Guide to London Docks
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rINLY those who have had the experi ence will know the many difficulties attendant upon shipping or collecting cargo in the Port of London, with its five widely dispersed groups of docks. In the "Portof London Guide," the 1951 edition of which has just been published, 35 pages have been given over to particulars of wharves, such information as the type and capacity of the lifting tackle available, approach roads, nature of business, and Customs facilities being given.
By means of index numbers the position of all wharves can be traced from the six maps included in the Guide, whilst in certain instances the precise location of the wharf can be traced from grid numbers which tie up with those given on the same maps.
Other sections of the Guide give a list of the shipping companies providing regular services to and from the Port, the interpretation of trade terms, and particulars of the five docks and the principal fteamship lines using them.
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