Galatz
Entrances & clearances of the ports
Author: ARDELEANU KONSTANTIN
The navigation of the Lower Danube. 1837–1852
Number of ships[1]
Year |
Galaţi |
Brăila |
Total |
1837 |
431 |
448 |
879 |
1838 |
517 |
451 |
968 |
1839 |
628 |
575 |
1,203 |
1840 |
645 |
661 |
1,306 |
1841 |
280 |
238 |
518 |
1842 |
309 |
411 |
720 |
1843 |
327 |
772 |
1,099 |
1844 |
509 |
875 |
1,384 |
1845 |
464 |
832 |
1,296 |
1846 |
644 |
911 |
1,555 |
1847 |
662 |
1,553 |
2,215 |
1848 |
397 |
726 |
1,123 |
1849 |
588 |
587 |
1,175 |
1850 |
391 |
505 |
896 |
1851 |
619 |
1,049 |
1,668 |
1852 |
628 |
1,128 |
1,756 |
Maritime navigation at the Lower Danube (1837–1846)
Number of ships[2]
Flag |
1837 |
1838 |
1839 |
1840 |
1841 |
Austria |
84 |
20 |
87 |
92 |
20 |
England |
15 |
6 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
France |
- |
8 |
11 |
1 |
- |
Greece |
272 |
259 |
320 |
477 |
196 |
Ionian Islands |
38 |
40 |
53 |
36 |
23 |
Moldavia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Russia |
53 |
61 |
89 |
103 |
77 |
Sardinia |
104 |
120 |
194 |
136 |
38 |
Turkey |
282 |
358 |
377 |
412 |
87 |
Wallachia |
17 |
12 |
19 |
15 |
9 |
Others |
14 |
14 |
41 |
26 |
14 |
Total |
879 |
898 |
1,203 |
1,306 |
470 |
Flag |
1842 |
1843 |
1844 |
1845 |
1846 |
Austria |
37 |
77 |
105 |
71 |
58 |
England |
14 |
7 |
26 |
19 |
52 |
France |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
Greece |
329 |
457 |
561 |
587 |
645 |
Ionian Islands |
28 |
33 |
38 |
41 |
34 |
Moldavia |
7 |
3 |
- |
9 |
20 |
Russia |
77 |
149 |
107 |
94 |
101 |
Sardinia |
71 |
113 |
128 |
97 |
91 |
Turkey |
133 |
216 |
367 |
317 |
500 |
Wallachia |
13 |
23 |
17 |
25 |
27 |
Others |
11 |
18 |
32 |
30 |
23 |
Total |
722 |
1,099 |
1,384 |
1,296 |
1,558 |
Maritime navigation at the Lower Danube (1847–1856)
Number of ships[3]
Flag |
1847 |
1848 |
1849 |
1850 |
1851 |
Austria |
144 |
102 |
135 |
96 |
105 |
England |
151 |
133 |
132 |
108 |
306 |
France |
45 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
Greece |
630 |
532 |
880 |
860 |
951 |
Holland |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Ionian Island |
14 |
29 |
36 |
27 |
52 |
Moldavia |
14 |
19 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
Russia |
125 |
72 |
110 |
61 |
74 |
Sardinia |
151 |
67 |
49 |
37 |
95 |
Turkey |
663 |
291 |
214 |
174 |
372 |
Wallachia |
43 |
30 |
51 |
47 |
68 |
Others |
78 |
48 |
57 |
68 |
119 |
Total |
2063 |
1331 |
1676 |
1489 |
2154 |
Flag |
1852 |
1853 |
1854 |
1855 |
1856 |
Austria |
149 |
111 |
40 |
363 |
239 |
England |
343 |
205 |
45 |
- |
161 |
France |
12 |
36 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
Greece |
973 |
1,049 |
520 |
2,151 |
962 |
Holland |
19 |
56 |
18 |
83 |
104 |
Ionian Island |
58 |
72 |
10 |
- |
34 |
Moldavia |
15 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
38 |
Russia |
67 |
63 |
4 |
- |
8 |
Sardinia |
99 |
144 |
14 |
- |
75 |
Turkey |
444 |
406 |
- |
- |
125 |
Wallachia |
92 |
155 |
8 |
36 |
81 |
Others |
205 |
180 |
15 |
284 |
350 |
Total |
2476 |
2490 |
680 |
2928 |
2211 |
Maritime navigation at the Lower Danube (1847–1856)
Total number of ships and tonnage[4]
