SHIPPING CONGESTION.
« SERIOUS POSITION IN LONDON. (By Cable—Prets Association—Copyriefet.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 9th, 1.46 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. The congestion at British ports is increasing daily. An unprecedented number of vessels laden with foodstuffs and general cargo arc lyin<; off the mouth of the Thntnes. Some- have been waiting at Southend for a fortnight. The Ceramic and tho Enripidos seem condemned to remain at Plymouth indefinitely. Even when a berth is secured at London, unloading is often stopped by the crowded state of the sheds and tho alv sence of railway trucks. One steamer was recently anchored in tho river for eighteen days before sho commenced to unload. A irnmbor of ships have been transferred to other ports, but theso am nl.v> badly rongrsted. Prior to tho war liners made three and a half round voyages from England to India in a year: now, despito faster nassages, tliev make onlv two and a half.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 7
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158SHIPPING CONGESTION. Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 7
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