An item reported that loading and unloading of ships of the Polish harbour of Gdynia was a very slow process despite the fact that although 7 days a week during 24 hours was worked, regularly the work was stopped. Coal delivery was a disaster and more or less a gamble. In the week of 15-21 December the year before was the harbour visited by around 45 ships except for some Polish ships consisting of a lot of Soviet ships (which got priority and furthermore from Denmark (3), France (3), Germany (4), Italy (3), Norway (2) and Sweden (4). An example of the worse coal supply was what happened with an Italian ship. Ten days before the expected arrival of a ship in Gdynia was to be asked for coal which was to come from Silesia. An Italian ship neglected this procedure with as result a waiting time of 12 days. Totally were 9-3 ton gantry cranes available situated on the Rumanian Pier and the United States Pier used for handling mixed cargoes.(1)
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A000600290003-1.
Note
1. After the Second World War became Poland a communist government part of the Eastern Bloc until 1989 when Poland became the independent Republic of Poland.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP80-00810A000600290003-1.
Note
1. After the Second World War became Poland a communist government part of the Eastern Bloc until 1989 when Poland became the independent Republic of Poland.
