ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF THE SOVROMTRANSPORT IN BUCHAREST

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• Publication Date: September 11, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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MFORMATION REPORT
C"FilDENTIAL:
0 rg onfi zation of the General
Directorate of the Sovromtvnsport
in Bucharest
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The Genera Directorate of the Soveamtransport is composed of the following
sub-directorates and services:
Directorates
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se Directorate of Santierele Navale
(Naval Shipyards).
Technicl Directorate.
c, Directornte of Movements of
Vessels
d. -Maritime Directorate.
e.
Di rectorate of International.
Transport.
% f. Directoeate of Internal
Transport.
Directoeate of tccountants
Transport.
h. Directorate of Materials
Trenspoet.
Services
lo Radio Services broadcast and
transmission.
jo Secret Office Service.
k. Registration Service.
1. Cadre Service.
MO Administrative Service
1. File Service.
04 Transport Service (at Baneasa).
p. Planning Service.
cl Gcneral Manager of Sovromtransport is I, Evdokimov; the Deputy Manager
is Eleineer Gostin Aneulato. Other of ficial of the Sovromtransport are
listeea be/owl
Position Name
a. Nevy Yard Director (Soviet) Engineer Seeolov
(Rumanian) Engineer Mertin Killian
b. Technicel Director
Engineer Jaco%) Sufer
Engineer Foechr Goriv
Director Ship Movement Engineer Kupre.mov
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Engineer Apostolescu. Hopi/seed Engineer
Rasomaru who was arrested in November 1950
for attempting to aid some Rumanian officers
ii escaping to Yugoslavia
Jacob Gudkin formerly Sovramtransport
representative in France.
ronescu Grecu now in Budapest Sovromtransport.
Nicholaos Ionescu.
Galperin Kurujov.
Engineer Liubimov.
Lhilia Atanasiu.
The Directorate of Naval Shipyards has under its care the several ship-
building firms in the various cities of Rumania. These cities are as
fe3lows3
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b. Galati
c. Breila
d. GiurEiu
e. Turnu Severin
Capital repairs to both medium and small
merchant marine vessels are made st these
yerds.
This yard contructs new vessels and makes
repairs to the hulls of ships as well as to
machinery. This is the best organized yard
in the Sovromtransport and has the largest
production record. New tugboats are being
constructed for a planned transportation
service; these will be known as the walk
croscAl CRISAN, and GH DOJA. These will be
twin screw vessels with 600 horsepower with
British Ilidopp Kingsley motors. Six other
tugboats of 180 horeepower each are under
construction as well as new gasoline and
petrelnum storage tanks. The former PSCOVe
a Soviet ship was recently repaired and
turned over to the Sovromtransport society
by the Soviets. The Galati shipyard lacks
an. adequate casting section. The principal
spare parts are cast at the Resit* Steel
Mills.
The former Sovromtransport shipyard in
Braila is now under the direction of the
Ministry of Industry.
There is no Sovromtransport society ship-
yard in eiurgiu but the PCA (Ports, Communi-
cationss Water), possesses a well-equipped
shipyard which makes repairs only on Sovram-
transport vessels. During 1950 general
repairs were made on the passenger ships
CsartrODA and TURNU MIGURELE, In 1951 the
tugboat ALBA IULIA was repaired at these
yards.
New construction and repairs to vessels are
made at this yard. For example the coastal
ships SULINAI CONST/NTA and MILTA were re-
built at these yards. Repairs were made on
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the shallow water tugboats DECEBAL and
PdCS as well as other tugs known as
DIRON COSTIN and NOVOROSISK. This yard
does not have equipment for forging heavy
items such as engine shafta and propeller
shafts. When such items are needed these
are made by the Resita Steel Mill.
Orsova The shipyard at Orsova is under the super
vision of the Technical Directorate, The
specialists in steam and diesel engine
repair are proficient in their works a
fact which resulted in the Sovramtranspore
in acquiring this shipyard. Most work
during 1950 and 1951 Was centered on the
repair of engines. Military pontoon brideee
were also conetructed during the recent
months according to plans drawn up by
Colonel Engineer Kazaciuc. The former
Halaxa factory now known as 23 August
Uainele also collaborated in the manufactere
of the above-mentioned pontoon bridges.
