"Single Pendant Moorings Introduced *BG meet the. increasing. demands Recommodation for steamers on tips Whangpoo, measures. for the Jenovation of buoys. are. being Hed out by the harbour authorities in'an_extinsive mamer and. with vapidity, Three new ones, special-Jy, constructed for anchorage of sea going vessels, will be added to the long chain of' buoys in the Dour in the near future. will also he pursued to find Vonal berths for vessels, Recommendations to replace '1d buoys by new ones of the lat-st stylo were submitted to the cus toms superintendent when ineveasing tonnage and heavy traffic caused uch congestion that mew uecom-Jnodation in the harbour became Lrgently necessary., No sooner had the measures been auctioned, th the "harbour "authorities "started working on them. In view of the convenience and facilities afforded, this new development in. the way of utility. has, been received with rear satisfaction in local shipping cele Altogether 12 buoys have been replaced with new ones, "As they are Of" the single pendant moo more room. 1s saved for anchorage Purposes. "It is expected that all the id buoys in the river will placed within a short peviod- The Taree new buoys will be Taid in the lower section between the Hsikox Greek and the Vacuum Ca, wharf, Under the control of the harbour authorities, there are altogether 65 buoys along the Whangpoo, including tha three new ones. To. meet the viried lengths of the steamers, the distance between buoys is differ: ent. The buoys are divided into three classes, Ay B, and C. Class! 'A. buoys ave' for' the tea going. ves: ads, Class B. for medium sized steamers: between 470 and '500 fect length, and Class for coasters. For' those "steamers, carrying dan: erous cargoes, special buoys of the Shove mentioned elassea ure also Tarnished, Class A buoys are nid in_ the lower section of the. river, "from Socony wharf to Tsikou Creek, off the Point, and again from the Yang. s2ep00 Dock to Lay oad Jetty. 'The numbers of the buoys are from 41 and 11 to 17, Class Buoys are from 1 to 10, 1 to 34, and 11 to 12. in the upper section of the river, opposite the Old Dock along Broadway, and the Yangtsze poo Dock. The' C class. buoys ave fo. be found from the Lay' Road Tetty' to Pingting Road Jetty, their mumpers being Tia to 30 Besides the above buoys, there are four "dangerous" euro, buoys. Tying between the Hwa Shing Wharf and the Hsikou Creek, their num. bers being 41 to 44. The berth be tween buoys 41 and 42. is. for Bclass steamer carrying dange: ous cargo; the berth between buoys 42'and 4g for a large ocean going Vessel, while the berth between 13 and 44 provid
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