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After World War II there were many low-cost ships for sales, States Marine Lines was now able to own more ships than charter. States Marine Lines continued to charter both U.S. and foreign ships. [6] States Marine Lines purchased from the U.S. Maritime Commission Type C2 ships: SS Cotton State, C2, 1946, 6,103 tons; SS Empire State, C2, 1945 ...
This list of passenger ship companies is of companies that own and operate passenger ships, including cruise ships, cargo-passenger ships, and ferries (for passengers and automobiles).
In 1928 Charles Dant pick the swastika (at that time symbol of good luck until the 1930s) for this ship's flags.The red flag had a black upright swastika on it. After Adolf Hitler picked the swastika for the Nazi Party flag in 1937, Dant was forced to change his flag to avoid associations with a state hostile to the United States.
Marine Transport Line (MTL) of New York, New York was a commercial steamship service started to support the needs of support charter shipping for the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration during World War 2. During wartime the Marine Transport Line operated Victory ships, and also a few other ships.
The company also had working profit-sharing relationships with the German Hamburg-Amerika and the North German Lloyd lines. The trust caused great concern in the British shipping industry and led directly to the British government's subsidy of the Cunard Line 's new ships RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania in an effort to compete.
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation Taiwan: 708,591 94 2.5% THE Alliance(until February 2025) Premier Alliance (from March 2025) 10 Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Israel: 655,751 128 2.3% 11 Wan Hai Lines Taiwan: 481,225 118 1.7% 12 Pacific International Lines (PIL) Singapore: 295,567 89 1.0% [Note 8] 13
SS Sea Marlin was a C3-S-A2 cargo ship operated for the War Shipping Administration (WSA) by Grace Lines during World War II. [2] WSA allocated Sea Marlin to United States Army requirements. [ 3 ] Sea Marlin was crewed by United States Merchant Marines , with a contingent of the US Naval Armed Guards for the guns and had a complement of the US ...
Marine Lines is a locality in South Mumbai. The name Marine Lines is derived from the Marine Battalion Lines, a military establishment built by the British in the 19th century. [ 2 ] The battalion was later converted to an air force residential quarters, and now lies just south of Metro Adlabs .