Kraks Vejviser 1936 Handelsregister

297 The subjoined figures show the traffic on the largest ports in the year 1934:

Goods disckarged and loaded, tons 5.759.633 1.723.318 1.373.613

Arrivals .. 24.691

Copenhagen ....................... Aalborg—Nørresundby . . . .. 5.897 A arhus.............................. .. 4.195 Odense.............................. .. 2.926 Esbjerg.............................. .. 1.012 Fredericia.......................... .. 1.093 Kalundborg ..................... .. 1.283 Køge.................................. .. 1.289 Nakskov............................ .. 2.309 Kolding.............................. .. 1.691 Randers.............................. 902 Vejle.................................. 920 Horsens.............................. .. 1.144 Korsør................................ .. 1.458 Svendborg ........................ .. 2.726 Hobro—Mariager............. .. 1.091 Nykøbing F....................... .. 1.272 Nyborg.............................. 626

794.259 712.932 427.763 332.116 313.691 268,251 266.632 265.183 258.387 253.096 250.395 232.453 202.381 194.321 179.890

Shipping. From the beginning of recorded history Danish traders crossed the seas to the West, South and North, returning home with booty and merchandise. In the period of Absolutism commerce and shipping were carried on in conjunction with the large oversea monopoly companies and merchant houses, but during the last century the shipping activities have, mainly for economical and teehnical reasons, gradually become a separate trade largely carried on by joint stock companies. At present there are 103 steamship companies in Denmark, with an aggregate Capital of 150 million Kroner, and 31 sailing vessel companies with a total Capital of 1,7 million Kroner. The characteristic feature of the development during the last 50 years has been the gradual supersession of the sailing vessel by the steamship, and to this comes now in the course of the last 20 years the rapid growth of the motor driven fleet, which has been fa- voured by the leading position occupied by Danish industry in the field of marine motor en- gines. During the great war the Danish commercial fleet suffered heavy losses, but these have long ago been made good, and the tonnage of the fleet at present is about 25% greater than it was in 1914. The Danish shipowning concerns have at their disposal a fleet of good modern vessels, one third of which have been built during the last years. The Danish coastwise traffic in which some 2,4 miil. tons cargo are carried annually, is maintained with few exceptions by Danish vessels, half the cargo being conveyed in sailing vessels and the other half in steamships and motorships. In the maritime traffic between Denmark and foreign countries some 10 mili. tons of cargo was brought into Danish ports and about 2 miil. tons were shipped from Danish ports in the year 1933. The apparent disproportion between the forenamed figures is due to the circumstan- ces mentioned in the introduction to this Export Directory, nameiy that Denmark imports raw materials and auxiliaries, and exports meliorated goods which latter in proportion to their value are less voluminous. The sailing vessel tonnage is mostly employed in the coasting trade, carrying only about one sixth of the total traffic. Nearly pne half of the quantity of goods moving in the trade with foreign countries is carried in Danish ships. Danish shipowners maintain a number of regular lines on European and oversea pla- ces (see list of steamship and motorship services page 314)., In addition to this a considerable tramp trade is carried on and likewise the Danish merchant fleet carries on an extensive freight trade between foreign ports thereby contributing materially to equalizing the Danish balance of trade with foreign countries. In later years the total profits^earned by the Danish mercantile marine as a result of trade on foreign countries is estimated ISO mili. Kroner per annum. The largest Danish shipowning company is Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab A/S (The United Steamship Co. Ltd.) founded in 1866. The share Capital of the company is Kr. 30.000.000 and it owns about one fifth of the total Danish tonnage. This company maintains