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Swedish American Line
Defunct Swedish cargo and passenger shipping company (1915-84) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swedish American Line (Swedish: Svenska Amerika Linien, abbr. SAL) was a Swedish passenger shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika and began ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915.[1][2] In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line.[2]
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Industry | Cargo and passenger shipping |
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Founded | 1915 |
Defunct | 1984 (former SAL) |
Successor | Rederi Swedish American Line AB |
Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Key people | Dan Broström |
Parent | Broström Group |
Subsidiaries | South Atlantic Lines, Home Lines, Hoverlloyd, Swedish Atlantic Line, Atlantic Container Line |
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The Swedish American Line was among the first companies to build liners with provisions for off-season cruising, as well as the world's first company to build a diesel-engined transatlantic liner.[3] Increased operational costs and stronger competition from aeroplanes[4][5] forced the company to abandon passenger traffic in 1975,[1] but cargo operations continued until the 1980s.[6]