List of freight ship companies
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This List of freight ship companies is specialized as the list of companies that own and operate the freight ships (Bulk Carriers
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

, Car Carries, Container Ships
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

, Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), and Tankers
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

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Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

, Cargo-Passenger Ships, and Ferries (for Passengers and Automobiles)
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

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Shipping agency
A shipping agency or shipping agent is the designation for a person or agency responsible for handling shipments and cargo at ports and harbours worldwide on behalf of shipping companies. In some parts of the world, these agents are referred to as port agents or cargo brokers...

, or the companies that own and operate tugboats, fishing ships or so, see other pages.
See also, :Category:Shipping companies by country.

Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local language

BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

  • Compagnie Maritime Belge
    Compagnie Maritime Belge
    -History:The CMB was founded in 1895 under the name Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo . At the request of Leopold II of Belgium and with support from British investors, a maritime connection was opened with Congo Free State. On 6 February 1895 the CMB ship Léopoldville was the first to leave port...

     "CMB"
  • Delphis
    Delphis
    Delphis is a belgian shipping company which has a fleet of 50 container ships with a total capacity of . In 2006 Delphis acquired rival companies Team Lines and Portlink and the new formed group moved in the same year....

  • Exmar (CMB Group
    Compagnie Maritime Belge
    -History:The CMB was founded in 1895 under the name Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo . At the request of Leopold II of Belgium and with support from British investors, a maritime connection was opened with Congo Free State. On 6 February 1895 the CMB ship Léopoldville was the first to leave port...

    )
  • Regie voor Maritiem Transport
    Regie voor Maritiem Transport
    Regie voor Maritiem Transport was the Belgian state-owned ferry service and operated ferries on the Ostend-Dover route under the name Oostende Lines. For the last few years until its demise in February 1997, the ferries from Ostend went to Ramsgate instead of Dover, in partnership with Sally Line...

     (State-owned enterprise)

Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

  • Dampskibsselskabet Norden
    Dampskibsselskabet Norden
    Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S is a Danish shipping company operating in the dry cargo and tanker segment worldwide....

     "D/S Norden"
  • Dampskibsselskabet Torm
    Dampskibsselskabet TORM
    A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM or TORM , based in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a shipping company that owns and operates product tankers and bulk carriers. TORM's company's tankers carry refined oil products such as gasoline, jet fuel, naphtha and diesel oil...

     "Torm"
  • DFDS Tor Line
    DFDS Tor Line
    DFDS Tor Line was a freight shipping company owned by the Denmark-based DFDS. DFDS Tor Line was a freight-carrying division of DFDS along with DFDS Lisco, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line...

     (DFDS A/S])
  • East Asiatic Company
    East Asiatic Company
    The East Asiatic Company was founded by Hans Niels Andersen in Copenhagen in 1897. Service which would eventually include both passenger and freight lines between the Danish capital, Bangkok and the far east was the initial objective. Routes to include the Baltic and Black Seas were...

  • J. Lauritzen A/S (Lauritzen Foundation)
  • Maersk Line (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group)
  • Martin Bencher (Scandinavia) A/S
    Martin Bencher (Scandinavia) A/S
    MARTIN BENCHER A/S is a Scandinavian based Shipping and Freight Forwarding company, which was originally founded in the United Kingdom in 1881.- Martin Bencher A/S :MARTIN BENCHER was founded in 1997 by Bo H...


Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • Finnlines
    Finnlines
    Finnlines Plc is a Finnish shipping company that operates freight throughout Northern Europe as well as passenger services in the Baltic Sea. In the past, Finnlines has operated ships under the brands Finncarriers, Finnflow Systems, Finnjet Lines, and FG Shipping Oy Ab...

     (Grimaldi Group
    Grimaldi Group
    The Grimaldi Group is a private shipping company owned by Guido Grimaldi and based in Livorno, Italy. Grimaldi operates a large fleet of ro-ro vessels.- Shipping :...

    , Italy)
  • SeaRail
    SeaRail
    SeaRail operates a train ferry for railway freight wagons between Turku, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden. Because the track gauge of the Finnish railways is wider than the standard gauge of much of the rest of Europe , a special fleet of freight wagons with interchangeable bogies is used...

     (Tallink
    Tallink
    Tallink is an Estonian shipping company currently operating Baltic Sea cruiseferries and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Sweden, Latvia to Sweden and Finland to Germany. They also own Silja Line and a part of SeaRail...

