CHAPTER III, SECTION 6 SHIPPING AND TRAFFIC. The coordination and scheduling ofall shipments destined for transshipment to EPG by surface or air was the responsibility of the Shipping Section. The functions of this section were administered by a Shipping Agent with the assistance of two Assistant Shipping Agents, one sta- tioned at the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California, and one at Travis Air Force Base, Suisun, California. An Expediter was assigned to the export packing facility to ensure that the Packing Contractor met export packing require- ments and H&Nschedules for shipment. The meansof shipping used were predicated on (1) the method requested on the material requisition, (2) the date required at Jobsite, (3) the supplier’s promised delivery date, and (4) the ability of surface carriers to deliver materials to Jobsite in time to meet construction schedules. Shipping allotments were made onthe basis of the Monthly Transportation Report. A month- ly tonnage forecast was initiated by the Shipping Section and coordinated with and approved by the Chief Purchasing Agent and the Chief, Construction & Planning. Refrigerated Cargo The scheduled departure dates of commercial reefer ships from NSC, Oakland, were coordi- nated to ensure arrival at Pearl Harbor to con- nect with scheduled U.S. Navy reefer ships departing for EPG. Scheduling of refrigerated cargo began with the receipt of requisitions which indicated the requirements by a specified delivery date. The subsistence items were accumulated at the Cold Storage Contractor’s plant in Oakland until such time as a reefer ship was ready for loading. The scheduling of reefer cargo to meet the shipping dates was accomplished by the combined efforts and coordination of the Assistant Shipping Agent at the Naval Supply Center and the Resident Inspector in the Bay area. When the firm date of a specific reefer was established, the Assistant Shipping Agent was notified by the Navy Office and arrangements were made for reefer cargo which had been accumulated at the cold storage plant to be loaded in refrigerated (Neg. No. W-V-250-6) Figure No. 3-14. Page 376 Off-Loading 30-Foot Trailer — Elmer.