SHIPPING: S.R.O.

The U.S. export shipping space situation, as summarized for Chicago's World Trade Conference by Shipping Agent Edwin A. Kuecker (Kuecker Steamship Co.) last week:

> To Great Britain, practically no commercial space at all for ordinary exports.

> To South Africa, no space except for high-priority essential materials.

> To New Zealand, there has been no commercial space for four months.

> To Caribbean ports, Army & Navy have first call on all space, take most of it.

> To South America, ships are almost full of priority materials, can sometimes take other...

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