Japan, has attained second rank world maritime construction, was revealed here to-day by Lloyd's Registry report on the last three months of 1983. During that period, Japan increased er ship building Stcond place by'25 per cent., ousting France from England and Ireland were jointly listed first. They both showa: gain of ten per cent in ship con Struction for that period, The United States, showing a ten er cent, decrease, was next to last. Ttaly was at the bottom of the list with a falling off of 50 per cent.
In connection with Ttaly, it pointed out that her decline' in ship Tudding is a result of the expansive construction work carried out her during the past few years, dur ing which she has added such important units to her merchant marine as the Rex—Uniied Press. ut
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