kraks vejviser 1939 handelsvejviser

261 The subjoined figures show the traffic on the largest ports in the year 1937:

Goodg discharge«! and loaded, tons 8.005.498 1.745.782 1.550.429 819.810 707.791 545.156 348.031 335.513 319.748 317.827 312.093 306.179 292.043 273.759 242.570 213.820 211.911 205.135

Arrivals

Copenhagen ....................... .. 24.809 Aalborg—Nørresundby ... .. 5.615 Aarhus................................. ... 4.573 Odense .............................. ... 2.733 Esbjerg................................ 974 Nyborg................................ 792 Kalundborg ........................ ,.. 1.318 Nakskov.............................. .. 2.575 Korsør................................. ,.. 1.615 Fredericia............................ 993 Kolding............................. ... 1.878 Randers............................. ... 1.046 Horsens............................... ... 1.114 Vejle................................... 950 Køge................................... ... 1.180 Svendborg .......................... ,.. 2.719 Rønne ................................ ... 1.431 Hobro—Mariager............... ,.. 1.167

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 129 shipowning companies in Denmark, with an aggregate Capital of 160 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°/ 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 2,8 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 11,4 mili. tons of cargo was brought into Danish ports and about 2,4 mili. tons were shipped from Danish ports in the year 1937. 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 mpstly employed in the coasting trade, carrying only about one sixth of the total traffic. Nearlyone half of the quantity of goods moving in the trade with foreign countries is carried in panish ships. Danish shipowners maintain a number of regular 'lines on European and oversea pla- ces (see list of steamship and motorship services page 279). In addition to this a considerable tramp trade is carried on and likewise the Danish merchant \f leet carries on an extensive freight trade between foreign ports thereby contributing materially, to equalizing the Danish balance of trade with foreign countries. In 1937 the total profits earned by the Danish mercantile marine as a result of trade on foreign countries is estimated\at 307 miil. Kroner. A list of the Danish shipowning companies will be found on page 276; of these the largest are: Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (The United Steamship Co., Ltd.), A/S Det Østasiatiske Kompagni (The East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), A P Møllers Lines and J Lauritzen.