BUILDING OF SHIPS.
AFFECTED by coal strike
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS
BY CABLE- PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Sept. 21. Lloyd’-s Register of Shipping states that the coal stoppage has caused a serious falling off in new work coming forward. Plans Avere passed during the year ending June for 361 new vessels, of a, "ross tonnage of 1,089,360, which is substantially below the- figures for the previous year. Sixty-eight per cent of these' will bo built- in. Great Britain and Ireland, and, although there is a decline in the total of the projected building, the amount, to bet ibuilt at home shows, au increase of 13 per cent. The total tonnage of merchant vessels afloat on June' 30. holding Lloyd’s certificates, was 29,172,698, the highest on record, and of this Great Britain and Ireland own 4987 vessels (tonmage 13,834,607); the Dominions, 508 vessels (tonnage 1,322,826); and other tries', 4062 vessels (tonnage 14,015,265). The rapid progress in the construction of motor ships continues. There are now 2343 on the register, of a tonnage of 3.493,284, including 45 which exceed 8000 tons each. Lloyd’s refrigerating certificates are held by 378 ships, totalling 70,000.000 cubic feet of insulated space.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 September 1926, Page 5
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193BUILDING OF SHIPS. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 September 1926, Page 5
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