THE COAL TRADE
UNION COMPANY HULKS LAID UP. (Per United,Press Association,). WELLINGTON January 15. Owing to slackness in the coal trade the Union Steam Ship Company has decided to lay up three of its coal, hulks — the Helen Denny, Dilpussuhd and; Ganymede—as an economy measure.? The Helen Denny and Dilpussund were taken round to Evans’s Bay on Tuesday*. and the Ganymede will probably join them to-day. , ' In addition to the slackness in the coal trade, a falling away in both the coastal and the overseas cargo trades has necessitated the laying up of many ships. The increase in the number of motor ships and of steamers converted to oil burners has also affected the coal trade, and this has led to the position that there are at present more coal hulks in service at Wellington than are required.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21544, 16 January 1932, Page 13
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138THE COAL TRADE Otago Daily Times, Issue 21544, 16 January 1932, Page 13
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