    , Estonia / VR Group
    VR Group
    VR or VR Group is a state-owned railway company in Finland. Formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet until 1922 and Valtionrautatiet / Statsjärnvägarna until 1995...

    , Finland / Green Cargo, Sweden)

France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • CMA CGM
    CMA CGM
    CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...

  • Compagnie Generale Maritime (CMA CGM
    CMA CGM
    CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...

    )
  • Delmas
    Delmas (shipping company)
    Delmas Shipping, based in Le Havre, France, is a containerized-freight and ro-ro shipping company, mainly carrying trade between western Europe and Africa...

     (CMA CGM
    CMA CGM
    CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...

    )


Defunct
  • Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
    Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
    The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique , typically known overseas as the French Line, was a shipping company established during 1861 as an attempt to revive the French merchant marine, the poor state of which was indicated during the Crimean War of 1856...

  • Messageries Maritimes
    Messageries Maritimes
    The Messageries Maritimes is an old French maritime company. It was originally created in 1851 as Messageries Nationales, later called Messageries Impériales, and in 1871, Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes.-History:...


Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

  • F. Laeisz
  • Hamburg Sud
    Hamburg Süd
    Hamburg Süd is one of the key carriers on the North-South trade routes by ocean transportation. It is part of the Oetker Group, a family-owned German conglomerate.-History:...

     (Oetker-Gruppe)
  • Hapag-Lloyd
    Hapag-Lloyd
    Hapag-Lloyd is a German transportation company comprising a cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Ships and a cruise line, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises which is now integrated into TUI AG, Hanover...

  • H. Vogemann
    H. Vogemann
    The H. Vogemann Group is a German shipping company. Founded in 1886, the company is privately owned by its managing partners and its fleet of bulk carriers has a capacity of more than ....

  • Intersee
  • Peter Doehle Schiffahrts
  • Oldendorff


Defunct
  • F. Laeisz
  • Norddeutsche Lloyd "NDL"

Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

  • Atlas Maritime
    Atlas Maritime
    Atlas Maritime is a shipping company with headquarters in Athens, Greece, with a fleet of 6 double-hull Aframax tankers, engaged in the worldwide transportation of crude oil and oil products.-History:...

  • Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises
    Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises
    Ceres Hellenic Enterprises is a large traditional Greek ship management company based in Piraeus. It was founded by George Livanos in 1949, but family shipping interests in fact date back to 1824....



Defunct
  • Epirotiki Lines

Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

  • Dockwise
    Dockwise
    -History:Dockwise was formed in September 1993 by the merger of two complementary companies, Wijsmuller Transport and Dock Express Shipping , becoming the world's largest seagoing heavy transport shipping company. The combined company operated from a new headquarters in Meer , Belgium...

  • Hartman Seatrade
  • Wagenborg
  • Seatrade
  • Anthony Veder
  • Spliethoff

Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

  • Belships
    Belships
    Belships is a bulk ship operator and management company. It operates three bulk ships in addition to managing additional 12 ships owned by Elkem Chartering, that Belships owns 50% of. The company has head offices in Oslo, Norway as well as management offices in Singapore and listed on the Oslo...

  • Bergesen Worldwide
    Bergesen Worldwide
    The BW Group, previously Bergesen Worldwide is an international maritime group that through its subsidiaries operates within the tanker, gas and offshore segments, with a fleet of more than 150 owned, part-owned or controlled vessels...

  • Borgestad
    Borgestad
    Borgestad is a Norwegian shipping, industry and real estate company. It operates 11 open hatch bulk carriers and one Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel. It also owns a shopping centre in Bytom, Poland and a housing complex at Borgestadholmen...

  • Camillo Eitzen & Co ASA (Eitzen Group
    Eitzen Group
    Eitzen Group is a shipping and investment corporation based in Oslo, Norway. The mother company is Eitzen Holding AS and is entirely owned by the Eitzen family which owns Eitzen Invest and 53.7% of Camillo Eitzen & Co...

    )
  • Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab "DSD"
  • Eidsiva Rederi
    Eidsiva Rederi
    Eidsiva Rederi is an international shipping company based in Oslo that operates nine car carriers and four Ro-Ro vessels in addition to two other ships. Among the chartering companies are Hyundai and DFDS Tor Line.-History:...

  • Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (Eitzen Group
    Eitzen Group
    Eitzen Group is a shipping and investment corporation based in Oslo, Norway. The mother company is Eitzen Holding AS and is entirely owned by the Eitzen family which owns Eitzen Invest and 53.7% of Camillo Eitzen & Co...

    )
  • Farstad Shipping
    Farstad Shipping
    Farstad Shipping is a supply shipping company based in Ålesund, Norway. It operates 58 supply vessels. The company is owned 46% by the Farstad family.-History:...

  • First Olsen Tankers
    First Olsen Tankers
    First Olsen Tankers Ltd AS is a Norwegian shipping company owned by Ganger Rolf ASA and Bonheur and affiliated with Fred. Olsen & Co. The company is registered in Bermuda....

  • Fred. Olsen & Co.
    Fred. Olsen & Co.
    Fred. Olsen & Co. is a large shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.-History:...

  • GC Rieber Shipping
    GC Rieber Shipping
    GC Rieber Shipping is a Norwegian shipping company that operates offshore subsea support vessels, marine seismic vessels and polar logistics and research expeditions. Based in Bergen, Norway it is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. A major owner is GC Rieber....

  • Golar LNG
    Golar LNG
    Golar LNG is liquefied natural gas shipping company based in London and registered in Bermuda. The company operates 13 LNG carriers and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and NASDAQ and is controlled by John Fredriksen.-History:...

  • Green Reefers
    Green Reefers
    Green Reefers is a Norwegian shipping company that owns 38 and operates 45 reefers . Based in Bergen, the company operates throughout the North Atlantic, with terminals located in Swinoujscie , Kaliningrad , Klaipėda , Måløy and Træna , and Tampa, Florida .The company is listed on the Oslo Stock...

  • Grieg Shipping
  • Havila Shipping
    Havila Shipping
    Havila Shipping ASA was established on 31 July 2003 and operates today 22 vessels; platform supply vessel, anchor handling tug supply vessel, rescue- and recovery vessel and subsea construction vessel. The company has a newbuilding program of 5 vessels...

  • Hoegh
  • Kristian Jebsens Rederi "Jebsens"
  • Odfjell
    Odfjell
    Odfjell is a Norwegian shipping company operating seven tank terminals and 96 parcel tankers. The company has its headquarters in Bergen, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.-History:...

  • Solvang
  • Solstad Offshore
    Solstad Offshore
    Solstad Offshore is a Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company that operates 26 vessels with 6 newbuilding contracts, including 9 construction service vessels, 14 anchor handling tug supply vessels and 5 platform supply vessels...

  • Grieg Star Shipping
  • Stolt-Nielsen
    Stolt-Nielsen
    Stolt-Nielsen Limited is a Norwegian-Bermudean shipping and seafood company. The company has its headquarters formally in London although most of its operations are in Rotterdam, it is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.-Stolt Tankers:...

  • Westfal-Larsen
    Westfal-Larsen
    Westfal-Larsen is a group of shipping company owning 24 open hatch ships and five chemical tankers based in Bergen, Norway. The groups main activities also include investment as well as ship technical and commercial management...

  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is a privately owned Norwegian/Swedish shipping company, established in 1999 and co-owned by the two shipping companies Wallenius Lines and Wilh. Wilhelmsen....

     "WW" (Wallenius Lines AB
    Wallenius Lines
    Wallenius Lines is a privately owned Swedish shipping company. The fleet consists of 40 vessels, specializing in transporting cars and trucks worldwide. The fleet is chartered and commercially operated by companies in which Wallenius Lines is a shareholder....

    , Sweden, and Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, Norway)
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA "Wilhelmsen"
  • Wilson ASA
    Wilson ASA
    Wilson ASA is a shortsea liner shipping company that operates about 100 vessels, of which 64 are owned. The ships are bulk carriers in the range of to . The company is controlled by Kristian Eidesvik who owns about 80% of the company...


Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

  • Euroafrica Shipping Lines
  • POL-Euro Shipping Lines
  • POL-Levant Shipping Lines
  • Polsteam
    Polsteam
    Polsteam, formerly known as the Polish Steamship Company , is a cargo ship operator based in Szczecin, Poland...

     > Polish Steamship Company >>Polska Zegluga Morska "PZM"
  • Poltramp
  • Unibaltic

Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

  • Sociedade de Navegacao e Transportes "Seacarrier"
  • Transinsular
  • Naveiro
  • Empresa de Navegacao Madeirense
  • Mutualista Acoreana
  • Linhas de Navegacao do Atlantico "LNA"
  • Portline
    Portline
    Portline Transportes Marítimos Internacionais, SA., often simply called Portline is a Portuguese shipping company. The company has diverse business activities, including dry dulk, containerised, and break-bulk cargo shipping, shipping agency, forwarding and logistics services, ship management and...


Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

  • Far East Shipping Company
    Far East Shipping Company
    The Far East Shipping Company is a Russian ship-owning company and the base company of FESCO Group. Founded in the 19th century in Vladivostok, the company now owns a fleet of 50 vessels, totaling 880 thsd DWT.- Share capital and management :...

     "FESCO"
  • Sakhalin Shipping Company
    Sakhalin Shipping Company
    Sakhalin Shipping Company is a Russian shipping company. Headquartered in Kholmsk, on Sakhalin Island's west coast, the company was created in 1945, and privatized in 1992....

     " SASCO"
  • Sovcomflot "SCF" >Sovtorgflot
  • Volgotanker
    Volgotanker
    Volgotanker is a Russian company engaged in the business of transporting oil and oil products by tanker ship along the inland waterways and coastal seas of European Russia. It is headquartered in Samara.- History :- Soviet period :...



Defunct
  • Baltic Sea Steamship Company
    Baltic Sea Steamship Company
    The Baltic Sea Steamship Company is a Russian sea transport enterprise based in Saint Petersburg and operating on the Baltic Sea. It was founded in 1835. In the Soviet Union it was the largest steamship company with about two hundred vessels. In November 1992 it was transformed into a joint stock...


Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • Brostrom
    Broström
    Broström or Brostrom is a surname, and may refer to:* Anders Broström* Axel Ludvig Broström* Dan Broström* Leonard C. Brostrom...

  • Johnson Line
    Johnson Line
    Johnson Line was a Sweden-based shipping line founded in 1904 as a subsidiary of Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1982 Johnson Line absorbed Rederi AB Svea, another Rederi AB Nordstjernan -owned company, hence becoming a member of the Finnish-Swedish Silja Line consortium...

     (Nordstjernan)
  • Wallenius Lines AB
    Wallenius Lines
    Wallenius Lines is a privately owned Swedish shipping company. The fleet consists of 40 vessels, specializing in transporting cars and trucks worldwide. The fleet is chartered and commercially operated by companies in which Wallenius Lines is a shareholder....

    , (Soya Group
    Soya Group
    The Soya Group is a Swedish corporate group including the shipping line Wallenius Lines, the real estate company Wallfast and the water purification company Wallenius Water....

    )


Defunct
  • DFDS Tor Line
    DFDS Tor Line
    DFDS Tor Line was a freight shipping company owned by the Denmark-based DFDS. DFDS Tor Line was a freight-carrying division of DFDS along with DFDS Lisco, DFDS Lys Line and DFDS Container Line...

  • Rederi AB Slite
    Rederi AB Slite
    Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish shipping company, founded in 1947. The company was one of the three founding companies of Viking Line. Rederi AB Slite went bankrupt in 1993.-Early History:...

  • Rederi AB Svea
    Rederi AB Svea
    Stockholms Rederi AB Svea was a Swedish shipping company founded in the 1870s...


United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

  • Bibby Line
    Bibby Line
    The Bibby Line is a British company concerned with shipping and marine operations.Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to the shipbroking partnership of Bibby & Hall, which was founded in 1801. It is and always has been based in Liverpool...

  • OT Africa Line
    OT Africa Line
    OT Africa Line is a specialist shipping line exclusively serving routes between Europe and West Africa. OTAL work exclusively in the transportation industry, operating a line of container and RoRo vessels...

     (CMA CGM
    CMA CGM
    CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...

    , France)
  • Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
    Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
    The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which is usually known as P&O, is a British shipping and logistics company which dated from the early 19th century. Following its sale in March 2006 to Dubai Ports World for £3.9 billion, it became a subsidiary of DP World; however, the P&O...

     "P&O" (DP World, UAE)
  • Sea Containers "SEACO" (Headquarter in UK, and Bermuda)


Defunct
  • Anchor Line
    Anchor Line
    The Anchor Line was a steamboat company that operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1859 and 1898, when it went out of business...

  • Alfred Holt and Company "Blue Funnel Line"
  • Blue Star Line
  • Bristol City Line
    Bristol City Line
    Bristol City Line was a British shipping line based in Bristol, England that traded from 1704 until 1974. From 1760 Bristol City Line also built ships....

