DELAWARE RIVER & BAY
MARITIME SHIP EXCHANGE
55th
Anniversary in 1930
The Philadelphia Maritime
Ship Exchange enters it's 55th year of operation with the
re-election
of S. W. Holten as
president.
Organized in 1878 to
furnish shipping intelligence and when incorporated in 1882 was one
of
two such organizations in
the United States. It established a chain of reporting stations of
vessels on
the Delaware River &
Bay which are located at Breakwater, Lewes, Reedy Island, New
Castle and
Marcus Hook. The report
includes the vessel name and time of arrival and is made public to
the more
than one hundred members
who are shipping managers, businessmen, insurance lawyers, etc.
On the way out the vessel
name and country, its cargo and destination is reported and recorded.
James Kernan, the secretary
since 1917 is the executive in charge of the exchange activities.
May 8, 1930 Wilmington
Evening Journal , Wilmington, Delaware
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