Kraks Vejviser 1935 Handelsregister

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ESBJERG HARBOUR situated on the West Coast of Jutland and protected bu the island of Fanoe, is the largest agricultural export outlet and fishing port in Denmark. The entrance to Esbjerg is through the Graadgb fairwag — between the peninsula Skallingen and the island of Fanoe-marked bu lights and buous.

The harbour dues are veru moderate.

Vessels calling at the port for bunkering incur no harbour dues when the stag does not exceed more than two dags. The depth of water in the fairwag leading to the port is 26 ft., depth in the traffickable harbour up to 29 ft., and in the fishing harbour 19 ft., at high water. The difference dailg between ebb and flood is 4 ft. On the quags are suitablg situated warehouses, silos, pneumatic grain elevators, oil depots, electric coal cranes, and cranes capable of lifting up to 15 tons.

There are also several slipwaus taking vessels of up to 500 tons D.W

Dailg connexion(Sundagsexcep- ted) with Harwich, and fast regular services are maintained with Grims- bg, London, Antwerp, Dunkirk and Hamburg. The distance Dover-Esbjerg is 20 miles shorter than Dover-Ham- burg.