Galatz
Steam shipping and navigation companies
Author: ARDELEANU KONSTANTIN
Histories
List of companies
|
Shipping company |
Year of establishment |
Capital |
Owners |
Itinerary by year |
|
Die Erste Donau Dampfschiffarts Gesselschaft |
1830 |
– |
Shareholders |
Orşova – Brăila – Galaţi (since 1834) Galaţi – Constantinople (1836 – 1844) Brăila – Galaţi – Ismail (1890*) Brăila – Galaţi – Odessa (1890*) Galaţi – Brăila (1890*) |
|
The Austrian Lloyd |
1833 |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople (since 1844) Brăila – Galaţi – Odessa (mentioned for 1854) |
|
The Direction of Russian Steamboats |
– |
– |
Shareholders / State |
Brăila – Galaţi – Odessa (mentioned for 1851) |
|
Prince George Gagarin |
– |
– |
Shareholders / State |
Svishtov – Brăila – Galaţi – Odessa (after 1878) |
|
The Company for Black Sea and Danube Steam Navigation |
1886 |
– |
Shareholders / State |
Odessa – Ismail Odessa – Reni Odessa – Svishtov Odessa – Corabia Svishtov – Cladova Reni – Svishtov Batumi – Galaţi – Brăila Odessa – Galaţi – Brăila |
|
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes de France |
1852 |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople (1856–1891) |
|
Alfred Fraissinet |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Marseilles (since 1879) |
|
Le Lyonnais |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Greco–Orientale |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Marton and Bell |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Johnston Line |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Liverpool – Danube (since 1870, then Danube – Liverpool – Anvers) |
|
Navigazione Generale Italiana Società Florio e Rubatino |
1881 |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Egee |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Levante |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Constantinople |
|
Destounis & Jannoulatos (Destounis, Jannoulatos, Ionica & Destounis) |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Piraeus |
|
Curtgi |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Chanis |
|
The Anonymous Royal Hungarian Society for Fluvial and Maritime Navigation |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
The Lower Danube |
|
Atlantica |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
Brăila – Galaţi – Sulina – Constantinople – Salonika – Smyrna – Piraeus – Alexandria |
|
Bayerischer Llloyd – Schiffarhts – Gesellchaft |
– |
– |
Shareholders |
The Lower Danube |
|
Romanian Fluvial Navigation |
1890 |
1 million lei (initial credit) |
The Romanian state |
Galaţi – Brăila Brăila – Galaţi – Tulcea – Sulina |
|
Romanian Maritime Service |
1895 |
2.5 million lei (initial credit) |
The Romanian state |
Brăila – Galaţi – Rotterdam Brăila – Constantinople, extended to Alexandria |
|
The Danube (Dunărea) |
1910 |
1.8 million lei |
Private capital |
Various |
|
Romania (România) |
1913 |
20 million lei |
Private capital |
Various |
References
Websites:
Archival sources:
Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Inspectoratul General al Navigaţiei şi Porturilor Galaţi (The General Inspectorate of Navigation of Ports Galaţi), files starting with 1879.
Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Căpitănia Portului Galaţi (Galaţi Habour Master’s Office), files starting with 1884.
Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Comisia Europeană a Dunării (European Commission of the Danube), files starting with 1856.
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