  • British India Steam Navigation Company "British India Line"
  • British Railways ships
    British Railways ships
    British Railways operated a number of ships from its formation in 1948 on a variety of routes. Many ships were acquired on nationalisation, and others were built for operation by British Railways or its later subsidiary, Sealink. Those ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were classed under TOPS...

  • City Line
    City Line
    -Sweden:* The Stockholm City Line, railway tunnel currently under construction beneath central Stockholm, Sweden-United Kingdom:* The Cardiff City Line, commuter rail route for Cardiff, Wales* The Waterloo and City Underground railway route in London, England...

  • Clan Line
    Clan Line
    The Clan Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company that operated in one incarnation or another from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century.-Foundation and early years:...

  • Court Line
    Court Line
    Court Line was a prominent British holiday charter airline during the early 1970s based at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. It also provided bus services in Luton and surrounding areas....

  • Elder Dempster Line
  • Ellerman Line
  • Evan Thomas Radcliffe
    Evan Thomas Radcliffe
    One of the more prosperous and best-known of Cardiff based shipowning companies was that of Messrs. Evan Thomas, Radcliffe and Company, established in 1882 by a West Wales sea captain, Evan Thomas, and a Merthyr Tydfil businessman, Henry Radcliffe...

  • Fyffes Line
    Fyffes Line
    Fyffes Line was the name given to the fleet of passenger-carrying banana boats owned and operated by the UK banana importer Elders & Fyffes Limited.-History:...

  • Hoverspeed
    Hoverspeed
    Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until 2005....

  • Loch Line
    Loch Line
    The Loch Line of Glasgow was a group of ill-fated colonial clippers that belonged to Messrs William Aitken and James Lilburn. Together, they operated a line of sailing ships between the United Kingdom and Australia between 1867 and 1911.-History:...

  • Manchester Liners
    Manchester Liners
    Manchester Liners was a cargo and passenger shipping company, founded in 1898, based in Manchester, England. The line pioneered the regular passage of ocean-going vessels along the Manchester Ship Canal. Its main sphere of operation was the transatlantic shipping trade, but the company also...

  • New Zealand Shipping Company
    New Zealand Shipping Company
    The New Zealand Shipping Company was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973.-New Zealand Shipping Company:...

  • Ocean Express
  • Ocean Village
    Ocean Village
    Ocean Village was a British-American owned cruise line, based in Southampton, England. Designed to offer and alternative cruise experience, Ocean Village was founded by P&O Princess Cruises PLC, which later merged with Carnival Corporation to form Carnival Corporation & PLC...

  • Olau Line
    Olau Line
    Olau Line was a shipping company that existed between the years 1956 and 1994. It operated a ferry service from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands from 1974 until 1994. Originally based in Denmark, the company passed under ownership of the German TT-Line in 1980.-History:Olau Line was founded in...

  • Orient Steam Navigation Company
    Orient Steam Navigation Company
    The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late 18th century...

     "Orient Line"
  • Overseas Containers Limited
    Overseas Containers Limited
    Overseas Containers Limited was a container shipping company formed by a consortium of British shipping companies in 1965. It is not to be confused with Orient Overseas Container Line .-History:...

  • Pacific Steam Navigation Company
    Pacific Steam Navigation Company
    The Pacific Steam Navigation Company was a commercial shipping company that operated in the Pacific coast of South America, and was the first to use steam ships for commercial traffic in the Pacific Ocean.-History:...

  • Palm Line
    Palm Line
    The Palm Line was a British-owned shipping line that was engaged in the West African trade from 1949, primarily servicing the ports along 5,000 miles of coastline from Morocco in the north to Angola in the far south....

  • P&O Nedlloyd
    P&O Nedlloyd
    P&O Nedlloyd Container Line Limited was an Anglo-Dutch worldwide ocean-going container shipping line, with dual headquarters in London and Rotterdam. The company was formed in 1997 by the merger of the container-shipping interests of the leading Dutch transportation company Royal Nedlloyd and the...

     (Merged into A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Denmark)
  • Port Line
    Port Line
    Port Line may refer to:*Port Line - a British Merchant Navy company*SR Merchant Navy Class 35027 Port Line - a preserved British steam locomotive...

