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6. Effects of free ports or foreign trade zones on merchant marine and
shipping occa oo Lo ann mm mmm——a
Immediate effects of eliminating customs formalities. ____.__._.
Tonnage taxes wo wceic como cmmmm mee J
Landing and delivery of cargo _
Port charges. «cc oeoeoonnn
Dispatch in loading and discharging vessels. _
The load factor at ports of the United States. - -
[nfluence of European free ports on their merchant marine and
shipping...
7. Conclusions

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Part 2. Tae Free Ports oF EUROPE

Copenhagen, Denmark. .
Gothenburg, Sweden...
Malmo, Sweden. ___.
Stockholm, Sweden. __
Hango, Finland__..
Danzig, Free City...-.
Bremen, Germany -..
Bremerhaven, Germany
Cuxhaven, Germany -
Emden, Germany...
Flensburg, Germany.
Hamburg, Germany.
Kiel, Germany...
Stettin, Germany. __
Almeria, Spain...
Barcelona, Spain...
Bilbao, Spain.
Cadiz, Spain__..__._-.
Santander, Spain...
Vigo, Spain____. _.. i oe mm ese
Royal Italian legislative decree No. 2395, of December 22, 1927, entitled
“Institution of Free Ports” ___..
Fiume, Italy --.
Genoa, Italy...
Leghorn, Italy---Naples,
 Italy. .- -
Trieste, Italy_.- eee
Venice, Italy _ -- JE
Saloniki, Greece_ oem
Sulina, Rumania... --cocrmv momeos. cmmmmmmm ome I
Selected list of reports, books, and articles relating to free ports. ...___-_

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Aerial view of the free port of Copenhagen... _-covcwumen nun Frontispiece
Free port of Hamburg. Loading steel tubes by heavy lifting gantry crane. 8
Free port of Hamburg. View in the basin of the Hamburg-American
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Free port of Hamburg. Towing a floating crane... 9