FREE PORT OF SALONIKI 
291 
the total foreign cargo into this port, as well as all the coastwise 
cargo. Vessels flying the flags of Great Britain, Italy, Yugoslavia, 
Germany, and Holland are also prominent in the trade of this port. 
During the same year 31 American vessels, with an aggregate net 
tonnage of 90,029 tons, called at Saloniki, as compared with 29 
vessels, with a net tonnage of 91,728 tons, in 1926. The cargo 
landed by American steamers in 1927 amounted to 24,848 tons and, 
In 1926, 22,237 tons. Very little outward cargo was taken, namely, 
1,385 tons in 1927 and 1,598 tons in 1926. 
The nature of the shipping at the port of Saloniki will be seen in 
the following table, which shows the number of vessels which called 
at Saloniki in 1927, together with their nationality, aggregate net 
tonnage, the tonnage of foreign cargo landed, and the cargo loaded 
for foreien destinations: 
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be 17 SOR A 
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NOrWeRIAD orion 
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R0UMARIAN oven EeRRaes 
SOVIRE nee mee mmm ———— ee men 
2) 03:0 111-1 o NARS Rm 
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Total. _ 
Number 
2f ships 
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46 
¥65 
36 
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=40 
Net 
tonnage 
286, 211 
7,905 
1, 856 
306 
44, 740 
75, 850 
167. 58: 
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ay 200, 
Tonnage of cargo 
Landed Shipped 
98,128 
1,321 
248 
930 
7,610 
19, 409 
125, 844 
15.842 
1 
8,161 
47 
Tas 
5,766 
5,155 
8 144 
8.427 
ry: 
TTT 282 
Tie 
“1,388 
3746 
46, 169 
The Greek vessels, to which the coastwise trade is reserved, landed 
at Saloniki in 1927, 77,258 tons, and loaded 74.072 tons. from and 
destined to other Greek ports. 
PROGRESS OF THE GREEK FREE ZONE DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF 
ITS OPERATION 
The Greek authorities are entirely satisfied with the progress made 
by the Greek free zone since its inauguration in October, 1925. In 
ts annual report for the second year of the free zone’s operation, the 
commissariat of the Greek free zone states that the work accomplished 
thus far has entirely fulfilled the purpose for which the Zone was 
created.