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The Port of Copenhagen

the Port Authority, but the storage tanks are situated inside the boundary of the Free Port. Bunker oil has therefore the same facilities as other goods stored in the Free Port. The depth alongside the wharves at the “Redmole“ is 9.5 metres on the north side and 9.1 metres on the south side. The following firms have storage tanks located here: Tankage capacity. Alfred Olsen & Co., A/S....................................... 21,500 tons, Det Forenede Olie Kompagni, A/S.................... 11,600 „ , Dansk-Engelsk Benzin & Petroleums Co., A S. 9,000 „ , Det danske Petroleums A/S................................... 4,500 „ , The extreme eastern end of the Redmole is used by the Great Northern Telegraph Company as cable store and berth for the company’s cable steamer “Edouard Suenson“ . A warehouse for the storage of inflammable fluids on the end of the “Sundmole“ (T. 6) in the Free Port, is governed by the same conditions as those applying to the Redmole. Continuing southwards from the breakwaters at Kronlob through the channel of the Outer Harbour, with a depth of 8.1 metres, we reach the “Toldbodbom“ (N . 7 ) . On the east­ ern side of the channel are 9 mooring-buoys and east of the buoys is the “Revshaleo1 (O. P. 7) with the Copenhagen Bunker Coal Depot and Burmeister & Wain’s Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., the largest shipyard in Denmark. To the west is the “Langelinie“ ( P . 6 ) , a promenade very much in favour with the inhabitants of the city and berthing place for foreign tourist ships and the “Lystbaadehavnen" (for small yachts), south of which lies the Royal Yacht Club ( 0 . 6 ) . Just north of Toldbodbommen and to the west is the quay at “Nordre Toldbod'1 ( N . 0 . 6 ) where the Administration Building of the Port Authority is located. A considerable quantity of general goods to and from Swedish and North German ports is handled at this quay and there is also brisk

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