Kraks Vejviser 1938 Handelsregister

275 The subjoined figures show the traffic on the largest ports in the year 1936:

Goods discharged and loaded, tons 6.285.233 1.923.129 1.472.255 793.327 738.489 529.019 328.112 326.602 326.423 308.710 304.261 283.333 280.358 279.310 270.178 206.565 205.820 202.873 200.194

Arrivals .. 25.025

Copenhagen ....................... Aalborg—Nørresundby . . . .. 6.429 Aarhus.............................. .. 4.469 Odense.............................. .. 2.767 Esbjerg.............................. .. 1.035 Nyborg.............................. 805 Fredericia.......................... .. 1.014 Kalundborg ..................... .. 1.372 Randers.............................. .. 1.132 Kolding.............................. .. 1.903 Nakskov............................ .. 2.459 Vejle.................................. 956 Horsens.............................. .. 1.166 Korsør................................ .. 1.585 Køge.................................. .. 1.233 Svendborg ......................... .. 2.803 Hobro—Mariager............. .. 1.161 Rønne ................................ .. 1.485 Haderslev.......................... .. 3.363

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 technical reasons, gradually become a separate trade largely carried on by joint stock companies. At present there are 132 shipownirig companies in Denmark, with an aggregate Capital of 155 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 2,6 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 10,5 mili. tons of cargo was brought into Danish ports and about 2 mili. tons were shipped from Danish ports in the year 1936. The apparent disproportion between the forenamed figures is due to the circumstan- ces mentioned in the introduction to this Export Directory, namely 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 one 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 294). In addition to this a considerable t tramp trade is carried on and likewise the Danish merchant fleet carries on an extensive freight trade between foreign ports thereby contributing materiaily 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 estimatqd at 180 miil. Kroner per annum. A list of the Danish shipowning companies will be found on page 291; of these the largest are: Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab A/S (The United Steamship Co.,Lfd.), A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni (The East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), A P Møllers Lines and J Lauritzen.