For half a century, offices have existed whose task is to ensure the safety of inland navigation. The genesis of the navigation authority is somewhat longer. ten wooden locks with dimensions of 34 x 5 m were built. The waterway was designed for ships with a draft of 1.5 m. Operation began in 1784. The opening of the canal contributed to the economic prosperity of Pinsk.
Royal Canal
The Royal Canal is another example of efficient water and navigation administration. Also known as the Dnieper-Bug Canal, the Canal of the Republic, or the Muchawiec Canal. Construction began in 1786. The water body connected the Muchawiec, a tributary of the Bug, with the Pina, a tributary of the Jasiołda.
The length of the canal is 92.2 km [29]. In the years 1885-90, the Royal Canal was the beginning of water highways along which timber was floated via the Muchawiec River, the Bug, and the Vistula to Toruń for the timber fair in Prussia.
Inland Navigation Office in Wrocław
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 6/2011