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E N G L I S H S U M M A R Y
M Æ R S K P O S T N O . 4 - 1 9 6 8
Cover Photographs Front Page: D u r i n g her m a i d e n v o y a g e m.s. " C L A R A
M Æ R S K " passed under th e Ver razano
Br idge at the entrance to N e w York .
Page 23: m.s. " C L A R A M Æ R S K " w a s sa lu ted by
the f i r e - f igh t ing barges of N e w York
w h e n she m a d e her first call.
Page 3: Launching at Tonsberg T h e first of t w o special bulkcarr iers
o rdered by the M Æ R S K f leet at Kaldnes
M e k a n i s k e Verksted of T ø n s b e r g w a s
l a u n c h e d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 n d . T h e ship
w a s sponsored by Mrs. Lisbeth M o u r i e r ,
w i f e of director Christ ian M o u r i e r , S k a n -
d inav isk M o t o r Co. , C o p e n h a g e n . T h e
s h i p . w h i c h w a s n a m e d " B R I G I T M Æ R S K " ,
wi l l be of a b o u t 2 5 , 0 0 0 tons d e a d w e i g h t
a n d w i l l be constructed tor th e special
purpose of t ranspor t ing au tomobi les . She
wi l l be f i t ted w i t h six car decks, w h i c h
m a y be part ly hoisted under , part ly p laced
o n t h e ma in d e c k w h e n th e ship serves
as an ord inary bulkcarrier .
T h e ship w i l l for a longer per iod be
e n g a g e d in t ransporta t ion of cars f r o m
W e s t e r n G e r m a n y to the U .S . , and her
capac i ty wi l l be about 1 , 8 0 0 V o l k s w a g e n
at a t i m e ( m o d e l V W 1 3 0 0 ) ; this is a b o u t
f ive or six t imes more t h a n the largest
S tore Bæl t ferries.
T h e m a i n e n g i n e wi l l be a B & W type
6 K 7 4 E F .
Pages 4 to 9: The Ship Carries Coffee T h e w o r d m o c h a means blessedness, and
the little w o r d m o k a at th e b o t t o m of
bills of fare tel ls the guest tha t he m a y
e n j o y an extra g o o d cup of co f fee at th e
e n d of th e d inner . It w o u l d be w r o n g ,
h o w e v e r , to expec t having c o f f e e served
w h i c h has been sh ipped f r o m t h e t o w n
of M o k k a , o n c e an impor tan t seaport ,
but only as long as Y e m e n w a s the on ly
place for c o f f e e - g r o w i n g . A n y w a y , A r a -
bian cof fee w o u l d hardly a p p e a l to m o -
dern Europeans, and most l ikely the
co f fee t o d a y used in D e n m a r k , w h e t h e r
it is cal led m o c h a or java , o r ig ina ted f r o m
S o u t h A m e r i c a ; less than o n e t h o u s a n d t h
of w h a t is t o d a y impor ted in D e n m a r k
wi l l be m o c h a . In 1 9 6 7 t h e to ta l w o r l d
p roduc t ion a m o u n t e d to 5 0 mi l l ion bags
of 6 0 kilos f r o m a l together 6 0 d i f ferent
countr ies, and consider ing this fac t and
t h e net price for cof fee , o n e real ly u n d e r -
stands, w h y cof fee is o n e of t h e most
impor tan t articles in c o m m e r c e today .
T h e p h o t o g r a p h on page f ive s h o w s a
co f fee plant w h i c h n o w leaves the " f lo -
w e r p o t k indergar ten" in order to m a k e
its w a y in the w o r l d . T h e p h o t o g r a p h o n
p a g e four w a s taken in t h e f reepor t of
C o p e n h a g e n , w h e r e the ma jor i ty of
9 0 0 , 0 0 0 bags w e r e d ischarged dur ing
1 9 6 7 ; this f igure const i tutes the a n n u a l
Dan ish c o n s u m p t i o n .
A s readers wi l l k n o w the habi t of c o f f e e -
dr ink ing w a s in t roduced in W e s t e r n
Europe dur ing the seven teen th century ,
o n e of the most f a m o u s places of w o r s h i p
be ing Lloyd's Co f fee H o u s e in L o n d o n .
