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Show I I !. - OIL llUltM.Ntlv KHII'S m vw 'ml 11 ' I ' That tho shipping IndusliTJilay be revolutionized by tho succeHsful voy-"URo'of voy-"URo'of tho OlympIcAquItania, llere-grnsjjord llere-grnsjjord anif otheijrycently converted convert-ed oil burners Is not 'unlikely. When the Norwegian American liner Bcrcgensfjord docked nt New York a few days ago Captain Bull, said that his ship averaged 17 knot's as against 15 knots as a coal burn-Isr. burn-Isr. Tho llorgensfjord junkers hold about 2300 tons ol oil, of which 1260 tons were consumed on the voyage, nccordlng to the captain. A savin gof about 40 per cent In. cargo car-go space Is saved since the ratio Is about two tons of oil to three tons of coal, the captain salA. Other Important factors are that less help Is needed and the elimination elimina-tion of coal dust makes for added efficiency and these facts are being-brought being-brought to the attention of all shipping ship-ping companies. |