Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

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Identifikator:: 1801857903

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-199077

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Foreign trade zones (or free ports)

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: United States Government Printing Off.

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: IX, 322 S; Ill., graph. Darst

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part 2. The free ports of Europe

Collection:: Economics Books

FREE PORT OF MALMO 123 r 1 3 3 JL 3 1 tioned, the Free Port of Malmo can hardly be said to have exercised ny notable influence on the development of foreign trade and of the @erchant marine. It is a matter of common knowledge that the Free Port of Malmo which was expected to give to this city a commer- cial development eventually rivalling that of Copenhagen, has thus far proved a great disappointment. Established trade routes and business practices are difficult to change, and the establishment of the local free port can not be said to have diverted any considerable Portion of the Scandinavian and Baltic transshipment trade from the Denish capital, which for many years has been regarded as the natural entrepos for Scandinavia by foreign business men. This attitude is resented greatly by Swedish importers, especially as fegards goods destined for Sweden, direct shipments to this country being desired. The free harbor was built under war conditions and proved an ®Xtremely expensive undertaking. The interest on the investment is ery heavy. Growth of commerce and shipping in free zone.—There is given below ® table furnished by the director of the free port showing the business of the port from 1923 to 1927. inclusive: TC —— J 1023 1 1924 1 1925 1926 [ 1997 3 y 1 5 ) 1 pr r ) - gq 2 i weemoneo—...DUmber__ EE ———— Railway Wagons outgoing. ....-.......number.. Wantity of goods landed _....._._.___metric tons. . Janiicy of goods loaded. SR — yillway goods received... JL. TIII0T0 TC Yllway goods delivered... TTI TTT 3000S taken into StOrAge.-..... ....-...- ion oo “8lance of stored goods at the end of the year.ao.... “UStormhouse collection... Swedish crown... 95 60,414 1,823 23,909 | 2,841 7, 489 J, 301 8,010 2052 we 353. 963 12. 090. 606 184 209 82,119 92,437 2,151 2, 400 28, 791 41, 007 5,670 4191 4,164 3, 608 19, 209 21,712 15,385 12, 005 ew 3013 4,000 1, 7680. 608 12,084. 605 ! 2. 354 360 It may be of interest to note that for the first quarter of 1928, the uantity of goods landed amounted to 31,789 tons, and the quantity of goods loaded to 3,528 tons, which figures closely approach those {or the entire year of 1927. This remarkable increase in the business of the free port is explained by the fact that, inasmuch as the city of Malmo owns the Malmo customs port and practically all shares in the free port company, vessels have been diverted from the customs Port to the free port, when there has been a lack of berthing space in a former, the profit in either case going to the city. It is chiefly odstufls, such as rapeseed cakes, etc., which have been discharged V diversion from the customs port in the free harbor. - Quantity and kind of goods discharged and loaded in the free port of Yale during 1927.—The following table shows the quantity and ned of goods discharged and loaded in the free port of Malmo during 927, When not otherwise stated, the figures represent kilograms.

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