T h e old print on t o p of page six repre-
sents such a scene. T h e girl in the next
p h o t o g r a p h is ho ld ing a b u n c h of r ipe
co f fee berr ies; another phase in the
processing of co f fee is i l lustrated o n page
e ight , w h e r e the beans are dr ied o n large
concre te surfaces. T h e ripe co f fee beans
are covered by a k ind of f leshy frui t husks,
a n d t h e y g r o w in pairs in the w a y w h i c h
is i l lustrated on page seven. W h e n the
a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d d r y i n g - p r o c e s s is f i -
n ished, th e f leshy husk and t w o protec-
t ive layers of v e g e t a b l e p a r c h m e n t a n d
so -ca l led "si lverskin" are threshed of f .
T h e beans are n o w ready for being sorted
and packed .
Co f fee is a di f f icult c o m m o d i t y for a
ship to carry because it is very sensit ive
to moisture a n d smell . It shou ld be kept
dry, cool a n d we l l ven t i l a ted and also
w e l l separa ted f r o m other c o m m o d i t i e s
g iv ing f ragrance of a d i f ferent k ind, or
w h i c h m i g h t themse lves be a f fected by
the cof fee .
Brazil has for m a n y years b e e n d o m i n a t i n g
as a co f fee nat ion. Severa l t imes u p -
w a r d s of 6 5 per cent of t h e w o r l d p ro -
duct ion c a m e f r o m this c o u n t r y ; a n d it
might be m e n t i o n e d t h a t dur ing the
years 1 8 5 0 t o 1 8 5 4 t h e Danish ship
" R O T A " carr ied m a n y loads of co f fee
f r o m S o u t h A m e r i c a to D e n m a r k , a n d
o n b o a r d w a s a y o u n g sailor n a m e d
Peter M æ r s k Møl le r , w h o acqui red m u c h
of the k n o w - h o w in these voyages t h a t
he n e e d e d w h e n in 1 9 0 4 he f o u n d e d
the M Æ R S K f leet t o g e t h e r w i t h his son
Arno ld Peter Mø l le r .
Pages 10 t o 13: The Last of the European Wi lds In the m a p o n page 1 0 t w o t iny b lue
rings are to be seen r o u n d t w o p lace -
names, Kv ikk jokk and A k k a . T h e p lace
is northern S w e d e n a n d the occas ion is
an exped i t ion o n f o o t m a d e by M r . B.
H a m m e r s h ø y a n d three f r iends. There are
no asphal t roads, and , as the photos
reveal, not a l w a y s br idges across t h e
streams. M r . H a m m e r s h ø y tells us t h a t
the average a g e of t h e s e old boys w a s
5 5 , and cons ider ing th is fac t it must be
cal led qui te an a c h i e v e m e n t that such a
c ross -count ry " w a l k " c o u l d be carr ied
t h r o u g h w i t h o u t prev ious t ra in ing. W i t h
1 5 kilos o n your back t h e dai ly average
of a b o u t 2 0 k i lometres in this ter ra in wi l l
be qu i te e n o u g h . It must be r e m e m b e r e d
t h a t ord inary h e a v y boots c a n n o t be
used because of t h e n u m e r o u s w a t e r y
st retches tha t have to be n e g o t i a t e d .
Even c o l o u r - p h o t o s hardly pay ful l just ice
t o t h e beauty of the l andscape . T h e
s u m m e r , a n d therefore th e co lours in
t h e s e districts, wi l l be very shor t - l i ved
a n d there fore very intense, t h e s n o w not
reced ing unti l J u n e , thereby l imi t ing th e
s u m m e r per iod to t w o or th ree m o n t h s .
T h e author i t ies have seen to it t h a t these
m o r e or less " a c k n o w l e d g e d " routes are
supp l i ed w i t h little huts w h e r e hikers stay
overn ight . Apar t f r o m this y o u are c o m -
plete ly o n your o w n . S o m e t i m e s a n
inspir ing t h o u g h t in our c o m m u n i t y ,
s o m e t i m e s a threat if you are o v e r w h e l m e d
b y t h e forces af nature, disease, h u n g e r
or t h e like.
