Steam is coming back into its own on American freighters, the monthly report of the American bureau of shipping reveals.
'The report lists 25 tankers building in eastern yards, all except seven of which are to be steam-propelled. Of the seven Diesel-driven vessels three are small inland- waterways carriers, Of the other motor tankers, three' of 8480 gross tons each, are building-ut the Sun shipyards, Chester, Pa., for the Texas company, and the other, of 11,400 tons, is building at the same plant for the Sun Oil company.
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