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EuropeEuropeEurope 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 languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , 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 BelgeCompagnie 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" - DelphisDelphisDelphis 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 GroupCompagnie 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 TransportRegie voor Maritiem TransportRegie 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)
DenmarkDenmarkDenmark 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 NordenDampskibsselskabet NordenDampskibsselskabet Norden A/S is a Danish shipping company operating in the dry cargo and tanker segment worldwide....
"D/S Norden" - Dampskibsselskabet TormDampskibsselskabet TORMA/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 LineDFDS Tor LineDFDS 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 CompanyEast Asiatic CompanyThe 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/SMartin Bencher (Scandinavia) A/SMARTIN 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...
FinlandFinlandFinland , 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...
- FinnlinesFinnlinesFinnlines 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 GroupGrimaldi GroupThe 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) - SeaRailSeaRailSeaRail 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...
(TallinkTallinkTallink 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 GroupVR GroupVR 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)
FranceFranceThe 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 CGMCMA CGMCMA 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 CGMCMA CGMCMA 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...
) - DelmasDelmas (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 CGMCMA CGMCMA 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...
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Defunct
- Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueCompagnie Générale TransatlantiqueThe 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 MaritimesMessageries MaritimesThe 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:...
GermanyGermanyGermany , 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 SudHamburg SüdHamburg 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-LloydHapag-LloydHapag-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. VogemannH. VogemannThe 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"
GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
- Atlas MaritimeAtlas MaritimeAtlas 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 EnterprisesCeres Hellenic Shipping EnterprisesCeres 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
NetherlandsNetherlandsThe 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...
- DockwiseDockwise-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
NorwayNorwayNorway , 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...
- BelshipsBelshipsBelships 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 WorldwideBergesen WorldwideThe 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...
- BorgestadBorgestadBorgestad 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 GroupEitzen GroupEitzen 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 RederiEidsiva RederiEidsiva 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 GroupEitzen GroupEitzen 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 ShippingFarstad ShippingFarstad 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 TankersFirst Olsen TankersFirst 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 ShippingGC Rieber ShippingGC 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 LNGGolar LNGGolar 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 ReefersGreen ReefersGreen 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 ShippingHavila ShippingHavila 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"
- OdfjellOdfjellOdfjell 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 OffshoreSolstad OffshoreSolstad 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-NielsenStolt-NielsenStolt-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-LarsenWestfal-LarsenWestfal-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 LogisticsWallenius Wilhelmsen LogisticsWallenius 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 ABWallenius LinesWallenius 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 ASAWilson ASAWilson 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...
PolandPolandPoland , 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
- PolsteamPolsteamPolsteam, 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
PortugalPortugalPortugal , 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"
- PortlinePortlinePortline 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...
RussiaRussiaRussia 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 CompanyFar East Shipping CompanyThe 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 CompanySakhalin Shipping CompanySakhalin 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
- VolgotankerVolgotankerVolgotanker 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 CompanyBaltic Sea Steamship CompanyThe 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...
SwedenSwedenSweden , 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....
- BrostromBroströmBroström or Brostrom is a surname, and may refer to:* Anders Broström* Axel Ludvig Broström* Dan Broström* Leonard C. Brostrom...
- Johnson LineJohnson LineJohnson 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 ABWallenius LinesWallenius 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 GroupSoya GroupThe 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 LineDFDS Tor LineDFDS 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 SliteRederi AB SliteRederi 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 SveaRederi AB SveaStockholms Rederi AB Svea was a Swedish shipping company founded in the 1870s...
United KingdomUnited KingdomThe 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 LineBibby LineThe 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 LineOT Africa LineOT 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 CGMCMA CGMCMA 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 CompanyPeninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation CompanyThe 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 LineAnchor LineThe 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 LineBristol City LineBristol 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 shipsBritish Railways shipsBritish 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 LineCity 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 LineClan LineThe 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 LineCourt LineCourt 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 RadcliffeEvan Thomas RadcliffeOne 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 LineFyffes LineFyffes 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:...
