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Maritime shipping.
The Peace Treaties gave to the S.H.S. Kingdom the eastern coast of the
Adriatic Sea from Sugak to the Bojana, together with all the islands, excluding
however Cherso, Lussin, St. Pietro and Lissa and the town of Zara, which passed
into to the hands of Italy.
The coast is populated with Jugoslavs who have lived there from time
immemorial and in the the course of centuries have played an honourable part
in the history of shipping and acquired rich experience and tradition. The length
of the coast, as the crow flies, is 550 kms but its actual lenght together with the
islands, amounts to 5172 kms.
Under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy this coastline was alto-
gether neglected in the matter of shipping and trade, since it was the policy of
the Monarchy to centre all its interests in Trieste and Fiume, and make of them
great trading seaports. As a result of this our Kingdom was confronted with an
enormous task in the organisation of shipping management and regular boat ser-
vices up and down the coast, a task which required much time, study and expen-
diture, and which was rendered the more difficult because until 1922 the coast
was occupied by Italian troops. The period in which the efforts of the S.H.S.
State and the initiative of its private citizens could be really devoted to shipping
therefore is only from 1922 until today. The data which follow give a clear pic-
ture of the development in that relatively short period of five years.
Shipping information
Shipbuilding docks
1. The ,,Jugoslovenska’ Docks Ltd at Suiak, founded in 1922. Industrial
headquarters at Kraljevica. Before the war the property of Ganz and Co. Danu-
hius, Budapest.
Annual capacity : Shipbuilding and complete overhauling of iron, war and
trading ships to a total of 18.000 tons capacity in units of 5.000 tons. Before the
disruption of the monarchy the yardes employed up to 900 men, now 200.
2. Marjan” Docks, Split. Have dock accomodation and effect small re-
pairs to ships of 4.000 tons.
3. The ,,Jug” Docks, Split. Repair small iron ships. Build wooden boats
of 300 tons.
