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282 Board Ships Compete with Private Lines Edgar F. Luckenbach, famous American ship operator, strongly opposes the in- terference of the shipping board in inter- coastal trade. This service between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, through the Panama canal, has developed greatly in the nast several years. The volume ot this trade has been one of the main supports of American shipping during the recent slump. “In my opinion,” Mr. Luckenbach’ is quoted, “it is about time to withdraw the ‘candy kid’ competition which American shipowners, ready and willing to build up an American merchant marine, are up against.” In this intercoastal trade, Mr. Lucken- bach points out, the board has eight or 10 vessels allocated, although private firms are able to supply the tonnage necessary to handle all the business offered. He suggests action by the intercoastal con- ference to force a clear definition of the board’s attitude. Complaint against the board providing ships for competing with private Ameri- can ships also has been made by the United Fruit Co. The complaint referred to the Colombian trade, and the board’s answer pointed out that such an arrange- ment was necessary to prevent freight going to foreign ships. This argument if of course destroyed in the intercoastal trade, which is limited by law to Ameri- can flag vessels. : Open Rates on Atlantic Entrance of the Reardon-Smith lines with a fleet of British flag steamers in the north Atlantic freight trade. has been followed by the announcement of open rates on about 25 commodities by the conference lines. This confer- ence includes ithe Black Diamond Steamship Corp., Cosmopolitan Ship- ping Co. Cunard line, Ellerman’s Phoenix line, French line, Harriss Ma- gill & Co., Holland American line, In- ternational Mercantile Marine Co., Kerr Steamship Co. Luckenbach Steamship Co., Furness Withy & Co., North German Lloyd, Rogers & Webb, Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., United American Lines, United States Lines, Canada Steamship Lines and Canadian Pacific line. Lay Up Pacific Liners The two 502-foot type liners which the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. San Francisco, has been operating between that port and Hawaii, Manila and Hong- kong, will be withdrawn from service, according to announcement by the ship- ping baord. These ships are the Prest- nENT Hayes and Presipent Harrison. They will be laid up in San Francisco. MARINE REVIEW The withdrawal was made on _ recom- mendation of the operator who pointed out to the board that the steamers were now highly unprofitable in that serv- ice. The board calls attention to the failure to extend the coastwise laws to in- clude Philippine trade and to a slump in freight and passenger demand ‘as «the reasons for the ships not proving prof- itable. The Pacific Mail is operating three 535-foot liners, PRESIDENT WILSON, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and PRESIDENT Lincotn in the Oriental service and in August will receive two more big liners, PRESIDENT Pierce and PRESIDENT TAFT, now in transatlantic service. Germans Renew Service to Australia Some months ago announcement was made of the proposed re-establishment of the Australian service of the German- Australian line. Now the American con- sulate in Sydney reports that the first steamer will leave Hamburg about the middle of June and will arrive at Aus- tralia the first of August, the date on which the Australian trading with the enemy act expires. The restoration of the German-Aus- tralian line will mean a_ keen struggle icr Australian trade. This competition is expected to be especially strong in the wool trade, as the British lines have endeavored to secure all the traffic car- ried by the German transport lines. The fleet of the German-Australian line is said to be one of the most modern in existence, although smaller than be- fore the war. All except two ships have been constructed since 1920. At the pres- ent time this fleet is employed in services between Germany and the Dutch East Indies, and to the west coast of South America. News for Ship Operators The Maine Steamship Co. is said to plan re- sumption of its New York-Portland, Me., freight service on July 15 with the steamers H. F. Dimock and HERMAN WINTER. * * * The Export Steamship Corp., New York, has changed the name of the steamer Osakis to Man- HATTAN ISLAND. The vessel. operates in the Levant trade. * * > The Isthmian Steamship Lines Inc., New York, began in June regular service between New York and ports in South and East Africa, Cape Town, Algoa Bay, Delagoa Bay and Beira. inaugurated the service. * * * including Hast London, Port Natal, The BirwingHam Crry The FREDERICK LUCKENBACH, recently bought Ly the Castle-Lodge Steamship Co. from the Lucken- bach line, is to be renamed Casrie-Lopen and operated in the Levant trade with the Imperial Navigation Co., 39 Cortlandt street, New York. general agent. * * * Members of the intercoastal conference, including among others the United American Lines, Lucken- ‘ests of economy and efficiency. July, 1922 bach Steamship Co., C. & T. Intercoastal line and the North-Atlantic & Western Steamship Co., all operating services to and from Boston, have agreed to eliminate as ports. of. call San Diego, Cal., Astoria, Oreg., Tacoma, Wash., Vancouver and Victoria, B. C. The action was: taken in the inter- The following basis on carrying rates per 100. pounds will apply: From Los Angeles harbor to San Diego, 25 cents; Portland to Astoria, 15 cents; Seattle to Tacoma, 12% cents; Seattle to Vancouver and Victoria, 20 cents. * * * - The Irish American line expects to be able soon to announce their service between Boston and ports in Ireland. This service will go into effect as soon as suitable steamers are secured. * * * The Portland & New York Steamship Co., Port- land, Me., announces: a direct freight service be- tween Portland and New York with semi-weekly sailings, beginning with the sailing of the steamer EL Mar, * % * Sailing from Boston recently for Liverpool via Queenstown, the Cunard Steamship Co.’s new steamer SAMARIA, with about 1100 passengers and about 1250 tons of cargo, commenced service with a combined freight and passenger vessel. ‘The Samaria will later alternate with hev sister ship, the Laconia, on this run, * * * With the sailing of the steamer Sonapan for Brazil and River Plate ports a new service from Boston to South America was inaugurated. * * * Messrs. Rogers & Webb plan on having semi- monthly sailings from Boston to the ports of Ant- werp and Rotterdam. .This company has recently opened its Montreal-European service. * : * * The International Freighting Corp. has entere] Baltimore with a monthly service between there and the east coast of South America. ‘The first sailing was to be the Commack ou June 10. The line will concentrate on the development of the coffee trade. * * * M. H. Tracy & Co. have announced their intention of establishing a new line between Baltimore and northern Pacific ports. The steamers Dawnuittr, SuUNLITE and MoonuirTe have been chartered for the service. W. A. Blake & Co. will be Baltimore agents. * * * Plans have now been completed for a regular monthly service from Atlantic ports to the south and east coasts of Africa. The Mallory Transport Lines, Inc., will act as managing agents for the Emergency Fleet corporation in operating this Service, which will be inaugurated with the EASTERN GLADE, 8400 tons deadweight, scheduled to sail from New York June: 24. * * * American-Hawaiian line sailings from Boston to San Francisco were increased from one every two weeks to one a week with the arrival in San Fran- cisco of the new motorship Catirornia, 11,000 deadweight tons. Williams, Dimond & Co. are Pacific coast agents of the line. * * * The Mexican States line has made Oakland, Cal., a regular port of call. This gives Oakland direct steamship connection with 11 Mexican ports. In- creased traffic from the mainland side of the bay in exports to Mexico is given as the cause of the regular calls at Oakland, according to V. O. Law- rence, head of the Lawrence Terminal Co., agent for the line at Oakland, * * * z With the sailing of the motorship CALIFORNIAN for the Pacific coast recently, the American- Hawaiian Steamship Co., through the United American Lines, Inc., its managing agents, “an