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The following statistics on imports and exports through the Port of Houston STATISTICS were derived from the U.S. Bureau of Census data. Individuals and companies desiring commodity data may obtain more detailed information from the World Trade Library at the Port of Houston. NOVEMBER 1969 FOREIGN TRADE CARGO MOVEMENT THRU THE PORT OF HOUSTON BY COUNTRY OR AREA OF ORIGIN OR DESTINATION IMPORTS INTO HOUSTON EXPORTS FROM HOUSTON Country Liner Tramp Tanker Total Tons $ Value Liner Tramp Tanker Total Tons $ Value Canada 271.1 3,776.2 598.5 4,645.8 658,458 38.0 5,937.6 .0 5,975.6 185,801 Mexico 2,101.4 96.4 .0 2,197.8 1,451,892 5,963.8 5,118.1 .O 11,081.9 1,305,575 Guatemala 100.0 154.0 .0 254.0 200,176 2,226.2 .0 .0 2,225.2 343,256 British Honduras .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 115.2 .0 .0 115.2 13,676 Salvador 364.5 .O .0 384.5 268,127 798.0 .0 .0 798.0 239,587 Honduras 358.7 205.1 .0 563.8 217,755 1,358.2 .0 .0 1,358.2 264,935 N icaragua 41.6 .0 .0 41.6 38,868 512.8 .0 .0 512.8 239,299 Costa Rica .4 .0 .0 .4 300 571.6 1,322.5 .0 1,894.1 361,720 Panama .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 356.8 12.7 .0 369.5 119,561 H a i t i .O .0 .0 .0 -- 20.2 224.8 .0 245.0 44,664 Dominican Republic .5 209.4 .0 209.9 123,361 822.3 18.8 3,556.9 4,398.0 1,029,702 Caribbean Area 18.9 1.5 13,080.5 13,100.9 245,414 22,117.4 1,028.1 495.9 3,641.4 1,146,418 North America Subtotal 3,277.1 4,442.6 13,679.0 21,398.7 3,204,351 14,899.5 13,662.6 4,052.8 32,614.9 5,294,194 Colombia 1.355.8 .0 .0 1,355.8 901,014 4,585.5 4,353.9 25,595.2 34,534.6 3,394,869 Venezuela 254.4 3,354.6 48,404.6 52,013.6 984,251 8,157.6 887.8 3,920.6 12,966.0 4,185,869 Guyana & Surinam .0 .2 .0 .2 2,067 76.8 92.8 .0 169.6 97,963 Ecuador 65.0 .0 .0 65.0 70,386 2,732.9 1.7 .0 2,734.6 530,383 Peru 313.6 .0 .0 313.6 352,560 2,176.9 909.8 .0 3,086.7 1,077,344 Bolivia .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 793.0 .0 .0 793.0 355,886 Chile 281.0 11,204.4 .O 11,485.4 94,226 4,797.1 127.8 .0 4,924.9 1,844,729 Brazil 5,607.9 3,726.7 .0 9,334.6 6,047,439 13,233.6 130,359.5 4,384.9 147,978.0 8,832,927 Pa rag u ay .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 76.1 .0 .0 76.1 50,628 Uruguay .O .0 .0 .0 -- 561.5 .0 .O 561.5 132,936 Argentina 15,849.8 .0 .0 15,849.8 441,678 3,029.4 .0 6,811.4 9,840.8 4,319,100 South America Subtotal 23,727.5 18,285.9 48,404.6 90,418.0 8,893,621 40,220.4 136,733.3 40,712.1 217,665.8 24,822,634 Iceland .0 .0 .O .0 -- 40.1 .0 .0 40.1 7,780 Sweden 124.2 897.5 .O 1,021.7 440,356 4,462.9 .0 1,080.4 5,543.3 753,355 Norway 78.1 42.9 .0 121.0 92,795 250.9 273.8 .0 524.7 1,059,339 Finland 342.3 10.4 .0 352.7 101,175 139.0 .0 .0 139.0 37,854 Denmark 330.7 133.3 .0 464.0 519,065 302.7 .0 .0 302.7 92,604 United Kingdom 3,286.0 1,158.1 762.0 5,206.1 4,201,461 4,972.7 809.2 7,869.0 13,650.9 3,725,436 Ireland .8 1.6 .0 2.4 3,512 172.3 20.6 .0 192.9 49,736 Netherlands 2,002.1 169.7 .0 2,171.8 553,106 8,754.3 7,841.2 14,109.3 30,704.8 3,533,001 Belgium 7,963.2 4,663.2 .0 12,626.4 1,708,876 4,666.0 38,391.4 4,304.0 47,361.4 4,693,191 France 4,852.4 5,768.0 .0 10,620.4 2,362,389 4,070.9 2,527.1 1,708.7 8,306.7 2,440,740 West Germany 7,263.2 6,243.6 7.2 13,514.0 6,418,661 20,718.8 .0 3,886.1 24,604.9 4,668,924 Austria 194.2 .0 .0 194.2 213,686 67.9 .2 .0 68.1 72,350 Czechoslovakia 907.5 658.9 .0 1,466.4 151,389 215.5 .0 .0 215.5 80,000 Switzerland 26.4 52.7 .0 79.1 54,028 758.1 167.5 .0 925.6 276,365 Spain 1,377.3 17.1 .0 1,394.4 735,585 682.7 .0 1,012.9 1,695.6 601,215 Portugal 374.5 36.8 .0 411.3 128,051 308.3 .0 .0 308.3 108,807 Italy 2,794.1 8,092.5 10,017.8 20,904.4 2,172,603 8,92~.3 334.2 1,157.5 10,416.0 2,200,436 Yugoslavia 135.2 .0 .0 135.2 107,395 491.6 .0 .0 491.6 665,705 Greece 9.9 .0 .0 9.9 8,368 638.1 .0 .0 636.1 299,860 Rumania 22.9 .0 .0 22.9 7,100 1,170.6 .0 .0 1,170.6 1,002,213 Turkey .0 .0 .O .0 -- 752.6 .0 .0 752.6 500,267 Eastern Europe 185.3 .0 .0 185.3 36,427 797.0 .0 .0 797.0 381,378 Other Europe .3 .0 .O .3 898 701.5 .O .0 701.5 44,536 Europe Subtotal 32,270.6 27,846.3 10,787.0 70,903.9 20,016,926 64,058.8 50,365.2 35,127.9 149,551.9 27,295,092 Iran 16.0 .0 .0 16.0 800 4,510.0 .0 8,436.8 12,945.8 3,835,567 Israel 19.2 .0 .0 19.2 28,728 2,463.1 35,060.5 .0 37,523.6 3,650,494 Jordan .