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

d e of Y 1S Ve ¥ ys 1 y - 18 d 18 18 o 37 3T t Se Ce y o “ot J 2 FREE PORT OF EMDEN 175 firms. The dock laborers are engaged by these firms themselves, and there is quite an abundant supply of them. The difficulty of making a profit from the dock administration has always been a source of anxiety, and since the war the situation has become more acute. Not only the competition of the foreign harbors, Antwerp and Rotterdam, but also the strong competition of the German harbors, Bremen and Hamburg, is felt very much and tends to keep the dock dues very low. The transshipment of bulk cargoes, such as iron, coal, ore, grain, otc., is carried out by the Hafenumschlaggesellschaft, which has ented for this purpose the special equipment. This company 'eceives the orders from the forwarding agents or consignees. The various authorities having to do with the port and harbor facilities of Emden are as follows: (e) Highest authority for matters of Emden shipping and commerce: Preus- sisches Wasserbauamt Emden. (b) Management of the harbor and docks of the port of Emden: Preussisches Wasserbauamt Emden. (¢} Harbor master for the port of Emden: Harbor master Fahland, president of the Ems Pilot Association. (d) Register and clearance office for vessels and harbor bureau: Wasser- bauamt, Hafenbureau. (¢) Harbor police: Reichswasserschutz Emden, Nesserland. (f) Administration of quays and sheds: Emder Verkehrsgesellschaft A. G. ; Hafenumschlaggesellschaft m. b. H. Number of guards.—The free port is guarded by an iron fence of bout 3 meters (about 10 feet) in height and is only accessible by three main entrances and two smaller ones for the railway traffic. The gates are controlled by custom officers, and everybody leaving the free port must be searched.” There are always 30 men of the Reichswasserschutz stationed in the harbor, doing patrol service on the docks as well as on the water, day and night. Besides, there Are four night watchmen on duty for the sheds and the transshipment sl tpment in the Neuer Binnenhafen. These are paid by the private mg. Annual cost of administration —Efforts to obtain figures for the "nual cost of administration of the free port have been thus far “Nsuccesstul, as the port facilities of Emden, including the free port, Arg Operated by a department of the Prussian Government (Preus- ches Wasserbauamt Emden), which publishes no report. Should hey later be secured, they will be promptly forwarded. 18ures for the construction of the Emden free ports as well as the er basins have been obtained and are given herewith. ] %

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