TRANSPORT FACILITIES ON INLAND WATERWAYS AND THE BALTIC SEA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010700070008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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II'1[.Lt.ItiE]iCI:_ AGENCY REPORT NO.
MATION FIEPORT'
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SUBJECT 'f`ir=nspor'. Fad12.1ties on Inland ,tatervinys and the
r: _".tia sE'a
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNE lALUA,TED WFORMATIO
ha u raor Danube river is only rlavig.~::~hle as far a;, het, ensbur ? There is only one
:lock c: ocrw to Passau uo, tre .:. fro j:1 thi r too k e The n-,aximum tors one tuE, can. handle
An barrx . s of .,OOO tcr..s each 1: sick, as a rule , :?e only partially uti-Lized
becauss of tree nece: SiT;r or, reaucing tne:Lr arart then proceeding upstream* Vigbt
is iripossibl.c G the up river c cz is per hourii, hrEens-
Lure ?w:.th its quay lenfj-h of abo-.?t ::., i)-~t rrnet?rs is tt-hcc ri;ar-v port sctllor.ec by
P1assau with poor .harbor faci litjc's ant~ b:, sore .ot1- ,r shall ;'iaces1 The towing,
1'a ,ci.l:i:,ioc~ availal le on t to Ica :' rube are only warti_l"1ly usa le on tze upper
Y~ the :n xiy gvjer and its narro,r
reachc:, of JL'x fy Darub~cV icivcr~. due Lo the stealio.vrry .cn:.,e,, -,re in
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4J dVh. -0 exact fitures o1 the taovring facilities re atlaiiab'ie. Ll
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seen ,~ tits be SI1-.:_Gi..?31t~ T be .' drilt'3F UVf:T' is scarce:_.: 'i
'1cZ~Li2Uf' as a ~;`Ei~it?IoJ'iT on
its fop"':cr reaches as far as x .Cr#"; ::s 11rf; -since ;rot s a,'ainst the current s s too
sloel and ccr`.oiderablc local ~'i t_ i.cult cc have to b- sL..rriountec. hence, the
ratio of ods car iec. u") trean to tholsc coin;- do:':strean is itl.01
p3 rt,r- f~:~ircl ttr.ll.nc anal ('.:,';` land Uara1)
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This it l,. 1 waterway 's cntir?cly carat Led :ac thus :mss rnost sc;rviceable,
The 01J. 7 1,mak -;oint 1,';ith rc..jrd to transport pcrfo:i.:laiice i> t. e ' uz'deburi- of ensee
ship lJJ ft -?.hich a'.i1oTMrs on'.., t one bare of the Crossplauer measure or
size oy 10 mezttrrs -..=tth c:.ead we LLht captcit,, of 760 tons to be lifter u
he - '+xry.iYit1:.7 l] `tin Cc'tJ Sir vrit: in 21 hours is 30 -O0-1 tors, Since there is no
alone; the canc1.s arc'. r%:i :`rit rn zrij,ation i.> npossible., the actual capacity
is aboi.t 20,C'00 tons. S'oeci_al attentie n is call.c'c to the fact that the ship
lifts, the stretches of the canals above groan le=el, %a: the can.a.i. viaaucts
above the i?ailroad lines, etc. 0 are exposed to ser:.ous uanger in case of air
raids. Freezing or icing of the canals rust also 1:o taken into account as it
rr ay cause ar rffic Interruptions lasting up to two. r sonths in severe winters.
Load n a.t,?.Ii.ties r:ia;11' l 2 hours.,
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