  • Red Star Line
    Red Star Line
    The Red Star Line was an ocean passenger line founded in 1871 as a joint venture between the International Navigation Company of Philadelphia, which also ran the American Line, and the Société Anonyme de Navigation Belgo-Américaine of Antwerp, Belgium...

  • Royal Mail Lines
  • Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
  • Silver Line
    Silver Line
    The Silver Line was a shipping company formed in 1908, part of the British Merchant Navy. By the 1930s they were offering round the world passenger/cargo services, with the passenger fare on a freighter £100. Entirely on foreign service, the ships did not include UK ports of call. Managing owners...

  • Union-Castle Line
    Union-Castle Line
    The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line...

  • White Star Line
    White Star Line
    The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company, today most famous for its ill-fated vessel, the RMS Titanic, and the World War I loss of Titanics sister ship Britannic...


Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local language

BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

  • Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
    Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
    Bangladesh Shipping Corporation is a state-owned, autonomous corporation in Bangladesh. It owns a number of ships and oil tankers, and also charters sea-going vessels from other operators...

     (State-owned enterprise)
  • HRC Shipping

China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

  • China Ocean Shipping Company
    COSCO
    China Ocean Shipping Company, known as COSCO or COSCO Group, is one of the largest liner shipping companies worldwide. It is a government owned company of the People's Republic of China...

     "COSCO" (State-owned enterprise)
  • China Shipping Container Lines
    China Shipping Container Lines
    China Shipping Container Lines , a division of China Shipping Group , is a containerized marine shipping company, based in Shanghai, China....

     "CSCL" (State-owned enterprise)
  • Sinotrans (HK) Shipping
    Sinotrans
    Sinotrans Limited is one of the largest logistics companies in China. It is based in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Sinotrans Limited was incorporated in 2002 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2003 with Sinotrans Group as its controlling shareholder. The Group injected into...

     "Sinotrans" (State-owned enterprise)

Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

  • The China Navigation Co.
    The China Navigation Co.
    The China Navigation Company Limited is a merchant shipping company based in Hong Kong in China. It was founded by John Swire to offer paddle-steamer services on the Yangtze...

     (Swire Group
    Swire Group
    The Swire Group is a transnational corporation headquartered in the Swire House in the City of Westminster, London, England. It controls a range of wholly owned businesses, including deep-sea shipping, cold storage, road transport, and agricultural activities. The current chairman is James...

    , UK)
  • Chellaram Shipping
  • Jinhui Shipping and Transport
    Jinhui Shipping and Transport
    Jinhui Shipping and Transport is a Hong Kong-based Bahamas-registered shipping company that operates 18 vessels with 22 newbuildings. The company is owned 54.77% by Jinhui Holdings and has been listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange since 1994....

     (Jinhui Holdings)
  • Orient Overseas Container Line
    Orient Overseas Container Line
    Orient Overseas Container Line is a Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company.OOCL is one of the world's largest shipping and logistics companies with more than 280 offices in 55 countries around the world, providing 78 services covering international trading markets with a...

     "OOCL"
  • T.S. Lines

India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

  • BVM Shipping
  • Mercator Lines
    Mercator Lines
    Mercator Group is an Indian Shipping Corporation with diversified interests in Transportation, Dredging, Oil and Gas, Ship Management services, Marine Logistics and Offshore services. Mercator Lines Ltd is the parent company and is the second largest private sector shipping company in India based...

  • New Patiala Transport Co.
  • Interocean Group
  • Pratibha Shipping Co. Ltd. "PSCL"
  • Trans Asia Line (TASS Group)
  • Shipping Corporation of India
    Shipping Corporation of India
    The Shipping Corporation of India is a company owned by the Government of India based out of Mumbai that operates and manages vessels that services both national and international lines.-History:...

     (State-owned enterprise)

Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

  • Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
    K Line
    , also referred to as "K" Line, is a very large Japanese shipping company. It owns and/or controls large cargo ships, including dry cargo ships, container ships, container terminals, gas carriers, RoRo ships and tankers....

     "K Line" - BC, CC, CS, RR, TK
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
    is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The company's main area of operations is international shipping. Its alligator logo can be seen on containers in ports around the world....

     "MOL" (Mitsui Group
    Mitsui
    is one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...

    ) - BC, CC, CS, RR, TK
  • Nippon Yusen Kaisha
    Nippon Yusen
    Japan-based or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-1870-1900:...

     "NYK" (Mitsubishi Group
    Mitsubishi
    The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...

