London, July 21.
The Chamber of Shipping reports that 582 British vessels of a tonnage of approximately 1,111,000 were laid up in ports in the United Kingdom on July 1, as compared with 484 ships with a tonnage of 836,000 on April 30 and 1,023 ships with a tonnage of 1,852,000 on July 95, 1921.
It is noteworthy that the present tonnage laid up is very similar to the tonnage by which the German Mercantile Marine has. been increased during the past 12 months, namely, 1,131,000 tons, indicating that German vessels, owing to lower working costs, are able to trade while others are idle—Reuter.
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