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able to show the comparative speed of loading and unloading vessels 
at Hamburg with the speed in other ports. However, it is believed 
that Hamburg handles goods more ext .ditiously than any other 
port in the world. 
_ The loading and unloading equipment at the free port of Bremen 
18 designed to accomplish the greatest possible speed. By means of 
such modern equipment Bremen is able to handle consignments in 
bulk very quickly and accurately, and all ordinary or small consign- 
ments are also treated with dispatch. Even in times of difficulty, 
delays have not been experienced as these facilities are adequate to 
take care of existing traffic. Figures are not available from which 
to make a comparison of dispatch secured in loading and unloading 
vessels in the free harbor and in the customs harbor. 
The free port of Emden is equipped with the most modern devices 
for loading and unloading commodities thus enabling vessels to dis- 
patch their cargo in an expeditious manner. There are no available 
data to show the dispatch secured in loading and unloading vessels 
at the free port. 
The equipment for loading and unloading vessels in the free port of 
Flensburg is reported to be sufficient for the amount of business car- 
ried on at the present time. There are, however, no statistics avail- 
able for comparing the speed with which vessels are loaded or unloaded 
in the free harbor with the customs harbor. 
At the free port of Kiel vessels are loaded and unloaded as expedi- 
tiously as in the customs harbor. 
In the free port of Bremerhaven vessels are unloaded in a rapid 
manner. The average speed for discharging cargo from vessels is 
about 3,000 tons per day. All modern loading and unloading appli- 
ances are available and this port compares favorably with others in 
Germany in dispatching cargo. 
The free port of Stettin is equipped with the most modern loading 
and unloading facilities. 
The unloading of vessels in the free port of Cadiz is accomplished 
8s rapidly as in the general harbor. The average rate of discharge 
18 stated to be from 300 to 400 metric tons per day of eight hours. 
The equipment of the free deposit of Barcelona has been greatly im- 
Proved during the last two years, and there are now cranes, inclined 
Minways for motor vehicles, and other modern facilities for the 
handling of all classes of merchandise. There are no available statis- 
tics, however, from which to make a comparison of time spent by 
Vessels in loading and discharging cargoes in the free ports and in the 
Customs or general harbor. At Santander it is predicted that when 
the construction of the unloading facilities is completed, which will 
oo within the next two years, the operations will be performed more 
apidly than in the customs port.