M r . H a m m e r s h ø y strongly r e c o m m e n d s
th is t y p e of ho l iday to t h o s e of our
readers w o u l d like to m a k e a c h a n g e
jus t for o n c e f r o m th e ordinary, prefabr i -
ca ted , easy -cha i r t y p e of ho l iday t h a t so
m a n y of us are n o w a d a y s apt t o choose .
Pages 14 and 15: Photo Contest 1st prize w a s a w a r d e d to M r . J e n s R a u n
for his H o n g Kong p a n o r a m a . 2 0 0 kroner
w i l l be mai led .
2 n d prize of 1 0 0 kroner w a s w o n by
M r . Erik Ho l tegaard , K o n g e n s N y t o r v
o f f ice , w h o f o u n d this l a n d s c a p e in
Indones ia w h i l e he w a s s t a t i o n e d at
D jakar ta .
A s m e n t i o n e d before M Æ R S K P O S T
w o u l d very m u c h like to rece ive m o r e
p h o t o s f r o m the M Æ R S K f leet a n d espec-
i a l l y f r o m t h e T . P . C . p lanta t ion . T h e s e
t w o " m e m b e r s " of our fami ly are m e n -
t i o n e d specif ical ly because our co l lea -
g u e s there shou ld have a c h a n c e of
s u b m i t t i n g g o o d shots tha t h a v e not
o n l y the tourist e lement in t h e m , but
w h i c h migh t also illustrate l i v ing - a n d
w o r k i n g - c o n d i t i o n s that are to ta l l y d i f -
f e r e n t a n d most ly n e w to t h e ma jor i ty of
M Æ R S K P O S T readers.
Pages 16 t o 18: Japan's Bast ion to the Nor th Th is is the 3 r d "chapter" in t h e t r i logy
in w h i c h M r . H. M o g e n s e n has g iven us
his impression of J a p a n . T h e t w o first
art ic les w e r e b r o u g h t in J a n u a r y 1 9 6 5
a n d in J a n u a r y 1 9 6 6 , dea l ing w i t h the
is lands of H o n s h u w i t h M t . Fuji and
Kyushu w i t h her m a n y v o l c a n o e s and
h o t springs. T h e article in th is issue
concent ra tes o n H o k k a i d o , t h e nor the rn -
most of the four large J a p a n e s e islands.
A n t h r o p o l o g i c a l l y H o k k a i d o di f fers f r o m
t h e rest of J a p a n because of t h e nat ives
o t t h e island, the a inus, t h o u g h very f e w
f u l l - b l o o d a inus h a v e surv ived t o d a y . It
is es t imated tha t there are a b o u t 5 0 0
or so, a l t h o u g h a b o u t 1 5 , 0 0 0 of the
inhabi tants are of a inu b lood . T h e
p h o t o g r a p h on p a g e 1 6 s h o w s s o m e of
t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d 5 0 0 . Unt i l about
1 0 0 years ago H o k k a i d o w a s inhab i ted
o n l y by the a inus a n d a b o u t 5 0 , 0 0 0 i m -
migrants f r o m t h e m a i n island H o n s h u .
In an area the size of D e n m a r k and
S w i t z e r l a n d put toge ther t h e y subsisted
o n b e a r - h u n t i n g a n d f i s h i n g — t h e sea
a r o u n d H o k k a i d o w h e r e w a r m a n d cold
currents meet is o n e of t h e w o r l d ' s
th ree largest f i sh ing -a reas w i t h a n a b u n d -
a n c e ot sa lmon, t rout , c o d a n d c r a b s —
unti l the J a p a n e s e g o v e r n m e n t f o u n d it
necessary to d iver t s o m e of the ever -
g r o w i n g surplus p o p u l a t i o n especial ly
f r o m H o n s h u , w h e r e less t h a n 2 0 per
cent of the soil c a n be t i l led.
T o d a y H o k k a i d o c a n s h o w u p not only
m o d e r n i z e d agr icu l ture a n d dairy pro-
d u c t s but also a rapidly g r o w i n g indu-
stry, part ly based o n the large forests of
t h e i s l a n d — a b o u t 7 0 per cent is covered
by forest, but e v e n steel a n d chemica ls
are m a k i n g t h e m s e l v e s felt . T h e r e is also
a large shipyard, t h e H a k o d a t e Sh ipyard ,
a n d t h e S a p p o r o brewer ies cover about
2 5 per cent of the tota l beer c o n s u m p t i o n
in J a p a n .
