Britain Building More Than Half World Shipping
Received 6 p.m. London, Jan. 23 Lloyds register of shipping states that the United Kingdom is now building 54.5 per cent, of the world’s shipping tonnage, not including Russia. Germany and Japan. The total tonnage of new merchant shipping under construction in British yards at the end of the year was 2,183,361, the highest figure since 1922. France was next with 295,389 tons, followed by Sweden, 261,606; Holland, 255,199; Italy, 219,922; British Dominions, 200,053; United States, 135,852; Denmark, 134,685; Spain,
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Wanganui Chronicle, 24 January 1948, Page 5
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