REPORT ON SHIPPING
THE YEAR'S CONSTRUCTION
STRIKING INCREASE IN LARGE VESSELS
By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright
London, October 13. Lloyd's annual report on the world's shipping to the end of June shows that 1310 new ships were classified during the year of a total tonnage of 4,mi1,52), an increase of 452,302 tens over 1919. Of the new ships, the United Kingdom has 594 vessels, 1,391,808 tons; United States, 480 vessels, 1,930,705 tons; Japan, 105 vessels, 571,129 tons. The vessels under construction total 4,930,430 tons. The largest vessels lost during the war havo boon replacod. The urgent demand at present Is for general cargo carriers. There is a striking increase in tho number of large vessels. Fifty-six are building which exceed ten thousand tons.
New ships fitted for' oil fuel total 420 of 1,995,788 tons, compared with 211 vessels of 1,193,650 tons for the previous year.
The total vessels now classed by Lloyd's as British is 5421, and the tonnage 11,885,931; other countries, 4166 vessels, tonnage 13,132,988. In 1914 the figures were: British, 6270 vessels, 13,782,899 tons; other countries, 4351 vessels, 10,087,766 tons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 17, 15 October 1920, Page 7
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182REPORT ON SHIPPING Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 17, 15 October 1920, Page 7
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