The Czechoslovak Shipping Company ( czech Československá námořní plavba ) is the state shipping company of Czechoslovakia , founded in 1959 [2] . Existed until 1994.
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 The Czechoslovak vessel "Pionýr" in the port of Konstanz , 1961. | |
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History
Courts of the First Czechoslovak Republic
The ships under the flag of the First Republic set sail already in the 20s. The first such ship was the schooner Kehrwieder . Under the Versailles Peace Treaty and the Barcelona Declaration, it was allowed to use the flags of landlocked states on merchant ships. This treaty was ratified by Czechoslovakia in 1924 . An agreement was signed with the Weimar Republic on the lease of the ports of Hamburg and Szczecin .
The first Czechoslovak Republic sent officers to study in Yugoslavia . Under the flag of the republic went ships that belonged to the company Baťa or some foreign companies. By the beginning of World War II , Czechoslovakia had about 80 professional officers.
Creating a state enterprise
September 18, 1953 Čechofracht Joint-Stock Company, the predecessor of the Czechoslovak Shipping Company, was established. Shortly thereafter, the state of the foreign trade enterprise changed, whose duties also included maritime shipping and trade.
In February 1959, Czechoslovak Shipping Company was established by a decree of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Commerce. The first voyage of the trade ships under the flag of Czechoslovakia was carried out in April 1959 [2] .
Since Czechoslovakia did not have access to the sea, the ships were built in the ports of Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria or Japan. Czechoslovak ships traded with China and Cuba, but trade was not conducted with the United States . Goods of the Czechoslovak industry were distributed throughout the world. In 1984, Czechoslovakia had 14 vessels: Košice, Vítkovice, Blaník, Sitno, Radhošť, Kriváň, Praha, Mír, Bratislava, Třinec, Orlík, Slapy, Lipno and Ostrava.
Company abolition
In 1992, the company was privatized. Two years later, the company name was changed to the Czechoslovak Sea Cruise [3] . In 1995, Stratton Investments became the company's main shareholder.
Czech and Slovak sailors continue to work under the guidance of former ČNP subsidiaries, especially under COS - Crew Management. Now in total, these companies have about 15 vessels.
Fleet
| Year | Name |
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| 1959 | Republika I. |
| 1959 | Julius Fučík |
| 1959 | Lidice |
| 1959 | Mír I. |
| 1959 | Dukla |
| 1959 | Ostrava |
| 1959 | Orava I. |
| 1959 | Kladno |
| 1960 | Orlík I. |
| 1960 | Pionýr |
| 1961 | Slapy I. |
| 1961 | Odra |
| 1961 | Labe I. |
| 1963 | Jiskra |
Notes
- ↑ Access to Registers of Economic Subjects
- ↑ 1 2 Pacovský J., Podlena V. vodem // Československé námořní loďstvo. - Praha: Nakladatelství dopravy a spojů, 1984. - p. 9.
- ↑ Komentáře , Československá námořní plavba