants Steamship Company (CMSC) headquarters, adjourned in Shanghai on
26 July 1950 after deciding upon a number of policies .nd procedures which
are to be put into effect. The participants in the conference included th::
chief delegate of the CMSC. Yu Mei, and representr`ives of the branch offices
of the company and of other hitherto independent companies in cities along
the Yangtze River which were taken over by the various Military Control Com-
mittees and merged with the CMSC,
The conference dec.ied on unification as regards policies, organization,
methods of operation, cont-oi of finances, property, ships, personnel, and
traffic. The unification ie to be centered in the CMSC headquarters wi':,h the
hitherto loosely attached branch offices and independent companies hereafter
operating under the direction of the headquarters as related parts of an in-
tegrated whcle, with definitely assigned division of functions and responsi-
bilities.
The division of responsibilities in traffic matters assigns to the head-
quarters office the operation of the long, heavy-traffic runs, those between
Shanghai and Han$ow, Shanghai and Chsang-sha, and Shanghai and Chungking; to
sectional offices, a:, assigned by headquarters, operations on runs between
Hankow and Chang-eba, Hankov and I-chlang, and I-ch?ang and Chungking; to
zuboffir_es, as assigned by headquarters, operations on short runs between
points within neotion_,.
Plans also call for the inauguration of regular service, upon allocation
of responsibility by head?zLuarter'Q to suboff ices as indicated, between the
following points:
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Nanking
Wu-hu
Chiu-chiang (K.iukiang)
A.n -chiing
Sha-shih.
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Termini le of Run
Chen-chiang and Ssu-Yuan; K'ou-.an and
Chiang-Yin; K'ou-an and Nanking
Nanking and K'ou-an
Wu-hu and An-chiing; Wu-hu and Ta-t'ung
!'hiu-chiang and Nan-ch'ang
An-ch'ang and Chiu-chiang
Sha-shih and Sha-tao-kuan; Sha-shih and
Hankcw
Chungking and Hsu-chow (I-pin); Chung-
king and Ho-chiang; Chungking and Fou-
ling
Special transportation `.asks for irregular r'zns or special cargoes are to must "be be assigned by headquarters, For instance, at present, provisions must and made
for runs between P'u-k'ou and. Shanghai, -a-y_..
Chungking (for transportation of materials for the Chungking-Ch'eng-tu rail-
road) Regular rune must also be estatlis.hed letween Chungking and I-ch'ang,
I-ch'ang and HEing- second character not giiler_7 and Henkow and Shanghai.
In the final session, chief delegate Yu Me' emphasized, among other
things, that he hoped unificaticn would soon be r?al?Led in such personnel mat-
ters as the adoption of standard practices regarding salary and wage scales,
bonuses, "~-at ons, pensions and other benefits, and in the employees labor
union organization
SHANGHAI. SHIPFING IN REGULAR OFESATION .- Shanghai Hsin-wen Jih-pao,
=? Jul uGO
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hipping notes published in this issue of the paper indicate the namesut
and other data concerning a number of ships now regularly operating
of Shanghai-7
Fier used
Type
Terminal
ShI
Com an
Chiang-hue
CMSC
CMSC No 3
P,F*
Hankow
Chiang-an
CMSC
CMSC No 3
F,F
Hankow
F
Chang-Sha
Tien-fu
Huan-chiang SS Co
Hung-yuan
Hung-ar_ SS Co
Ta-ta No 2
F
Hankow
Kung-Val,
K.Lng-1 SS Co
"a-'a
F
Chang-Sha
Sheng-min
Min-sheng SG Co
YanB--hia- ta
F
I-ch'ang
Min-sheng
Wu-ch:^ng
Min-_heng SS Co
Hongkew Min-
F
Chungking
sheng
D`c ~
Muni.ripal Ferry
Watereid.e
p,F
Tsungming I
Restaurant
No 7
Municra; Ferry
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Waterside
t t
v=s,auran
P,F
Nan-yang
s p, passenger.; F, freight.,
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'.X'VAGINC r0NTTn'?iE5 ON YANNOTZE -- Hankov Ch'ang-chiang Jih-pao, 25 May 50
The Yangtze River Shipping Bureau has reported that 49 various types of
ships, totaling 1L,8~0 tons, have thus far been salvaged from the Yangtze
River, Cf these, 39 ships totaling 13,900 tons are being repaired,,
It was also reported that there aie 225 sunken ships still in the
Yangtze River, and that plans Bend preparations are being made to salvage 13
of them during the coming winter.
