VOLUME OF FREIGHT SHIPPED BY RIVER TRANSPORT IN THE USSR FOR THE 1953 SAILING SEASON/FUTURE PROSPECTS

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• Sequence Number: 210
• Publication Date: January 25, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECILT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
US'I D~ :TOE,. REPORT
REPOR~
4RR NO
DATE DISTR. Z $Jan 1954
SUBJECT Volume of Freight Shipped by River Transport in NO. OF PAGES 2
the USSR
for the 1953 Sailing Season/Future Prospects
Develolment of Hater Transport V cee entitled. Prospects for the
Port . In this article Zvonkov, in addition to general
propaganda matter, states that during the present decade, 1950-1960, it wi'!,1 be
poeeible to increase cargo turnover in maritir..a and river transport by about 20u%
(an anneal increase of'about U.6%).
1. The newspaper ?Vodnyy Transport" for 18 Apr 53 (No 7) carries an article by B urov,
Deputy Minister of the Maritime and River Fleet, entitled "Basic Problems of River
Freight Shipments". In this article Bakhturov indicates the basic tasks confrcnting
waricerr of the river traneport systen in 1953 and cites a few figures, percentage
rather an absolute. lie states, for example, that during 1953 it is anticipated
that the increase in dry tonnage will be 13%, compared to a L;enoral increase in
shilmente of 10%.
2. In addition, "Yodnvy Tranepo " for 16 Jun 53 (No 32) carries an article by Zvov,
corresponding asabar of the USSR Academy of S.4- "
t restoration and develo the 1946-50 plan for
Anent of the Ussa national econom has the follow
figures for river transport for the 1950 neaeons Tonnage to be shipped, 91.5
aillion tons; ton-k1lcastera to be shipped, 49.3 billion.
4. The fiveyear Plan for 1951-1955 anticipates a 75%-80% increase in the freight
turnover in river transport from 1950. This will make an annual increase of 12%.
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Tic following is a breakdown for the individual years;
1951 - 55.0 billion ton-kilometers
1952
- 61.7 n
1953
- 69.3 N
1954
- 77.6
1955
- 87.0
25X1
the vo1 u^r of freight shin;ents by river trans, *_ert ' t. ~,o~' r- e-yc.o ,ia i:i toms
All be as follows: Taking account o=' tr
1951 no ogress 11,0, 1952 did not e;:ceed
by more than 10% while the inerenao i? io~d
t' fact that the increase in river transport
ahipments in 1951 in comparison with icrb did' a
dhiprents in Millions of Tons
1951
Total
102.0
Petroleum
Products
9.0
0
9
1952
112.0
9.5
3.
10
1953
123.3
10.0
2.5
11
1954
19
135.5
11.0
3.2
124
55
149.0
12.1
.5
136.9
6,
and ining the odtsgrowthofGcargojshipsenlts in the nett five-year
~s
1an..figuring d,._~ cargo
_
_,.arctc1y, =o =1cave the following;
Increase
troy 150
to 1951
Aggregate 12%
retrolerm products 6%
Dry cargo 12%
To avoid contl:sion
fivure +n Bakhturav a e, ,
volume of river transport shi ent
handled by VVe) e.4.ww,...s
Incroe,^e Increase Increase Increase
frcr,1951 from 1952 from 1953 from 1954
to 1552 to 1953 to 1954 to 1955
10.04 10.0% 10.0% 10. 0,
5.5 5 5.0;:% 10.0% 10.0%
10.0 11.0;% 10.0% 10.0%
the discrepancy between r- figure, 11%, and the
for +,h. shim en`a of &;r cargo. Pr the total
petroleum and other 1 sign]Slcant quantities of
eta) leum ad igui . o s JalcohPlj.- and animal olle,.ta'rpeatinga
by. the other.lineli. ? ;If; we tsl a this correction into account as well,
as the fait that the,. fca7er 1Sigi#try,, dr the' River?',i~leet d;& not fulfill its `2992
quota for dry cargo ebip ante, 'He 'gat a
1953 in aij .nts of of' 13 5 as the increase l'='am 1952
sty to
000. by riv+er...
the,fcrmer Ministry of t e s..__;
is confirmed by a number o; romarka
it +hw newspaper ?Vod y Transports.. Only abet 9?-9 of 'h, season's dry cargo
oR,enstmrall Was f planlfilled, and this in turn was responsible for the failure to fulfill the
plan.
ite breakdowns for the various cargoes hauled
raver s i . ile it voald be possible to work out these fi
rra
re4aire additional oale~tlations and the use
of SoriAt. pa 'eS, i t would
an the work of water transport. pers and tjaumas hat about treating
the fact that about one-half
of all river shirsate (in tons)
we &v~a
as rafts. season consisted of timber floated
~ `f.~r 1v3.7a N
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