kraks vejviser 1934 handelsvejviser

230 The subjoined figures show the traffic on the largest ports in the year 1932:

Goods discharged and loaded, tons 5.376.000 1.424.000 1.332.000 890.000

Arjivals

Copenhagen ....................... .. 22.740 Aarhus................................. .. 4.520 Aalborg—Nørresundby ... . . 5.571 Esbjerg............................... .. 1.293 Odense............................... . . 2.453 Korsør................................. .. 1.418 Køge................................... .. 1.397 Horsens............................... ,.. 1.222 Fredericia............................ .. 1.083 Nakskov.............................. .. 2.284 Kallundborg ....................... .. 1.255 Kolding............................... ,.. 1.562 Vejle................................... Svendborg .......................... .. 3.143 Hobro—Mariager............... .. 1.108 Nykøbing F......................... ... 1.128 994 Nyborg............................... Randers............................... 617 965

702.000 416.000 283.000 279.000 272.000 267.000 260.000 244.000 243.000 240.000 239.000 219.000 188.000 172.000

Shipping. From the beginning of recorded history Danish chieftains and traders cros- sed the seas to the West, South and North, returning home with booty and mer- chandise. In the period of Absolutism commerce and shipping were carried on in conjunc- tion 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 107 steamship companies in Denmark, with an aggregate capitai of 161 million Kroner, and 70 sailing vessel companies with a total Capital of 6 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 more than 25°/ 0 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 mili. 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 12 mili. tons of cargo was brought into Danish ports and about 2 miil. tons were shipped from Danish ports in the year 1931. 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 246). 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 at 150 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