ECONOMIC - RIVER TRANSPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600240712-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 712
• Publication Date: August 4, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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THIS IS UNE~iALUATED INFORMATION
MOSCOW RIPER POR'?'S CRITICIr~D -- Rechsoy Transport, No 50y 24 Jan 49
The Northers Fort (head, Ru~anteev) of the Moscow River Ta~~minal ililfi]].ad
the April -May ~i'as for freight handling li8.6 parcenc and the plan for eh]kg~ing
242 percent. Of 199 ahipe handled during April and May, 191 were ur1 oaded on tta~
or ahead o? s-0hedule, Large ahipe are now worked w].t;h sou: gant:l-y crease and area
floatia;; crane. Frort, four to siz brigr.dee era used in unloading, ]netead ~f two.
In the Soutuern Port (head, Zvouteov), bslk oargoea Including salt, eared,
arena, and round +.imber are hesdled with grab buckets and other similes devicoe.
Ot~ the whole operations 1s the Southsrr. Fort era uneatiefe.ctory. More than 50
porcert of the 3hipa handled are bald overtime because of poorly er8aaized
operations, ix~eufficient utilization of mechan_zed equipment, aad a lack of dock
aorkere, Taber :turnover in the port averages 50 percent gar year, i`he port does
not :eve a roadstead nutter, which could delicer w,-rkere to the docY.s and foal to
tree ships. Only one gate Se used to ha+tdi.e the Wore thar_ 2,000 truekn Hhich arrive
at the poet dai]y, as3 th~+ nthors era ::2nee~l, causing a delay cf 30 - LC minutes
before the trnc?:s ~usn leave ',..., .. ,-~-a.
Tho Wasters.rcrt (head, ~rac..'.cs ~ fulfilled the April -May plan 135.3 parcer.,t
for shipping.and 182