    ) - BC, CC, CS, RR, TK
  • Nissan Motors Car Carrier (Nissan) - CC
  • Sanko Steamship Co. - BC, RR


Defunct
  • Japan Lines (Merged into Navics Lines)
  • Navics Lines (Merged into Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
    is a Japanese transport company headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The company's main area of operations is international shipping. Its alligator logo can be seen on containers in ports around the world....

    )
  • Showa Kaiun Kaisha "SKK" (Merged into Nippon Yusen Kaisha
    Nippon Yusen
    Japan-based or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-1870-1900:...

    )
  • Tokyo Sempaku Kaisha "TSK" (Merged into Nippon Yusen Kaisha
    Nippon Yusen
    Japan-based or NYK Line, is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It is a core Mitsubishi company. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-1870-1900:...

    )
  • Yamashita Shin-Nihon Kisen (Merged into Navics Lines)

Korea, South

  • Hanjin Shipping
    Hanjin Shipping
    Hanjin Shipping, Global Shipping & Logistics CompanyHanjin Shipping is Korea's largest and one of the world’s top ten container carriers that operates some 60 liner and tramper services around the globe transporting over 100 million tons of cargo annually...

     (Hanjin Group
    Hanjin
    The Hanjin Group is a South Korean conglomerate, or Jaebeol. The group is a holding company that includes a shipping company, Hanjin Shipping , and Korean Air , which was acquired in 1969...

    ) - BC, CS, RR, TK
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine
    Hyundai Merchant Marine
    Hyundai Merchant Marine is a South Korean logistics company providing worldwide container shipping services. It was established in 1976 as Asia Merchant Marine...

     "HMM" (Hyundai Group
    Hyundai Group
    Hyundai Group is a South Korean conglomerate founded by Chung Ju-yung. The first company in the group was founded in 1947 as a construction company. With government assistance, Chung and his family members rapidly expanded into various industries, eventually becoming South Korea's second biggest...

    ) - BC, CS, RR, TK
  • Korean Marine Transport Co. "KMTC" - CS
  • STX Pan Ocean

Malaysia

  • MISC Berhad
    MISC Berhad
    MISC Berhad was incorporated in 1968 as Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad and is the leading international shipping line of Malaysia. In September 2005 Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad adopted its present corporate identity and changed its name to MISC Berhad...

     (PETRONAS
    Petronas
    PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. Wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and...

    )
  • Shin Yang Shipping & Shipyard(Miri, Sarawak)

Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

  • Neptune Orient Lines
    Neptune Orient Lines
    Neptune Orient Lines Limited , is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management...

     "NOL" (Temasek Holdings
    Temasek Holdings
    Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the government of Singapore. With an international staff of 380 people, it manages a portfolio of about S$193 billion at end of March 2011, focused primarily in Asia...

    )
  • Pacific International Lines
    Pacific International Lines
    Pacific International Lines is a shipping company incorporated in 1967 and operates out of Singapore. It is one of the largest shipowners in Asia....

     "PIL"
  • Masterbulk
    Masterbulk
    Masterbulk Private Limited was established in Singapore in July 1995 following a major spin off from Westfal-Larsen & Co A/S in Bergen, Norway.The Company owns a total of 23 Open Hatch Gantry Crane vessels.Its fleet operates in the drybulk segment and is involved in the transportation of...


Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

  • Evergreen Marine
    Evergreen Marine
    Evergreen Marine Corporation , headquartered in Luzhu, Taoyuan County, Taiwan in the Republic of China, is a containerized-freight shipping company, mainly serving the east coast of Asia and the west coast of North America, with over 150 container ships. It is part of the Evergreen Group...

     (Evergreen Group
    Evergreen Group
    The Evergreen Group is the organizational designation used by a Taiwan-based conglomerate of shipping, transportation, and associated service companies. The Evergreen Group arose in 1975 from the diversification of the original Evergreen Marine Corporation, which was established in 1968 and...

    )
  • Wan Hai Lines
    Wan Hai Lines
    Wan Hai Lines was founded in 1965 in Taiwan as a shipping company. At the beginning, Wan Hai's business was mainly on the log transportation among Taiwan, Japan and the Southeast Asia...

  • Yang Ming Marine Transport
    Yang Ming
    Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is an ocean shipping company based in Keelung, Taiwan . This shipping line was founded in 1972, but has historical links in merger with the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, which dates back to the Qing Dynasty...