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 290.0 .0 .0 290.0 158,841 Other Near East 3.6 .0 .0 3.6 22,996 425.8 .0 .0 425.8 141,123 Arabia &. Persian Gulf 9.7 325.9 .0 335.6 236,834 19,285.1 .0 .0 19,285.1 5,101,749 India 2,251.8 868.3 .0 3,120.1 1,145,589 7,342.5 .0 .0 7,342.5 1,101,734 Pakistan 1,558.1 874.0 .0 2,432.1 996,119 682.6 .0 3,900.1 4,582.7 1,024,296 Thailand 114.2 .0 .0 114.2 35,449 181.0 .0 6,980.9 7,161.9 629,373 South Vietnam 5.0 .O .0 5.0 1,470 4,307.9 .0 9,411.4 13,719.3 1,376,564 Malaysia 1,471.2 634.5 .0 2,105.7 192,095 34.4 109.3 .0 143.7 105,185 Singapore 243.9 .0 .0 243.9 80,760 3,223.5 135.7 1,189.1 4,548.3 1,492,733 Indonesia .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 11,081.2 4,810.5 .0 15,891.7 3,543,086 Philippines 586.5 .0 .O 586.5 146,777 1,637.5 .0 7,185.3 8,822.8 854,657 Korea Republic 98.2 123.9 .0 222.1 131,963 1,263.4 307.8 462.9 2,034.1 2,791,501 Hong Kong 263.5 3.4 .0 266.9 259,127 443.9 .0 1,736.0 2,179.9 261,296 Republic of China 184.4 1.6 .O 186.0 111,170 16.2 .0 .O 16.2 46,152 Japan 8,127.1 29,676.8 .0 37,803.9 9,519,228 11,365.2 63,111.0 29,219.9 103,696.1 9,593,498 Nansei Nanpo Islands 127.3 .0 .0 127.3 25,684 8.9 .0 .0 8.9 18,009 Other S. &. S.E. Asia 168.9 189.5 .0 358.4 302,065 605.1 48.0 224.0 877.1 1,504,898 Asia Subtotal 15,248.6 32,697.9 .0 47,946.5 13,236,854 69,167.3 103,582.8 68,745.4 241,495.5 37,230,756 Australia 4,781.0 .0 .0 4,781.0 1,269,579 6,198.5 3,920.1 3,469.0 13,587.6 11,081,148 New Zealand .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 2,086.4 .0 .0 2,086.4 444,017 Pacific Islands .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 695.9 .0 .0 695.9 106,299 Australia-Oceanla Subtotal 4,781.0 .0 .0 4,781.0 1,269,579 8,980.8 3,920.1 3,469.0 16,369.9 11,631,464 %ibya .5 .0 .0 .5 2,809 1,999.4 3.6 .0 2,003.0 3,674,828 Egypt .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 227.6 .0 .0 227.6 610,476 Other Northern Africa 113.1 .0 .0 113.1 68,922 6,671.9 153.8 3,440.2 10,265.9 2,691,068 Ivory Coast 1,756.9 .0 .0 1,756.9 811,321 1OO.0 39.8 .0 139.8 26,456 Ghana 134.9 .0 .0 134.9 17,021 3,250.1 135.8 .0 3,385.9 501,939 Nigeria 61.1 .0 .0 61.1 63,979 16,449.6 15,575.0 .0 32,024.6 2,439,775 Liberia .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 3,076.5 9.9 .0 3,086.4 605,997 Congo 643.2 .0 .0 643.2 339,503 1,216.9 .0 .0 1,216.9 147,437 Angola 760.0 .0 .0 760.0 512,043 947.1 .0 .0 947.1 666,251 Other Western Africa .0 .0 .0 .0 -- 926.8 31.9 .0 958.7 210,068 Ethiopia 1,087.2 .0 .0 1,087.2 746,6;4 35.7 .0 .0 35.7 16,009 Uganda 1,932.6 .0 .0 1,932.6 1,130,642 2.1 .0 .0 2.1 4,968 Kenya &. Tanzania 183.4 .6 .0 184.0 113,117 263.1 .O .0 263.1 110,814 Mozambique 940.3 .0 .0 940.3 151,712 784.0 .0 .0 784.0 242,903 Republic of South Africa 570.5 5.2 .0 575.7 172,425 9,608.8 119.0 1,115.7 10,843.5 2,751,661 All other Africa 3,679.3 .O .0 3,679.3 2,119,567 484.5 .0 .0 484.5 287,661 Africa Subtotal 11,863.0 5.8 .0 11,868.8 6,238,705 46,044.1 16,068.8 4,555.9 66,668.8 14,988,311 Port of Houston Totals 91,167.8 83,278.5 72,879.6 247,316.9 52,860,036 243,370.9 324,332.8 156,663.1 724,366.8 121,262,451 18 PORT OF HOUSTON MAGAZINE
