Tokyo, Dec. 28.
The Japan-New York Freight Rate Conference Commission is considering a scheme for pooling "miscellaneous goods" shipments to the United States on the lines of the present raw-silic pool.
The conference is composed of seven Japanese shipping companies, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, the Mitsui Line, the Kokusai Line, the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha and the Daido Line, and the Barber-Wilhelmsen Line (Norwegian), the Maersk Line (German) and the President Line (United States).
Next in importance to raw silk freights from Japan to the United States, miscellaneous goods are expected io exceed a hundred million yen in value next year. At present Japanese shipping concerns carry more than 80 per cent. The pooling arrangements are expected to lead to further expansion of Japan's export trade.—Reuter.
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