- HoverspeedHoverspeedHoverspeed, 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 LineLoch LineThe 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 LinersManchester LinersManchester 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 CompanyNew Zealand Shipping CompanyThe 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 VillageOcean VillageOcean 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 LineOlau LineOlau 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 CompanyOrient Steam Navigation CompanyThe 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 LimitedOverseas Containers LimitedOverseas 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 CompanyPacific Steam Navigation CompanyThe 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 LinePalm LineThe 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 NedlloydP&O NedlloydP&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 LinePort LinePort 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 LineRed Star LineThe 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 LineSilver LineThe 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 LineUnion-Castle LineThe 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 LineWhite Star LineThe 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...
AsiaAsiaAsia 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 languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , 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 CorporationBangladesh Shipping CorporationBangladesh 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
ChinaChinaChinese 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 CompanyCOSCOChina 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 LinesChina Shipping Container LinesChina 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) ShippingSinotransSinotrans 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 KongHong KongHong 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 GroupSwire GroupThe 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 TransportJinhui Shipping and TransportJinhui 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 LineOrient Overseas Container LineOrient 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
IndiaIndiaIndia , 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 LinesMercator LinesMercator 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 IndiaShipping Corporation of IndiaThe 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)
JapanJapanJapan 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 KaishaK 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. LinesMitsui O.S.K. Linesis 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 GroupMitsuiis 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 KaishaNippon YusenJapan-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 GroupMitsubishiThe 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. LinesMitsui O.S.K. Linesis 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 KaishaNippon YusenJapan-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 KaishaNippon YusenJapan-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 ShippingHanjin ShippingHanjin 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 GroupHanjinThe 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 MarineHyundai Merchant MarineHyundai Merchant Marine is a South Korean logistics company providing worldwide container shipping services. It was established in 1976 as Asia Merchant Marine...
"HMM" (Hyundai GroupHyundai GroupHyundai 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 BerhadMISC BerhadMISC 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...
(PETRONASPetronasPETRONAS, 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)
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , 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 LinesNeptune Orient LinesNeptune Orient Lines Limited , is a Singapore-based global transport company with core businesses in container shipping and supply chain management...
"NOL" (Temasek HoldingsTemasek HoldingsTemasek 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 LinesPacific International LinesPacific International Lines is a shipping company incorporated in 1967 and operates out of Singapore. It is one of the largest shipowners in Asia....
"PIL" - MasterbulkMasterbulkMasterbulk 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...
TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , 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 MarineEvergreen MarineEvergreen 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 GroupEvergreen GroupThe 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 LinesWan Hai LinesWan 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 TransportYang MingYang 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 AmericaNorth AmericaNorth 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...
" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
BermudaBermudaBermuda 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 GroupGolden Ocean GroupGolden 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)
CanadaCanadaCanada 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 GroupFednav GroupFednav 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 LimitedCanadian Pacific LimitedCanadian 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 StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- American President LinesAmerican President LinesAmerican 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 LinesNeptune Orient LinesNeptune 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 CompanyMatson Navigation CompanyThe 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 AmericaSouth AmericaSouth 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...
" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
BrazilBrazilBrazil , 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 SudHamburg SüdHamburg 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 VaporesCSAVCSAV 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)
ChileChileChile ,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 VaporesCSAVCSAV 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"
OceaniaOceaniaOceania 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...
" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , 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 LinesAustralian National LinesThe 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 CGMCMA CGMCMA 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 HoldingsToll HoldingsTOLL , 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 ShippingToll ShippingToll 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 HoldingsToll HoldingsTOLL , 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 ZealandNew ZealandNew 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 CompanyNew Zealand Shipping CompanyThe 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
AfricaAfricaAfrica 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...
" " - Call sign or common name, - Parent company or conglomerate, > - Previous company name, >> - Company name in local languageBC
- Bulk Carriers, CC - Car Carries, CS
- Container Ships, RR - Roll-on/Roll-off (for Freights), TK
- Tankers
South AfricaSouth AfricaThe 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...
- SafmarineSafmarineSafmarine is an international shipping business offering container and break-bulk shipping services worldwide....
(A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, Denmark)