T h e c l imate of H o k k a i d o is d i f fe rent f r o m
t h a t of the rest of t h e country , a n d s n o w
covers the island f r o m D e c e m b e r to Apri l .
T h e r e is an a n n u a l s n o w - f e s t i v a l at
S a p p o r o in February and there is a
c o m p e t i t i o n for t h e best s n o w sculptures
e a c h year. S o m e of last year 's "entr ies"
are seen at the b o t t o m of p a g e 1 7 a n d
o n page 1 8 , and the p h o t o g r a p h o n t o p
of page 1 7 serves to s h o w h o w the
A m e r i c a n m e t h o d s of t o w n a n d count ry
p lann ing have in f luenced the layout of
t h e c o m m u n i t i e s t o d a y . T o d a y H o k k a i d o
has about f ive a n d a quar ter mill , inha -
bitants, 7 0 per square k i lometre , w h i c h
is not very m u c h c o m p a r e d w i t h the 2 5 0
per square k i lometre on H o n s h u .
Pages 19 t o 21: Spot l igh t Mai l T h e postal i l lustrat ion o n t o p of page 1 9
refers to a smal l fo lder recent ly publ ished,
te l l ing a b o u t the easiest a n d cheapest
m e t h o d of c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n ships
in overseas service a n d fami ly m e m b e r s
in the h o m e count ry . Cop ies m a y be had
by app l y i ng to the m a i l i n g - d e p a r t m e n t
of K o n g e n s N y t o r v 8 .
Japanese V is i to r A s readers w e r e to ld in the J u l y issue of
M Æ R S K P O S T the n e w l ine b e t w e e n
Europe a n d t h e East is served part ly by
t w o of t h e n e w C ships of the M Æ R S K
f leet a n d part ly by t w o ships of the
Kawasak i Kisen Kaisha. " C H A R L O T T E
M Æ R S K " w a s the first ship to m a k e a
ful l v o y a g e in this service, re turning
to C o p e n h a g e n o n J u n e 1 7 t h ; a n d o n
A u g u s t 1 7 t h t h e first J a p a n e s e ship, the
" F R A N C E M A R U " , cal led at C o p e n h a g e n .
T h e ship is seen in the p h o t o g r a p h s
dur ing th is first call. T h e cargo compr ised
a m o n g other th ings ti les, s e w i n g - m a -
chines , a n d J a p a n e s e motorcars ( D a t -
suns) .
News f r o m the Mærsk Refinery A special t ranspor t by rail t h r o u g h C o p e n -
h a g e n w a s necessary in order to supp ly
the Ref inery w i t h a n e w dist i l lat ion c o -
l u m n of rather unusua l d imensions . T h e
c o l u m n , w h i c h is 3 6 metres long a n d
w e i g h s a b o u t 2 0 tons, is seen in page 2 0
part ly at t h e marsha l l ing-yard , part ly
w h e n passing the Langebro .
1910 t o 1968 T h e s e t w o years serve to symbol i ze the
span of years b e t w e e n the first M Æ R S K
ship n a m e d after M r . M æ r s k M c - K i n -
ney Mø l l e r ' s m o t h e r and the newes t unit
of tha t n a m e . T h e s teamer " C H A S S I E
M Æ R S K " , s e e n in the photo , w a s bui l t
in H o l l a n d in 1 9 1 0 , a n d M r . A . P. M ø l l e r
chose his w i f e ' s n a m e for the n e w b u i l d i n g
using the short f o r m of Mrs . Møl le r 's
n a m e . Th is sh ip w a s t o r p e d o e d in 1 9 1 6 ,
a n d a n e w ship of the s a m e n a m e w a s
de l ivered to t h e M Æ R S K f leet in 1 9 2 0 .
T h e f o l l o w i n g ships, w h i c h have all b e e n
n a m e d " C H A S T I N E M Æ R S K " , w e r e
de l ivered in 1 9 2 3 , 1 9 4 5 , 1 9 5 3 a n d in
1 9 6 8 , the latter seen in p h o t o g r a p h o n
page 2 1 .
J. H. SCHULTZ A/S
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