GERMAN PROBLEM.
TRANSPORT ON WATERWAYS. SHORTAGE OF BARGE CREWS. LONDON, October 8. Efforts are being made to develop transport on the, German canals and rivers to relieve pressure on the heavily-burdened railways, but one of the biggest problems is the shortage of labour required to man the barges. A short while ago regulations stipulating the qualifications required of barge crews were relaxed, but the shortage sti.ll exists. These troubles are mentioned in an article in the “Hamburger Tageblatt.” The transfer of skilled men to other occupations during tiie years of depression has hit the industry hard, says the paper. Skilled men, wherever they can be spared, are to be sent to work on the canals, and members of the staffs of canal administration authorities are also to work on the craft. Military transport is now given priority, and is followed by other war material. Trade prospects from Hamburg to the interior are not very bright. Traffic on the • Elbe-Lubeck Canal is growing, and trade is becoming active on the Alittelland Canal, it is stated. But there is a shortage of suitable barges.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 23, 7 November 1940, Page 5
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