Nord shipping company

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The North-Reederei GmbH was one of the German government in World War II created parastatal company that coastal shipping for distribution in the German Reich occupied Norway for operation.

Nord-Reederei GmbH , headquartered in Hamburg , was officially out of three traditionally in Norway freight traffic under the management of the Reichskommissariat für die Seeschiffahrt ("Reiko See") , similar to the Mediterranean shipping company one year earlier committed German shipping companies. She took over part of the tasks previously handled by the “Reiko See” and had her offices in Oslo. Its fleet of so-called "distribution ships" was small from several hundred German, Belgian and especially Dutch ships, sailing ships , barges , barges and tugboats , most between 100 and 200 tons in size. These included numerous inland vessels that were extremely unsuitable for sailing in Norwegian coastal waters. The ships were partly chartered and partly requisitioned. Many were originally intended for the planned invasion of England and were transferred to Norway after its cancellation. Most of the ship's crews were Norwegians, but also Dutch, who were recruited and paid for by the Warzee sampling and disbursement company.

The Nord-Reederei also took over the slipway in Nærsnes (municipality of Røyken ) on the Oslofjord and used it under the name “Werft Nærsnes”.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ contraction of EBA Warger and J. Zee. The company also recruited shipping personnel for other German companies.

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