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American shipping through Suez Canal in 1925 slows gains
Washington reports 1925 Suez Canal traffic shows American shipping at three percent of total, with 26.578 million tons passing through. British registry leads tonnage, followed by Dutch, German, French, Italian and Japanese ships. Southbound cargo rose on fertilizers while metals fell, and wheat and rice shipments increased northbound. In 1925 American vessels totaled 132 crossings, 90 outbound and 42 inbound, with 76 cargo ships in total.
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