River Shipping 
1. Legal regime on the Danube 
Certain international regulations are in force on the Danube and its tribu- 
taries the Tissa and Drava downstream from Boréa, which, without annulling our 
sovereignty over these waters, limit it in some respects. 
These limitations are contained in the Convention of Danubian Statutes 
of 1921. 
No. of Boats and Barges on August 30th 1926 
Pasenger 
boats & tugs HP 
32.680 
3.440 
585 
523} 
673 
3 
450 
515 
850 
211 
290 
Ah RAT 
Shipping Co 
State River Shipping ................. 
Serbian Shipping Co. ...... 
Prometna Bank ......... 
Kostolac Coalmines .....- 
Bibad ...c..ooneiiainrssrrinee 
Small ,,Belgrade’ Co? ....... .. 
. Sima Sulz, Panfevo .....cccooeiiiieniiiiinen. 
'., Guttmann & Frank, Novi Sad............ 
J. Apatin Co? .......cvvneennn 
20. Nasi¢ Tannin Factory ..... .... 
1. Mitrovae Co. coovvnininnnnnns . 
12. Other smaller companies®............ ...- 
Total TT 
No. of 
harges 
Tonnage of 
barges 
303.206.3 
41.670.2 
5.495.6 
6.265.5 
12.137.6 
25.4071 
10.077.8 
8.011.8 
20.364.6 
5977.5 
4.819.5 
o4 15.762.2 
4 459.195.7 
LO KF 
The total number of shipowners is 277 of whom 107 are at Belgrade. 
The above figures include 30 pleasure motor boats of 320 hp. 
The numbers of barges include only those and wooden vessels of over 50 
tons and the figures of owners also are for those only. Smaller barges have a total 
tonnage of 13.127.7 and are 1.100 in number. 
The state boats under various departments are not included above, but 
the numbers include state boats hired by private individuals.