     (China Merchants Group)

North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

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BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

  • Frontline Ltd.
    Frontline Ltd.
    Frontline Ltd. is one of the world's largest oil tanker shipping companies, based in Hamilton, Bermuda and controlled by John Fredriksen. Its primary business is transporting crude oil...

     (Hemen Holding, Norway) - TK
  • Golden Ocean Group
    Golden Ocean Group
    Golden Ocean Group is a Bermuda registered, Norway based dry bulk shipping company. The company was created as a demerged part of Frontline in 2004 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange...

     (Hemen Holding, Norway)

Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

  • Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines (Asia Pacific Marine Group)
  • Canadian Star Line
  • Fednav Group
    Fednav Group
    Fednav Group is a group of seven Canadian companies in the Ship transport industry. Primarily involved in transporting bulk cargo and break bulk cargo worldwide, the group is also involved in vessel servicing and cargo handling....

     - BC, RR


Defunct
  • Canadian Pacific Limited
    Canadian Pacific Limited
    Canadian Pacific Limited was created in 1971 to own properties formerly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, a transportation and mining giant in Canada...

     "CP Ships" (Headquarter in UK)

United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

  • American President Lines
    American President Lines
    American President Lines Ltd. is the world's seventh-largest container transportation and shipping company, providing services to more than 140 countries through a network combining intermodal freight transport operations with IT and e-commerce...

     "APL" (Neptune Orient Lines
    Neptune Orient Lines
    Neptune Orient Lines Limited , is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management...

    , Singapore)
  • Horizon Lines
  • Matson Navigation Company
    Matson Navigation Company
    The Matson Navigation Company, a subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, is a private shipping company with roots extending into the late 19th century...

  • Grieg Star Shipping
  • America Ocean Freight

South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

  • Alianca Navegacao e Logistica (Hamburg Sud
    Hamburg Süd
    Hamburg Süd is one of the key carriers on the North-South trade routes by ocean transportation. It is part of the Oetker Group, a family-owned German conglomerate.-History:...

    , Germany)
  • Libra de Navigacao (Compania Sudamericana de Vapores
    CSAV
    CSAV is a Chilean shipping company that is currently the largest company of its type in Latin America and is one of the oldest shipping companies, having being founded in 1872...

    , Chile)
  • Mercosul Line (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Denmark)

Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

  • Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica "CCNI"
  • Compania Sudamericana de Vapores
    CSAV
    CSAV is a Chilean shipping company that is currently the largest company of its type in Latin America and is one of the oldest shipping companies, having being founded in 1872...

     "CSAV"


Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

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BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

  • Australian National Lines
    Australian National Lines
    The Australian National Line was an Australian Government owned overseas and coastal shipping line that operated in Australia between 1956 and 1998, when the container shipping operations and naming rights were bought by French shipping line CMA CGM....

     "ANL" (CMA CGM
    CMA CGM
    CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company, headed by Jacques Saadé. It is the third largest container company in the world, using 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries...

    , France)
  • Neptune Pacific Line "NPL"
  • Toll ANL Bass Strait Shipping (Toll Holdings
    Toll Holdings
    TOLL , properly TOLL Holdings Limited, is Australia's largest transport company, based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company has operations in road, rail, sea and air in 55 countries....

    )
  • Toll Shipping
    Toll Shipping
    Toll Shipping, part of Toll Holdings, operates shipping services between the island of Tasmania and mainland Australia. It also once operated ferries in New Zealand.-History:...

     (Toll Holdings
    Toll Holdings
    TOLL , properly TOLL Holdings Limited, is Australia's largest transport company, based in Melbourne, Victoria. The company has operations in road, rail, sea and air in 55 countries....

    )


Defunct
  • Patrick Shipping - Presently, Patrick Co. Ltd. provides freight fowarding service.

New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

  • Black Robin Freighters - in receivership (Leslie Shipping)
  • New Zealand Shipping Company
    New Zealand Shipping Company
    The New Zealand Shipping Company was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973.-New Zealand Shipping Company:...

     (P&O Line, UK)
  • Pacifica Shipping (Skegg's Group)-
  • Societe Francaise de Navigation "Sofrana" (Sofrana Group)


Defunct
  • Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand

Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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BC
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 - Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

 - Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
Tanker (ship)
A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.-Background:...

 - Tankers

South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

  • Safmarine
    Safmarine
    Safmarine is an international shipping business offering container and break-bulk shipping services worldwide....

     (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Denmark)
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