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The Port of Copenhagen

Danish Merchant Fleet The size of the Danish Merchant fleet during 1937 has been subject to the following changes:

Increase or Decrease gr. reg. ts. - 29,639 + 30,214 - 914

Jan. 1, 1937

Dec. 31,1937

gr. reg. ts. 574,114 567,365 2,220

gr. reg. ts. 544,475 597,579 1,306

Steamers........................... Motorships......................... Sailing-vessels.................

Total.. .

1,143,699 -

339 1,143,360

On the whole, the Danish Merchant fleet consists of relatively up-to-date vessels, as about one-third of the fleet are less than 10 years old.

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