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The Port of Copenhagen

A ship entering the Port of Copenhagen from the Sound must navigate through the “Kronlob" (U . 7 ) , a fairway with a depth of 10 metres, and, having passed the entrance be­ tween the breakwaters, one sees on the left the dismantled old fortification “Trekroner1 ( S . 7 ) , which is now a favoured pleasure resort during the summer for the inhabitants of Co­ penhagen. On the right is the entrance to the Free Port ( S . T . 6 ) . The Outer Harbour Outside the Free Port lies to the north the 10-metre Basin (T. 5) and to the west of this is the “Kalkbrsenderihavn14 ( T .4 ) , with a depth of 6.3 metres, mainly utilised for the unloading of coal, sand, stone and timber, and with a sep­ arate channel, “Kalkbrsenderilob" (V . X . 4 ) , 6.3 metres deep, leading from the Sound. North of the 10-metre Basin is situated the “Skudehavn“ (U . 5 ) , 4 metres deep, used for pleasure-craft, yacht- and boat building yards, etc. To the northwest of the Skude- havn lies the old “Benzinhavn“ (V .4 ) , specially built for storage of petrol and petroleum. The following firms have storage tanks located here: Tankage capacity. Det Forenede Olie Kompagni A/'S.................... 5,700 tons, Dansk-Engelsk Benzin & Petroleums Co. A S. 7,000 „ . In the “Skudehavn“ the engineering firm of Hojgaard & Schultz some years ago erected an iron foundry and a pipe factory. The entrance to the Benzinhavn is from the channel to the Kalkbraenderihavn. The “Redmole“ ( S . 6 ) on the north side of the entrance to the Free Port is used for the storage of fuel and lubricating oils. These wharves are under the direct administration of THE CUSTOMS PORT

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