INCENTIVE PER DIEM FEE FOR BOXCARS. The I.C.C. has served its interim report in Ex Parte No. 252, Sub. 1 wherein it has proposed a scale of incentive per diem charges ranging as high $12.98 per day on some new and expensive boxcars. These incentive charges would apply over and above the normal per diem rates during the period September 1 through February 28 each year and are pointed toward alleviating car shortages in the western zones in the fall and winter months. The Commission stated that the higher incentive per diem fees (paid by the railroads for the use of rail cars on their line which are owned by other railroads) should encourage the return of the cars to their owners. That failing, the steady flow of funds to the owner lines covering per diem on their cars being held and/or used by other lines will permit the owner lines to purchase additional plain boxcars. The Commission also proposed that receipt of such funds by the owner lines as resulting from this action be earmarked that such funds eventually find their way into the purchase, building or rebuilding of general service unequipped boxcars. This arrangement will permit the non-owner lines to either increase their car ownership and return non-owned cars more promptly or to pay the incentive charge which would permit the owner lines to purchase more cars. This action was authorized under Public Law 89-450 effective September l, 1966, and Senator Magnuson (D-Wash.), Chairman the Senate Commerce Committee ordered the Commission to issue a report on the action taken to implement the law with respect to the critical boxcar shortage. Several western Senators have also been urging immediate action to relieve the critical boxcar shortage causing wheat to pile up in the producing states. Meanwhile the rail carriers are conducting hearings contemplating the increase of demurrage charges to double that presently effective. THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION in Case 24971, Increased Rates and Charges From, To and Between Middlewest Territory, required the motor carriers to refund an estimated 6.5 million dollars in overcharges representing money collected on an ex parte increase that was later found not justified. The motor carriers are declining the overcharge claims and their legal representatives have indicated they believe that the I.C.C. has no jurisdiction to order any portion of a rate refunded, and that the I.C.C. order was therefore without legal basis. Final action on this case will probably be tied up in the courts for a lengthy period of time. I.C.C. PUBLISHES LETTER on new concealed loss and damage rules: The I.C.C. has published a letter entitled "Explanation of Regulations of Common Carriers as to Settlement of Claims for Concealed Loss or Damage" which is available to shippers who write to the Commission’s Bureau of Traffic, Washington, D. C. The rules, which went into effect August l, 1969, limit the carrier liability for concealed loss and damage claims and set forth numerous restrictions on the filing of claims. A proceeding was instituted in December by more than 300 shippers and receivers petitioning the I.C.C. to issue a declaratory order on the lawfulness of the rules. The proceeding was docketed as No. 35198, Jurisdiction Over Concealed Loss and Damage Claim Rules, Regulations and Practices of Regulated Carriers. WESTERN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION is the name of a new organization recently formed in Western Territory comprised of various railroad associations, traffic committees and bureaus in Western Territory. Principal organizations involved were formerly known as the Association of Western Railways, the Executive Committee of Western Railroad Traffic Association, Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau, and a number of freight bureaus and committees. James M. Souby, Jr., Chairman and Counsel of the Executive Committee of Western Railroad Traffic Association, will serve as President and chief executive officer of the new Association. FEBRUARY, 1970 19
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