GDR SHIPPING NEWS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700030380-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 380
• Publication Date: December 10, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATIO
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German Democratic Republic
Transportation - Water, shipbuilding
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/0 Dec 1951
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Daily newspapers
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1S 01
PUBLISHED
Berlin; Vienna
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PUBLISHED 19 Jul - 21 Sep 1951
LANGUAGE Germany
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On 1 June 1951, the Riesa branch of the USU (Central Office of German Water
Transport and Transshipping) entered into a 90-day competition with the trans-
portation division of the Riess Steel and Rolling Mills, aimed at speeding up
transshipping operations, lo,-ring transportation costs, and increasing the
volume of water freight.
The competition proved that the DSU is not yet in a position to cope with
the transportation needs of the steel plant Inadequate cargo space on the
available vessels made it impossible to carry out deliveries of goods on sched-
ule.. Only about 30 percent of the total water freight could be loaded directly
from railroad cars to ships The fact that only one suitable crane was avail-
able for transshipping operations presented a further problem. Nevertheless,
it was possible to reduce the cost of transshipping operations by 6,440 Deutsche
marks, a saving of 25,000 Deutsche marks per year
The competition resulted in a 45-percent increase in water freight. Con-
sequently, the transportation plan was not only exceeded, but valuable freight-
car space was made available for other purposes
According to Director-General Keul (fnu) of the Schiffahrt (Water Trans-
port) Directorate, construction of a fleet for commerce with East Asia is to
begin in 1952. The designs and shop drawings for the first steamer are now
being prepared.
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COMPLETE DEEP-SEA FISHING VESSEL -- Berlin, Taegliche Rundscbau, 22 Aug 51
The first deep-sea fish~14 vessel (1,050 tons) [n the German Democratic
Republic) is about to be caWleted. The ship, which is 58 meters long and 9
meters wide, will leave the people-owned Stralsund Shipyards within a feu days
to be outfitted by the assembly-line method.
LAUNCH 100TH CUTTER -- Berlin, Taegliche Rundschau, 19 Jul 51
The 100th fishing cutter built by the people-owned shipyards in Riegnitz-
Damgarten was launched a few days ago.
RESCUE SWEDISH SHIP -- Vienna, Oesterreichische Volksatimme, 21 Aug 51
On 17 August, the M.irine Search and Fescue Service of the German Democratic
Republic rescued and repaired the Swedish three-master Carlovic near the Isle
of Ruegen. The ship, which had sustained engine damages on the trip from
Stockholm to the North Sea, was found adrift, unable to move under its own
power, and was taken into tow by salvaging tugs from the harbor of Sassnitz.
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