HULKS LAID UP
SLACKNESS IN COAL TRADE. (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, January 15. Owing to slackness in the coal trade the Union Company has decided to lay up three of its coal hulks, the Helen Denny, the Dilpussund and the Ganymede, as an economy measure. The Helen Denny and the Dilpussund were taken round to Evan’s Bay on Tuesday and the Ganymede will probably join them to-day. In addition to the slackness in the coal trade the falling away in both the coastal and 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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Southland Times, Issue 21605, 18 January 1932, Page 6
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137HULKS LAID UP Southland Times, Issue 21605, 18 January 1932, Page 6
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