Times Independent | 1923-01-18 | Page 5 | Germany Building More Ships than other Nations

GERMANY BUILDING MORE SHIPS THAN OTHER OMER NATIONS according to report reports made to the united states department of commerce germany is increasing her merchant ship whipping twice as rapidly as the eight leading nations of 0 te world combined including the united states and great britain in the 12 months ending last june german merchant shipping increased 1700 tons while the combined merchant shipping of the united states the british empire japan france italy greece belgium and portugal in creased only tons during the game period some idea of the rapid ity ty with which germany is rebuild ing inc her merchant t marine mari play be obtained from the fact that immediately ly after the war wa her merchant merb bant hip ship pini registered only a iv tons while on september SO list last it remitter re ed tons large nipping shipping concerns at hamburg and bremen are working with feverish sh activity vity launching aunch launch inc new vessels while modem chip building plants at other ports in the north and baltic stas are occupied to their opacity byln down new eels keels