Farrell Lines
The US shipping company Farrell Lines existed from 1925 to 2000.
history
The shipping company was founded in 1925 by the American industrialist and President of US Steel James A. Farrell as American South African Line (ASAL) in New York . It operated freight and passenger services from the North American east coast to West and South Africa. As the first ship of the new shipping company, the City of New York was put into service in 1930 . In 1935 the shipping company extended its liner services to East African ports and Mauritius .
After the Second World War , the shipping company resumed its service and was renamed Farrell Lines in 1948. In the course of the 1960s, the shipping company's liner passenger services accumulated so much losses due to the triumphant advance of passenger aviation that Farrell discontinued them in 1965. Thereafter, the company focused on freight services between the United States and Australia in the 1970s. In 1978 Farrell acquired American Export Lines .
By 1991 the fleet had shrunk to four ships in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf service. on July 16, 2000 the British-Dutch shipping company P&O Nedlloyd bought the remaining operation. In 2005, Farrell Line and the parent company Royal P&O Nedlloyd joined AP Møller-Mærsk . This revived the name Farrell 2010 a RoRo shipping company under the US flag.
Web links
- The Farrell Lines at The Ships List (English)
- The Farrell Lines at flags of the world (English)
- Lists at timetableimages (English)
- Lists at timetableimages (English)