Flag |
Number |
% |
Tonnage |
% |
Average |
America |
7 |
0.04 |
1604 |
0.05 |
229 |
Austria |
1484 |
7.61 |
322637 |
9.24 |
217 |
Belgium |
30 |
0.15 |
5197 |
0.15 |
173 |
Denmark |
64 |
0.33 |
7405 |
0.21 |
116 |
France |
156 |
0.80 |
20473 |
0.59 |
131 |
Great Britain |
1584 |
8.12 |
275145 |
7.88 |
174 |
Greece |
9508 |
48.76 |
1793298 |
51.34 |
189 |
Hanover |
157 |
0.81 |
21105 |
0.60 |
134 |
Holland |
286 |
1.47 |
37971 |
1.09 |
133 |
Ionian Island |
332 |
1.70 |
47760 |
1.37 |
144 |
Mecklenburg |
67 |
0.34 |
16527 |
0.47 |
247 |
Moldavia |
129 |
0.66 |
21692 |
0.62 |
168 |
Norway |
106 |
0.54 |
14845 |
0.43 |
140 |
Oldenburg |
89 |
0.46 |
13940 |
0.40 |
157 |
Prussia |
94 |
0.48 |
20935 |
0.60 |
223 |
Russia |
584 |
3.00 |
110283 |
3.16 |
189 |
Samos |
146 |
0.75 |
12911 |
0.37 |
88 |
Sardinia |
731 |
3.75 |
105217 |
3.01 |
144 |
Serbia |
39 |
0.20 |
5088 |
0.15 |
130 |
Sicily |
40 |
0.21 |
8595 |
0.25 |
215 |
Sweden |
45 |
0.23 |
7596 |
0.22 |
169 |
Tuscany |
88 |
0.45 |
18710 |
0.54 |
213 |
Turkey |
2,689 |
13.79 |
393898 |
11.28 |
146 |
Wallachia |
611 |
3.13 |
79109 |
2.26 |
129 |
Free and Hanseatic cities |
30 |
0.15 |
4047 |
0.12 |
135 |
Austrian steamers |
384 |
1.97 |
122947 |
3.52 |
320 |
French steamers |
18 |
0.09 |
3865 |
0.11 |
215 |
Total |
19498 |
100.00 |
3492800 |
100.00 |
179 |
The navigation of the Lower Danube (1856–1870)
Year |
Sailing ships |
Steam ships |
Total |
Yearly average tonnage |
|||||
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
Sail |
Steam |
Total |
|
1856 |
2110 |
318004 |
101 |
20193 |
2211 |
338197 |
150.7 |
199.9 |
153.0 |
1857 |
1797 |
235301 |
141 |
39747 |
1938 |
275048 |
130.9 |
281.9 |
141.9 |
1858 |
2358 |
299322 |
150 |
44806 |
2508 |
344128 |
126.9 |
298.7 |
137.2 |
1859 |
2542 |
329949 |
162 |
51931 |
2704 |
381880 |
129.8 |
320.6 |
141.2 |
1860 |
3288 |
475679 |
203 |
62420 |
3491 |
538099 |
144.7 |
307.5 |
154.1 |
56-60 |
2419 |
331651 |
151 |
43819 |
2570 |
375470 |
137.1 |
289.4 |
146.1 |
1861 |
2845 |
391642 |
239 |
59128 |
3084 |
450770 |
137.7 |
247.4 |
146.2 |
1862 |
2807 |
397593 |
208 |
52425 |
3015 |
450018 |
141.6 |
252.0 |
149.3 |
1863 |
2845 |
450085 |
254 |
69247 |
3099 |
519332 |
158.2 |
272.6 |
167.6 |
1864 |
3259 |
536653 |
189 |
49241 |
3448 |
585894 |
164.7 |
260.5 |
169.9 |
1865 |
2479 |
389565 |
197 |
52664 |
2676 |
442229 |
157.1 |
267.3 |
165.3 |
61-65 |
2847 |
433108 |
217 |
56541 |
3064 |
489649 |
152.1 |
260.1 |
159.8 |
1866 |
2221 |
358176 |
210 |
69273 |
2431 |
427449 |
161.3 |
329.9 |
175.8 |
1867 |
1713 |
314231 |
247 |
79789 |
1960 |
394020 |
183.4 |
323.0 |
201.0 |
1868 |
2604 |
481647 |
404 |
159475 |
3008 |
641122 |
185.0 |
394.7 |
213.1 |
1869 |
2467 |
500413 |
414 |
176547 |
2881 |
676960 |
202.8 |
426.4 |
235.0 |
1870 |
2212 |
461460 |
329 |
139510 |
2541 |
600970 |
208.6 |
424.0 |
236.5 |
66-70 |
2243 |
423185 |
321 |
124919 |
2564 |
548104 |
188.6 |
389.4 |
213.8 |
Total |
37547 |
5939720 |
3448 |
1126396 |
40995 |
7066116 |
158.2 |
326.7 |
172,4 |
The navigation of the Lower Danube (1871–1880)[5]
Year |
Sailing ships |
Steamers |
