BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS
SCRAP AND BUILD SCHEME (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, January 9. (Received Jan. 10, at 5.5 p.m.) A publication called the British Shipbuilding Industry for 1935, issued by the Shipbuilders and Employers’ Federation, in referring to shipping now under construction in British yards, says: “New vessels will be able to pay their way where older ships could only be run at a loss. Improvements in hull form and in machinery resulting from extensive tank research and experiments have made it possible for British shipbuilders to offer modern ships capable of carrying twice as much freight-paying cargo for each ton of coal consumed compared with cargo vessels built eight or ten years ago.” The report adds: “JThe lukewarm attitude of some shipowners to the scrap and build scheme is lessening.” ___
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22776, 11 January 1936, Page 11
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