Port Series, Issue 15U.S. Government Printing Office, 1927 - Harbors |
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... traffic movements through the ports and the development of foreign and domestic trade . On account of the value of the information to commerce and shipping interests , and to the successful operation of the American merchant marine , it ...
... traffic movements through the ports and the development of foreign and domestic trade . On account of the value of the information to commerce and shipping interests , and to the successful operation of the American merchant marine , it ...
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... traffic should be regarded as one of the permanent func- tions of the port itself . Among the important objects , therefore , which it is hoped to attain from this series of reports is a more gen- eral appreciation of the benefits to be ...
... traffic should be regarded as one of the permanent func- tions of the port itself . Among the important objects , therefore , which it is hoped to attain from this series of reports is a more gen- eral appreciation of the benefits to be ...
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... Traffic does not always follow the shortest route , nor that having the lowest line - haul rate , but it will usually be found that there are sound reasons for this seeming disregard of economy . Frequently the principal of these ...
... Traffic does not always follow the shortest route , nor that having the lowest line - haul rate , but it will usually be found that there are sound reasons for this seeming disregard of economy . Frequently the principal of these ...
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... traffic should be regarded as one of the permanent func- tions of the port itself . Among the important objects , therefore , which it is hoped to attain from this series of reports is a more gen- eral appreciation of the benefits to be ...
... traffic should be regarded as one of the permanent func- tions of the port itself . Among the important objects , therefore , which it is hoped to attain from this series of reports is a more gen- eral appreciation of the benefits to be ...
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... traffic . - The customs entry of a vessel coastwise consists of delivering to the collector , within 24 hours after arrival , a sworn manifest of cargo , and obtaining from him a permit to discharge . On clearance of a vessel coastwise ...
... traffic . - The customs entry of a vessel coastwise consists of delivering to the collector , within 24 hours after arrival , a sworn manifest of cargo , and obtaining from him a permit to discharge . On clearance of a vessel coastwise ...
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anchorage Atlantic Coast Line Berkley Berthing space available bridge Capacity per sq car floats cargo carload cars cents per 100 charges Chesapeake & Ohio City service Coal Pier coastwise Cotton Depth of water docks except dry earth fill Electric current Elizabeth River end Feet Feet end Lower side export Face or end facilities Feet Feet Feet feet long fertilizer materials Fire protection freight Hampton Roads Hand trucks Lambert Point Lighted or unlighted Location on water Lower side Upper Mechanical handling facili minal Norfolk & Western number on map Open Operated Pinners Point port pounds Railway connections rates Reference number Sewall Point sheds on pier ship shipment short tons side Upper side square feet Steamship lines storage Street terminal Timber bulkhead tons Towed traffic Transit sheds Type of construction Upper side Face Virginia Railway warehouse water front Water supply Western Railway wharves Width of apron wood deck Wood pile
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Page 12 - Vessels carrying explosives shall be at all times in charge of competent persons and must display by day a red flag of at least 16 square feet at the masthead, or at least 10 feet above the upper deck, if the vessel has no mast; at night a red light will be displayed in the same positions specified for the red flag.
Page 8 - A vessel upon being notified to move into the anchorage limits or to shift its position on anchorage grounds must get under way at once or signal for a tug, and must change position as directed with reasonable promptness.
Page 12 - Trains, wagons, and other vehicles shall not be stopped on a drawbridge for the purpose of delaying its opening, nor shall water craft or vessels be so manipulated...
Page vii - In circles at arms' length a lighted lantern at night and a flag by day. When the draw of the bridge can be opened immediately, the draw tender shall reply by raising and lowering in a vertical plane a number of times a lighted lantern by night and a flag by day.
Page 51 - ... is hereby imposed at each entry on all vessels which shall be entered in any port of the United States from any foreign port or place in North America, Central America, the West India Islands, the Bahama Islands, the Bermuda Islands, or the coast of South America bordering on the Caribbean Sea, or Newfoundland; and a duty of six cents per ton, not to exceed...
Page 29 - ... of the Potomac River or its tributaries in the District of Columbia, or on the shores of said river below high-water mark, unless for the purpose of making a wharf, after permission has been obtained from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for that purpose, which wharf shall be sufficiently inclosed and secured so as to prevent injury to navigation.
Page iii - Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the owner or person in charge of any vessel from the penalties of the law for obstructing navigation or for obstructing or interfering with range lights, or for not complying with the navigation laws in regard to lights, fog signals, or for otherwise violating law.
Page 24 - ... a further list containing the names of all alien employees who were not employed thereon at the time of the arrival but who will leave port thereon at the time of her departure, and also the names of those, if any, who have been paid off and discharged, and of those, if any, who have deserted or landed...
Page 8 - F while carrying explosives, the Captain of the Port may require the attendance of a tug upon such water craft, when in his judgment such action is deemed necessary.
Page vii - The corporations or persons owning or controlling a drawbridge shall provide the same with the necessary tenders and the proper mechanical appliances for the safe, prompt, and efficient opening of the draw for the passage of vessels.