Total |
Yearly average tonnage |
|||||
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
Nr. |
Tonaj |
Sail |
Steam |
Total |
|
1871 |
1864 |
360765 |
390 |
188955 |
2254 |
549720 |
193.5 |
484.5 |
243.9 |
1872 |
1850 |
305040 |
368 |
193250 |
2218 |
498290 |
164.9 |
525.1 |
224.7 |
1873 |
1403 |
250008 |
475 |
283652 |
1878 |
533660 |
178.2 |
597.2 |
284.2 |
1874 |
1177 |
192647 |
515 |
321872 |
1692 |
514519 |
163.7 |
625. |
304.1 |
1875 |
1212 |
166665 |
502 |
355070 |
1714 |
521735 |
137.5 |
707.3 |
304.4 |
Average 71-75 |
1501 |
255025 |
450 |
268560 |
1951 |
523585 |
167.6 |
587.8 |
272.3 |
1876 |
1250 |
196023 |
693 |
552340 |
1943 |
748363 |
156.8 |
797.0 |
385.2 |
1877 |
298 |
49605 |
164 |
134812 |
462 |
184417 |
166.5 |
822.0 |
399.2 |
1878 |
1162 |
164316 |
700 |
535847 |
1862 |
700163 |
141.4 |
765.5 |
376.0 |
1879 |
1541 |
238526 |
721 |
559028 |
2262 |
797554 |
154.8 |
775.4 |
352.6 |
1880 |
1227 |
189553 |
586 |
468510 |
1813 |
658063 |
154.5 |
799.5 |
363.0 |
Average 76-80 |
1096 |
167605 |
573 |
450107 |
1668 |
617712 |
154.8 |
791.9 |
375.2 |
Total |
12,984 |
2,113,148 |
5,114 |
3,593,336 |
18,098 |
5,706,484 |
162.8 |
702.6 |
315.3 |
Maritime navigation at the Lower Danube (1871–1880)[6]
Flag |
Year |
1871 |
1872 |
1873 |
1871 |
1875 |
|||||
Type |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
|
Austria-Hungary |
P[7] |
112 |
39735 |
74 |
23833 |
51 |
16049 |
34 |
10367 |
31 |
8005 |
A |
84 |
33998 |
74 |
32561 |
85 |
40625 |
109 |
54275 |
86 |
41524 |
|
France |
P |
4 |
773 |
2 |
410 |
1 |
172 |
1 |
150 |
2 |
401 |
A |
23 |
11684 |
38 |
25077 |
42 |
30242 |
40 |
28900 |
36 |
25564 |
|
Germany |
P |
16 |
5060 |
7 |
1479 |
2 |
500 |
2, |
751 |
- |
- |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
1183 |
5 |
4139 |
4 |
3224 |
|
Greece |
P |
699 |
113055 |
806 |
141930 |
557 |
94157 |
478 |
79682 |
410 |
69619 |
A |
1 |
257 |
1 |
257 |
- |
- |
5 |
4175 |
16 |
10135 |
|
Italy |
P |
222 |
93591 |
129 |
46618 |
155 |
5942 |
72 |
31219 |
54 |
15114 |
A |
3 |
1337 |
4 |
1158 |
8 |
8863 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1437 |
|
Great Britain |
P |
141 |
44456 |
66 |
18658 |
76 |
23918 |
44 |
12039 |
33 |
9653 |
A |
240 |
134402 |
233 |
129431 |
300 |
193234 |
298 |
204806 |
307 |
250097 |
|
Romania |
P |
42 |
5025 |
53 |
6767 |
41 |
6121 |
- |
- |
37 |
4678 |
Russia |
P |
64 |
7395 |
72 |
9527 |
64 |
9068 |
70 |
10945 |
44 |
7334 |
A |
3 |
587 |
10 |
2894 |
16 |
5873 |
38 |
12633 |
33 |
9615 |
|
Turkey |
P |
535 |
45020 |
628 |
52981 |
450 |
40812 |
417 |
37475 |
589 |
48345 |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
2230 |
- |
- |
|
Others |
- |
35 |
10135 |
15 |
4067 |
19 |
8938 |
27 |
12960 |
29 |
16990 |
Total |
2224 |
546510 |
2,212 |
497648 |
1869 |
485697 |
1650 |
506751 |
1714 |
521735 |
Flag |
year |
1876 |
1877 |
1878 |
1879 |
1880 |
|||||
Type |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
No. |
Tons |
|
Austria-Hungary |
P |
30 |
7398 |
2 |
290 |
18 |
3894 |
54 |
14965 |
35 |
8891 |
A |
84 |
41561 |
17 |
9899 |
87 |
44923 |
88 |
46145 |
76 |
40260 |
|
France |
P |
