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4. The Port of Bahrain.
The amenities of the Port of Bahrain remain unchanged with one important
exception, namely the extension of the Customs Pier at Manamah, which was
begun on the 1st Dhul Qaada 1357 (c/w 23rd December, 1938) and finished on
the 30th Jamad al-Awal, 1358 (c/w 18th July 1939), tho work having taken about
seven month*- to complete. The extension was planned as a mole with a T-piece at
its head in deep water, so that craft may come alongside independent of the tides;
and this has been effected. In the past winter, however, several violent storms
have badly damaged thi6 pier-head.

When the new extension has thoroughly settled down, there should be put in
hand the extension of the system of trolley lines and the adequate lighting of the
whole Pier system, which scheme is now under consideration and will doubtless be
done during the coming year. It is possible, also, that a crane may be found
necessary for heavy work at the Pier Head.

During the year 1358 four hundred and six steamers called at this port
(excluding H.M. warships and the Light Tender “Nearohus”), as compared with
three hundred and forty-one in the previous year, an increase of fifty-five ships. Of
this increase forty-one ships were tankers for oil products. Occasionally such ships
bring cargo imported by The Bahrain Petroleum Coy., Ltd. These ships may be
classified as follows:—

NATIONALITY. Year 1357. Year 1358.

British: B.I.S.N. Coy., Ltd. 149 188 M.
Strick-Ellerman Line 38 36 S.
Asiatic S.N. Coy., Ltd. 5 6 M.
British Tanker Coy., Ltd. 20 15 M.
212 245
Kaye S.S. Coy., Ltd.,
(Japanese charter) 3
German: Hansa Line 29 14 S.

Japanese: Mitsui Line 6 6 M.
Yamashita Line 12 11 M.
Italian : Lloyd-Triestino 1 2 1/M. 1/8.

Dutoh : (Norwegian charter),
Paoifio-Java-Silver Line 12 8 S.
United States: (Panama)
Isthmian 8.8, Coy. 7 11 S.
Kerr S.S. Coy., Ltd. 7 S.

282 304
Tankships (Various) 69 102
Total • • • 851 406