4. The technical Directorate has the following tasks and dutiesa
a. Construction plans for all vessels.
b, Many plans for new installaticns and improvementa on all vessels..
c. Orders schedule cancellation for any vessel for repeir.
d, Contracts purchase of motorta engines, apparatus from abroad and within
Remania.
e, Calculates fuel consumption.
f. Controls estimates for repairso
g. Supervises construction work at shipyards.
h, Provides plans for materials used for river and sea fleets.
1. Mainteins statistics for all vessels and their degree of wear.
Directerete of Movements of Veesels coordinates shin schedules end maintaine
ceaelunications with vessels concerning their routes. The 'etorte is
cherged aith the responsibilit7 of assuring the continual use of the vessel
so that they will not be out of service for any appreciable length of time.
On one occasion (date not given) the Danube was blocked in the vicinity of the
Iron Gates when a lighter sank in a canal. One hundred and ten lighters wet e.
idle for nearly a month and the majority of vessels could neither leave
nor enter the Danube.
ce The Maritime Directorate is chiefly concerned with the transport of
peasengers aboard the TRANSYLVANIA. This vessel travels between Constanta
aid. Haifa each week. There arc a few sea-going cargo vessels in the
Ruaanian Merchant Marine which are supervised by this directorate. Informart
notes that the TRANSYLVANIA is in urgent need of engine repairs which cennot
be accomplished until the firm of Burnmeister and Wein, who originally buill
the -vessel in Denmark send the necessary spare parts to them. The latter
will not do so because the Rumenian Government has not paid a long standing
dehe.
The Directorate of International Transport occupies itself with transportation
peeblems arising from sea cargoes as well as by shipments by truck.
8, Tae Internal Transportetion Directorate is occupied with transportation by
vessels on. the Danube,
9, The Bookkeeping Directorate ha v two sections; the Maritime and River Section,
10. The Directorate of Materials is charged with procuring necessary material
frem foreign and domestic sources. The materials are obtained from England
Genra-N7 and Italy.
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?todi ervice ie responsible for the broadcasting and the reception of
nadio leseaees between the vessels and the directorate. The station
need Evitish made equipment obtained during 1950 and 1951. Al]. Sovromtranse
eort vassels are in touch with the Bucharest main office every day.
letweee 7 a.m, and 9 a.m. Bucharest maintains contact with the Braila-
nalati region; about 10 a.m. the Turnu Severin region is contacted by
nucherest. There are radio stations at Braila, Galati, Giurgiu, Turnu
nevtein and Orsova. These stations have recently received a combined total
of feurteen cases of radio equipment. The largest radio station is at
ntrada Vovernei No. 1 in Bucharest.
7he Z;eeret Cffice receives and distributes important messages usually
eddressed to the General Director and Deputy Manager of the Sovromtransport.
"hese nesaaees do not pass through a normal register. Such secret ?Motes
nave been acopted by all institutnons and ministries since the month of
4anu2re 1951,
!!? The Registration Service is charged with receiving and distributing all
Letters for ships crews. It also distributes technical books known as
1Moter Shipn,
On Ale Celle nervice is the Sovromtransport personnel section.
L! , The Administrative Service is charged with maintenance of the buildings.
lee The File Service keeps the record of correspondence and documents,
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'he Auto Trensport Service at Baneasa has about 160 trucks of various models.
The ericka have been used only about 50 percent last year for domestic and
'oreige transport. About one-fourth of the 160 trucks were replaced last year
ny six ton US trucks. Private trucks are not permitted to transport cangoes
:rom Ole to to another, this being the monopoly of Sovremtransport and RATA
18,, The Planning Service draws up projects and plans for the materials and time
necessary for completion of the projects., The disorganization in this section
ns notable since the various Rumenian ministries hove no respect for quotas
eent ti them by the Planning Service and usually distribute the materiale,
elre,Ide in short supply, according to their own discretion.
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