MERCHANT FLEET EXPANDS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2011
• Sequence Number: 453
• Publication Date: January 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Yugcslavia
.SUBJECT Transportation - Water
'HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Yugoslavia
DATE
PUBLISHED 27 Nov - 12 Dec 1950
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
OWNS 43 SHIPS -- Zagreb, Vjesnik, 28 Nov 50
The Jugoslavenska L.inijska Plovidba (Yugoslav Navigation Line) at pres-
ent owns 32 steamships totaling 149,415 gross registered tons, 231,375 dead-
weight tons, and 74,504 horsepower, as well as 11 motorships totaling 42,237
gross registered tons, 60,224 deadweight tons, and 29,090 horsepower, or a
total of 43 ships with 185L652 [s_ic] gross realstered tons 291,599 dead-
weight tons, and 113,594 /sic] horsepower. It is the largest
navigation enterprise in the Mediterranean.
Its ships maintain the following -uns: Adriatic-Northern Europe (via
North African ports), Near East, Turkey, Israel, and North America. Between
1 January 1950 and 30 September 1950, 169,543 tons of freight were carried on
the Adriatic-Northern Europe run, for a total of 511,953,700 ton-miles.
The Rijeka, the Zadar, and the Pula will be added to this run in 1951.
The Adriatic-North America run has three new ships which have carried
108,161 tons of freight during thepast 9 months. This run is served by four
motor ships, the Zagreb, Skopije, Titograd, and Sarajevo, which carried
158,089 tons of freight, for a total of 200,031 /sij ton-miles, between 1 Jan-
uary 1950 and 30 September 1950.
Tramp ships which are not used on a scheduled run, are used mainly to
carry bulk goods from Yugoslavia to England-and Northern Europe. On the re-
turn trip they carry bulk freight forYugoslavia o_ coal for Italian harbors.
During the last 9 months the tramp ships have carried 586,634 tons of freight,
for a total of 1,700,000,000 ton-miles,
MERCHANT MARINE TO GET MORE SHIPS -- Ljubljana.,. Slovenski Porocevalec, 8 Dec 50
Seven modern transoceanic ships made in Yugoslavia and ab- ,ad were de-
livered to the merchant marine in 1949 and 1950. The "3 Maj" Shipyard built
four motcrships of the Zadar type with a tonnage of 4,000 deadweight tons. Five
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MERCHANT FLEET EXPANDS
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shi.is were built in the Netherlands-. the Srbija and Makedonija of 9,000 dead-
weight tons each and the Rijeka, Pula, and Zadar of 3,900 deadweight tons each.
A former US Victory ship of 10,430 deadweight tons has rebuilt in Split and
named the Hrvatska.
The "3 Maj" Shipyard will build. six more transoceanic ships of the 3
Maj type of 4,200 deadweight tons each. The 3 Maj sank during its trial voy-
age, but it will be repaired soon and delivered to the merchant marine. Three
additional ships of the 3 MaJ type are now under construction in the "3 Mai"
Shipyard. The same is also building eight tugs, of which six will be motor
tugs and two, steam tugs. The motor tugs will have 240 horsepower each and
the steam tugs 600 horsepower each. Four motor tankers of 500 deadweight tons
each for shipping petroleum, as well as six motor ships of 450 deadweight tons
each for shipping water are also being built.
A series of coastal motor ships of 450 deadweight tons each are also be-
ing built. These ships will be equipped with Yugoslav-made 420-horsepower
Diesel engines,
The "Vicko Krstulovic" Shipyard will deliver the 5,500-deadweight-ton
Balcik to the merchant marine in 1951.. The ship, whi... was renamed the Voj-
vodina, is now being overhauled by the above shipyard.
The Slovenia and the Crna Gora, of 9,000 deadweight tons each, will be
completed within a few months in. Netherlands shipyards.
Two shipe of 4,100 deadweight tons each have~beeaedrdered in West Germany.
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TRAFFIC IN RIJEKA HARBOR INCREASES -?- Zagreb, Vjesnik, 28 Nov 50
In 1939, traffic in Rijeka Harbor amounted to 952;000 tons of freight,. in
1946, 622,561 tons; in 1947, 970,596 tons; in 1948, 1,659,361 tons; and in
1949, 2,179,298 tons. The 1939 passeng to 318,506 per-
sons and in 1949, to 1,424,211 persons.
In 1949, Yugoslav ships totaling 850,430 net registered tons arrived in
Rijeka, 209 Trieste ships totaling 13,331 net registered tons, 54 British
totaling 130,489 net registered tons, 358 Italian totaling 267,914 net regis-
tered tons, 53 American totaling 230,420 net registered tons, 15 Swedish to-
taling 36,587 net registered tons, 16 Panamanian totaling .57,005 net regis-
tered tons, 15 Dutch totaling 11,642 net registered tons, 8 Soviet totaling
20,267 net registered tons, 6 Greek totaling 11,288 net registered tons, 3
West German totaling 5,725 net registered tons, 6 Danish totaling 9,095 net
registered tons, 2 Finnish totaling 3,942 net registered tons, and 2 Hungar-
ian -totaling 776 net registered tons, etc. A'total of 774 foreign . ships
totaling 850,430 5_i net registered tons arrived in Rijeka from 20 for-
eign countries during 1949.
Mechanical equipment for loading and unloading coal will be set up in
1951 in the river ports of Brcko and Samac. In Brcko it will be possible to
unload coal from railroad cars directly into Sava River ships. This new load-
ing and unloading equipment will be able to handle about 1,000 tonq of coal
per day.
Similar, equipment may also be set up in Zabrezje, west of Belgrade. A
bridge with two cranes for loading and unloading s'.ips gill be set up in
Sisak. New loading and unloading equiprent'will be set up at those river
ports which are connected with mining, industrial, and lumber centers. Such
equipping of Sava River ports will permit heavier river traffic than previously.
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NEW MOTORSHIP EXPECTED IN JANUARY -- Ljubljana) Slovenski Porocevalec, 12 Dec 50
The Slovenija, with a deadweight tonnage of 9,000 tons, will make its test
voyage on 16 January 1951. It is expected in Rijeka at the end of January 1951.
The Slovenija will be Yugoslavia's fastest motor ship.
SA1YAGE THE KARADJORDJE -?- Ljubljana, Lju'ska Pravica, 27 Nov 50
The "Brodospas" [ow known as "Split"7 Enterprise will begin salvaging
the Karadjordje in March 1951. The ship lies at a depth of 54 meters in the
Zlarin Canal.
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