The Archive · 1924

POOTUNG WHARF

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha now have opened new wharf and godown premises at Pootung under the name of the N.Y. K. Pootung Whart and have appointed as com= The general rains that' prevailed pradore My, Duy Vu-nang, who during the past few "days have haw had considerable experience of for many years the compan wharf The premises ave situated bee Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co's Pootung Wharf and the China" Merchants! $..N. Co.'s Eastern Wharf. The wharf con ints of w reinforced concrete bulld= ing with a frontage of 1,004 feet, Dreadth 50 fect and depth 28 feet at lowest Tow water in Shanghai, being available for berthing simul taneously tivo eceni-xoingg. steam= ers. There ix a pontoon of 98.6 foet at the upper the whart for delivery of cargo and berthing of Inunehes, and alo two cranes. for heavy citrgo—one 10-ton portable rane and one 5-ton travelling locomotive crane. "A" shed, a reinforced conerete und five brick wall building, stores 6,000 tons of general cargo or 30,000 bales of there are two godowns, reinforced conerete three~ storied and fire-brick buildings, each storey reparated into three compartments by: strong fire-proof walls with a storage capacity of 15,000 tons eneral cargo of 100, 000 B/s. Indian cotton and open yard allowing for 30,000 tons coal, timber, ete. The steam Touineh -Laurychiva will ply every hour on all week-days to and Guntems Jetty and the N.Y. K. Pootung Wharf,

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