UK–Calcutta Conference
The UK–Calcutta Conference was a shipping conference established in 1875 to regulate the tea trade.[1] Following the opening of the Suez Canal, the travel time between the United Kingdom and India was halved, resulting in surplus capacity. There followed surplus capacity on the UK-India roots and the conference amounted to a supply regulating mechanism.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Feys, Torsten. "The battle for the Migrants: The Introduction of Steamships on the North-Atlantic and its Impact on the European Exodus". academia.edu. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Alderton, Patrick M. (2010). Reeds Sea Transport: Operation and Economics. London: Adlard Coles Nautical. ISBN 9781408130186. Retrieved 13 September 2018.