SHTPFING FARES REDUCED ON YANGTZE -- Long Kong Wen-hui Per,, 27 Jul 50
Hankow -- The Yangtze River Shipping Centrcl Bureau reduced both pas-
senger and freight rat?os on 15 July to increase the volume of freight and
nacsengera, Freight charges were reduced from 1L.7 percent to as much as
36.9 percent on some item:, and passenger fares had a flat reduction of 20
percent.
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL SH FfING NEAR NORMAL -- Canton Nan-fang Jih-pao,
28 Jul 50
Canton -- Following t~'e liberaticn of Hainan and the occupation of the
4ansan (Wan-shan) archipelago and other small islands along the coast, ship-
ping conditions are rapidly returning in normal,: The Shipping Bureau at
Canton, which is doing everything in its power to restore shipping to pro-
mote economic prosperity, has published the following names of ships now
plying the respective routes The letters P and F, following the names of
the ships signify that they carry passengers and/or freight.
Ship
"onna e
Ai-chi, F.F
32L?0-6
Fu-bsing;F.F
29L?89
Tung-feng, F,F
47,08
Tung-li, F,F
255.79
Hai-ye-ne,, F,F
355.08
Fu-hua, P,F
196024
T'ai-ning, P.F
291,67
Jui-hua, F
285 42
Chien-ping, P,F
144..88
I-t'ing, F 122013
Kuang-k'uan, F iO1i 68
Canton. Chan-chiang Hai-k'ou,
Pei-hai, Yu-'_in-chiang
Csa:on, Macao, Chiang-men
Shui-tong, Hai-k'ou
Canton, Ia-ch'an, Chan-chiang,
Hal -k no
Canton, Chiang-men, Yai-men,
Chuff-tuna, Chan-chiang
Canton, Yang-chiang, Sha-pa,
Shui-tung, Chan-chiang
Canton, Chan-chiang
Canton, Chan-chiang, Hai-k'ou,
Fei -hai
Canton, Shui-tung
atov. Hai-men, Shan-mei,
F'ing-hai, Canton, Chiang-men,
Chan-chiang, Yu-lin-chiang
Chiang-men, Shui-tong
Canton, Chiang,-men, Yang-chiang,
SLai-tuna, Chan-chiang, Pei-hai
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Ship
Tonnage
Route
Jui-hua, F
285.42
Canton, Shan-wei, Swatow
Ping-an. P,F
147.,10
Canton, Shan-wei
T'ien-li, F
438,82
Canton, Swatow
Hsing-t'ai, P;F
96.30
Swatow, Chieh-shih, Shan-wei,
Canton
Kvgng-k'uan, F
10.,68
Canton, P'ing-hei, Shan-wei,
Swatow
Rsin-heng-l1, F
65.63
Serves Wan-shah archipelago
There are nine vessels, each over 100 tons, which ply between Canton and
Ta-ch'an?, Yuan-to-lin, Chao-an-dung, T'ai-yuan, Chien-chi, Kuang-k'uan, Yung-
p'ing-an, Chien-yang-chiang, Lien-ch'ang, and Te-li-i.
CANTON- HAI-K'OU SHIPPING SERVICE RESUMED -?- Hong Kong Wen-hui Pao, 27 Jul 50
Canton, 26 July -- Shipping service between Canton and Hai-k'ou, and a
combined land-sea transportation service between Canton and Fort Bayard (Chan-
chiang) have been resumed,. It takes 3 to 4 days to go from Canton to Fort
Bayard partly by automobile and partly by ship.
Normal shipping service from Canton to Swatow will a'-,) be resumed from
27 July.
KWANGTUNG'S RIVER BOATS INCREASING BUSINESS -- Canton Nan-fang Jih-pao,
30 Jul 50
The volume of freight and passengers transported by river boats on the
Chu Chiang, Hsi Chiang, Tung Chiang, and Pei Chiang has increased greatly
since March 1950. During May and June, there were between 2,200 and 2,300
boats, with an aggregate of 190,000 to 210,000 tons engaged in transportation
service on these routes. The amount of outgoing freight transported by these
boats from nearby towns and villages around Canton in. June was more than 100
percent over the total in May, while the amount of freight entering those
place- during the same period was 38.2 percent less than the total in May.
