WORLD SHIPPING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 September 1924, Page 10

WORLD SHIPPING.

Fin ST DECREASE SINCE '['HE. WAIT EFFECT OF TONNAGE ill! OKEN UP. The new edition of Lloyd’s 1? -gister Book contains particulars of 82,958 vessels of 100 tons each aiid upwards, representing a total of 84,023,587 tons. The number and tonnage of existing vessels which aie now or have been classed by the society »re 15,679 and 35,000,129 tons. The Tollowing tables give comparisons of gross ton” nage owned in June, 1921 and 1923: ■ 1924. Stt'amorf. and Soiling Total. Where ownoci. inotor?hips. vessels. Great Britain and Ireland 12,954,158 -151,680 19,105,838 Other countries . 42,559,982 2,357,747 44,917,729 Total 61,914,140 2,509,427 64,023,557 1923. Great Britain and Ireland 13,115,178 166,371 19,281,543 Oth-r countries . 43,220,195 2X64.494 45,884,689 Total 62,335,373 2,830,865 65,166,233 For the fi:*t time since these statistical tables have been issued (apart from ~re or two war years) a decrease is shown in the world tonnage owned as compared with the preceding year. Such decrease is mainly due to the ve- y laige amount of tonnage broken nr- since June, 1923. it is shown above that during the last twelve months there has been a decrease in the steam and motor ton•nme owned in the world of 821.233 tons, and a decrease in the sailing tonnage of 321,438 tons, making a retail world decrease of 1.142,671 tons. Germany and Japan,.are the only two countries which show an appreciable —vi - 4., 363 598 tors and 238,560 tons respectively. Decreases have oc'-.n-re:! in most countries, the largest being in the United Stai.es seagoing tonnage (1,036,491 tons), in F’a nee (239.011 tons), and in Italy (201.530 tons).

It should, however, be stated that one-third of the decrease in the United States tonnage is due to >he withdrawal from the new Register Book of Government vessels not used for mercantile purposes.