SHIPBUILDING TRADE
FAVOURABLE OUTLOOK IMPROVEMENT ON THE CLYDE (Received January 24. 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY. Jan. 23 Although only 31 vessels were launched there last year, the Clyde still maintained its position as the premier shipbuilding river of the world, btated the president of the Glasgow Shipowners at the annual meeting. Last year had seen shipbuilding at low water mark. Tho output of all shipping nations had totalled only 680,000 tons, compared with 970,000 in the previous year. The present year was bound to show a great improvement.
The president said that the new tonnage placed with Clyde yards already amounted to 260,000 tons, compared with last year's output of 56,300 tons. It required half a million tons to make the Clyde yards even moderately busy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21708, 25 January 1934, Page 11
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