HUGE DECREASE.
WORLD SHIPBUILDING.
BRITAIN MAINTAINS LEAD
/United Prass-Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 8.35 a.m.) LONDON, January 31.
The world's output, of shipbuilding in 1933 was the lowest since the first issue of Lloyd's returns iir 1888. According to the annual returns, 330 ships were launched in the world, totalling 489,016 tons, the leading countries being Britain and Ireland, 133,115 tons, America 10,771 ions, France 34,073 tons, Germany 42,195 tons, Japan 74,290 tons, Italy 16,560 tons, Sweden 60,860 tons, Holland 35,889 tons and Denmark 34,016 tons. The decrease in the world output, compared with' 1932 ' amounts to 237,575 tons, of which the United States • supplied the huge decrease of 132,788 tons. The British output was 27.2 per cent of the total world output, compared with 25.8 per cent in 1932. Oiltan'kers built throughout the world accounted for 82,675 tons and motor-ships for 289,996 tons.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 95, 1 February 1934, Page 5
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