Mr. Temple Morrisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the difference in the cost of chartering between British ships and Greek ships in respect of the wheat bought in Rumania and carried to this country by Greek ships?
§ Mr. Cross,pursuant to his reply (Official Report, 12th December, 1938; col. 1636, Vol. 342) supplied the following statement:
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SHIPMENT OF RUMANIAN WHEAT. Particulars of Vessels Chartered. (i) Tonnage fixed for Danube. Name of Vessel. Nationality. Date of Charter Party. Size and Percentage variation. Lay-days and cancelling. Rate of freight and range of discharging ports. Demurrage. Load per day as per Charter Party. Nikola Pasic Yugo-Slav. 21st Oct. 7,200 10% 1–15 Nov. (d) Basis 18s. 9d. picked ports, London, Hull, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Cardiff, Barry or Avonmouth. (One port discharge.) £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Armathia Greek 21st Oct. 7,000 10% 20th Nov. –5th Dec. Basis 18s. 9d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Thrasyvoulos Greek 21st Oct. 5,600 10% 15–25 Nov. Basis 19s. 3d. Any one ports U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Tresillian British 22nd Oct. 8,000 10% 5–25 Nov. Basis 20s. picked ports Cardiff, Barry, Avonmouth, London, Hull, Liverpool,or Birkenhead. (One port discharge.) £47 10s. od. per day 450 tons per running day. Trevarrack British 22nd Oct. 7,200 10% 5–25 Nov. Basis 20s. picked ports, Cardiff, Barry, Avonmouth, London, Hull, Liverpool, or Birkenhead. (One port discharge.) £45 per day 450 tons per running day. (a) Taxiarchis Greek 22nd Oct. 7,000 5% 5–15 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a) (b) Mount Cynthos Greek 22nd Oct. 7,400 5% 5–15 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a)Nitsa Greek 22nd Oct. 7.400 5% 5–15 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a) Chelatros Greek 22nd Oct. 6,500 5% 5–15 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a) (b) Agia Marina Greek 22nd Oct. 7.200 5% 5–15 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a) Nellie Greek 22nd Oct. 8,500 5% 10–25 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a)la Greek 22nd Oct. 7,400 5% 10–25 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. (a)Penelope Greek 22nd Oct. 8,800 5% 10–25 Nov. Basis 20s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Eirini N. Rallia Greek 24th Oct. 6,200 10% 7–20 Nov. Basis 18s. 6d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Perrakis L. Cambanis Greek 24th Oct. 6,000 10% 10–25 Nov. Basis 18s. 6d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Epaminondas C.Embiricos Greek 25th Oct. 7,000 10% 15–30 Nov. Basis 18s. 6d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Elswick Park British 25th Oct. 6,500 10% 15–30 Nov. Basis 19s. 6d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. | (c) Nicholaos Georgios Greek 24th Nov. 7,000 10% 1–15 Dec. Basis 18s. 6d. Any one port U.K. 30 per day 450 tons per running day. (a) Options were first obtained on these ships to cover early urgent requirements and were exercised when British ships could not be obtained. (b) "Mount Cynthos" and Agia Marina"—option was obtained to load Black Sea. This option was exercised. (c) Chartered later to complete Danube quantities. (d) "basis" means that additional freight is payable if discharge takes place at more than one port. 1636W
(ii) Tonnage Fixed for Black Sea. Name of Vessel. Nationality. Date of Charter Party. Size and Percentage variation. Lay-days and cancelling. Rate of freight and range of discharging ports. Demurrage. Load per day as per Charter Party. Harberton … British 28th Oct. 6,800 10% 15–30 Dec. Basis 16s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Homeside … British 28th Oct. 7,000 10% 15–30 Dec. Basis 15s. 9d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Campus … British 29th Oct. 5,800 10% 10–31 Dec. Basis 16s. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Zitella … British 10th Nov. 7,000 10% 28 Dec. 20 Jan. Basis 15s. 3d. Any one port U.K. .£30 per day 400 tons per running day. Lurigethan … British 15th Nov. 5,600 10% 1–20 Jan. Basis 15s. 6d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 400 tons per running day. Fowberry Tower … British 25th Nov. 7,500 10% 5–25 Jan. Basis 15s. 3d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Fairwater … British 2nd Dec. 6,600 10% 5–31 Jan. Basis 15s. 3d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Llanarth … British 8th Dec. 7,300 10% 5–25 Jan. Basis 15s. 3d. Any on port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Zouave … British 14th Dec. 7,000 10% 5–25 Jan. Basis 15s. 9d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day. Olivegrove … British 15th Dec. 6,500 10% 16–31 Jan. Basis 15s. 9d. Any one port U.K. £30 per day 450 tons per running day.