The most heavily traveled route is the Chu Chiang, which had a Iota' of
14,000 to 16,000 boats during May and June. The traffic on the Hsi Chiang is
also becoming heavier. There were 304 outgoing boats on this river in May and
378 in June; the number of incoming boats was 279 in May and 348 in June. On
all the routes the outgoing boats carried a total of 50,007 passengers duri:-,g
May, and 43,150 passengers du:.ing June; the incoming boats carried 54,921 pas-
sengers in May and 46,920 in June.
BRITISH SHIPPING OPERATING ON CHINA COAST -- Hong Kong Hsing-tao Jih-pao,
21 Jul 50
Hong Kong, 20 July -- During the past few days both the Butterfield and
Swire and the Jardine shipping companies have had ships carrying cargoes, but
so far no passengers, between Hong Kong and Shanghai in both directions. Wiuh
the exception of the Butterfield and Swire steamer Poyang which was intercepted
and examined by a Chinese Nationalist naval vessel and then allowed to proceed,
other vessels have encountered no interference..
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Shipping circles here are of the opinion that British naval vessels are
continuing to extend protection to British shipping on the high seas along
the China coast; and it is this presence of British naval vessels which
leads to the common reports that the Nationalist Navy is continuing its in-
terference with shipping along the coast, However, these reports do not
greatly deter ship movements. Most of the vessels are carrying full loads
of miecellaneOus cargo.
SHIPPING CLAIMS FOR. MILITARY SERVICES TO BE ADJ1;S'ED -- Shanghai Ta Kung
Pao. 20 Jul 50
Hangchow -- The Chekiang provincial government and the Chekiang Military
Dietrict headquarters jointly have in-sued instructions to be followed by
owners of ships utilized for the recent capture of the Chou-shan 'slands in
presenting their claims for reimbursement for use and/or damages. An office
for the joint commission has been set up in Hangchow at No 20, Hsia-yang-
shih Chieh, and branch offices opened in Huang-yen-hsien and Ning-po. Ap-
plications for adjustment of claims must be presented not later than 15 Au-
gust 1950.
NING-PO REORGANIZES LOCAL SHIPPING AFFAIRS -- Ning-po Jih-pe.o, 26 Jul 50
Ning-po -- In view of the disorganized state of shipping affairs in the
neighborhood of Ning-po existing after the military campaign for the capture
of the Chou-shan islands, the Ning-po office of the Shipping Bureau of the
Chekiang provincial government has issued regulations providing for the reg-
istration of: all vessels operating on inland. waterways, along the coast and
among the islands lying off shore; and also of all boatmen and beamen.
Registration carries with it the issuance of licenses to ships and
Ship-
boats, and personal identification
clca-rds esrint houseboatmen
forathe movementThe ships
ping Bureau will also so ser serve
and cargo and for the employment of seamen
,ERIOUS CASE OF CORRUPTION IN SHIPPING AFFAIRS -- Shanghai Ta Kung Pao,
21 Jul 50
Shanghai -- The biggest case of corruption since the liberation of
ief culprit
Shan is on tria
i named hai Hsu Vsingbeen-hsibrwouhghwast issuinglclerkeaththe s ockro msofne
the Shipbuilding Yard. His accomplices were Lu Tsan-).eng and Wang Fu-ken.
All have been under arrest since 30 June 1950.
.At a mass meeting of the employees of the Shipbuilding Yard recently
held, the culprit made a full confession of his misdeeds whit electric meters,
theft of hemp role, wire cables, sheet iron and steel, pipes,
et.., valued at about 120 million yuan.
FERRY BOAT NANKING RESUMES SERVICE -- T"ai-yuan Shan-hsi Jih-pao, 22 May 50
Peiping, '9 May (Hsin-hua) -- The ferry boat Nanking which was found
sunk in the Huang-p'u Chiang when Shanghai was liberated, was refloated, re-
paired, and, on 11 May 1950, resumed her former service of carrying trains
across'the Yangtze River between P'u-k'ou and Nanking.
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