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

166 FOREIGN TRADE ZONES mouth of the Weser River to care for the future growth of the shipping activities of the city of Bremen. The population of Bremerhaven during the first year it was founded was 19 and has steadily increased, until in 1927 the population totaled approximately 25,000. Bremerhaven serves chiefly as a terminal port for Bremen, particularly for vessels drawing too much water to proceed up the Weser River as far as Bremen. Bremerhaven is the terminus of the trans-Atlantic liners of the United States Lines and the North German Lloyd Steamship Co. The object of the founding of Bremerhaven was to assure for the city of Bremen proper port facilities in its future expansion to main- tain its position as a leading shipping center of Europe and to estab- lish a port nearer to the mouth of the Weser River in order to enable deep-draft vessels to make Bremen a port of call. © Description.—Bremerhaven is situated on the east bank of the Weser River, near its influx into the North Sea, in latitude 53° 33’ north and longitude 8° 34’ east. The city of Bremen, also located on the Weser River, is 36 miles distant inland from the port of Bremerhaven. The area of the free zone at Bremerhaven is 3 square miles. In this area there are 22 terminals, with berths for 35 vessels, There are also 22 municipal warehouses and 95 privately owned sheds for the storing of merchandise. The free zone includes the harbor basins with the new and modern piers. which are reached from the Weser River through locks. Bremerhaven has rail connections with all points in Germany and to other parts of Europe. The main line from this port is the Bremen line. The main highways leading out of Bremerhaven are the Bremen Road, the Stade Road, which leads further to Hamburg, and the Cux- haven Road. These highways are only in fair condition. Administration.—The port of Bremerhaven is controlled and operated by the municipality of Bremen, of which Bremerhaven is 8 part. The free zone area is patrolled and guarded by 100 customs officials and 30 police officers. The annual cost of the administration of this port is not available. Operations permitted and prohibited in free zone.—This information has been furnished by the American consulate at Bremen, Germany, in its report on Bremen. The official regulations from the “Bremen Gesetzblatt’ were quoted, which also apply to this port. Dispatch in unloading vessels.—The dispatch in unloading vessels in the free zone area of Bremerhaven, is quick and modern in every respect. The average speed for discharging cargo from vessels #b this port is about 3,000 tons a day. All modern loading and unloading appliances are available and this port compares very favorably with others in Germany in dispatching cargo.

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