THE WORLD’S SHIPS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18463, 26 January 1922, Page 5

THE WORLD’S SHIPS

merchant tonnage launched. YEAR OF GREAT ACTIVITY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 24. Lloyd’s Register, in its annual' shipbuilding summary, calls attention to the enormous recent increase in the tonnage launched compared with tire-war, periods. During 1918-21 the total addition to the world’s merchant fleets, by new construction was nearly 3,000,000, tons, which is considerably above the combined output for the nine years. from 1905 to 1913. The merchant vessels launched in the world in 1921 totalled 4,341,679 tons gross, being a decrease -of 1,500,000 tons compared with 1920, hut an increase of over 1,000,000 tons compared with 1913, which was the pre-war record year. The United Kingdom launched 1,538,052 tons in 1921, a decrease of '517,572 tons compared with 'her record year—l92o. Other large outputs were: United’States, 1,006,413 tons; Germany. 509,064 tons; Holland, 232,402 tons; -Japan, 227,405 tons; France, 210,663 tons; and Italy, 164,748 tonsGermany’s launchings in 1921 included 40 vessels of between 4000 and 7000 tons, 13 vessels of 7000 to 10,000 tons, and one vessel above 14,000 tons.—A. and N.Z. Cable.