4 |
1079 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A |
39 |
31239 |
7 |
5860 |
43 |
33318 |
49 |
37221 |
58 |
45091 |
|
Germany |
P |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
1411 |
1 |
173 |
1 |
341 |
A |
5 |
3905 |
- |
- |
1 |
666 |
9 |
7485 |
4 |
3152 |
|
Greece |
P |
548 |
97991 |
143 |
28158 |
656 |
109996 |
805 |
147689 |
675 |
118754 |
A |
18 |
9225 |
3 |
1083 |
15 |
10260 |
43 |
34741 |
47 |
38003 |
|
Italy |
P |
88 |
34370 |
16 |
6501 |
42 |
11472 |
48 |
13137 |
49 |
13918 |
A |
4 |
2176 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
457 |
3 |
1321 |
|
Great Britain |
P |
26 |
7450 |
18 |
4312 |
24 |
3198 |
15 |
4124 |
9 |
2543 |
A |
521 |
444964 |
134 |
115390 |
483 |
411598 |
479 |
408492 |
362 |
329715 |
|
Romania |
P |
26 |
3269 |
5 |
744 |
14 |
2048 |
7 |
864 |
19 |
1644 |
Russia |
P |
50 |
6048 |
8 |
876 |
23 |
2034 |
50 |
8483 |
34 |
5391 |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
23090 |
38 |
15566 |
28 |
3412 |
|
Turkey |
P |
473 |
37566 |
100 |
8255 |
358 |
25082 |
545 |
47613 |
398 |
37509 |
A |
1 |
462 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Others |
- |
26 |
20160 |
6 |
3049 |
41 |
14173 |
30 |
10308 |
15 |
8118 |
Total |
1943 |
748863 |
459 |
184417 |
1862 |
697163 |
2262 |
797463 |
1813 |
658063 |
Maritime navigation at the Lower Danube (1881–1890)[8]
Flag |
Type |
1881 |
1882 |
1883 |
1884 |
1885 |
|||||
No |
Tons |
No |
Tons |
No |
Tons |
No |
Tons |
No |
Tons |
||
Austria-Hungary |
P |
18 |
4306 |
20 |
6448 |
11 |
2852 |
7 |
1643 |
11 |
3606 |
A |
83 |
42699 |
82 |
45370 |
81 |
43731 |
83 |
43220 |
91 |
63454 |
|
Belgium |
A |
6 |
6494 |
4 |
4182 |
2 |
3145 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
France |
A |
58 |
45669 |
63 |
58734 |
66 |
65125 |
51 |
55110 |
50 |
56957 |
Germany |
P |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
222 |
A |
3 |
2168 |
12 |
9724 |
14 |
12777 |
2 |
1408 |
2 |
1443 |
|
Greece |
P |
487 |
84518 |
364 |
64787 |
233 |
35714 |
169 |
28769 |
232 |
44845 |
A |
50 |
44173 |
46 |
41856 |
52 |
51512 |
50 |
52022 |
61 |
63388 |
|
Italy |
P |
24 |
6688 |
25 |
7241 |
15 |
3799 |
17 |
4798 |
21 |
5471 |
A |
3 |
2862 |
3 |
2080 |
1 |
1260 |
2 |
2347 |
5 |
4329 |
|
Great Britain |
P |
7 |
2328 |
3 |
1224 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A |
516 |
496666 |
580 |
607219 |
532 |
549942 |
422 |
448990 |
543 |
584525 |
|
Romania |
P |
15 |
2967 |
11 |
1483 |
8 |
1343 |
4 |
650 |
3 |
555 |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
1836 |
3 |
2754 |
- |
- |
|
Russia |
P |
39 |
5187 |
21 |
3373 |
17 |
2445 |
28 |
2244 |
31 |
5428 |
A |
44 |
5530 |
41 |
4889 |
45 |
8108 |
36 |
8311 |
26 |
7290 |
|
Turkey |
P |
345 |
33834 |
359 |
3384 |
359 |
32018 |
349 |
34618 |
290 |
31444 |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Others |
- |
13 |
7365 |
10 |
12435 |
16 |
13179 |
14 |
13956 |
13 |
11001 |
Total |
1711 |
793454 |
1644 |
874429 |
1454 |
828786 |
1237 |
700840 |
1380 |
883958 |
Flag |
Type |
1886 |
1887 |
1888 |
1889 |
1890 |
|||||
No |
Tons |
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