BRITAIN LEADS IN SHIPBUILDING
Japan Now In Second Place (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m B ) LONDON, January 25. Japan is the second biggest shipbuilding country in the world, according to available figures. Statistics comprising the quarterly returns of Lloyds Register show that Britain is the largest. At the end of 1955 Japan was building ships amounting to 831,945 tons, an increase of 258,074 tons on the total at September 30.
Britain maintained a substantial lead in the world totals at December 31. with 2.226,190 tons being built, a rise of 79,133 tons over the previous quarter. Germany, with 748,674 tons, an increase of 34,836 tons, had dropped below Japan to third place. The Netherlands, though falling back 69,972 tons over the quarter, still ranked fourth, with 509,030 tons building.
Next came Italy, with 458,890 tons, a rise of 6728 tons, France. 401.785 tons, a drop of 63,554 tons, and Sweden, 370,316 tons, a drop of 6079 tons. Lloyds had no figures for Russia. Poland and China.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27876, 26 January 1956, Page 3
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