Österreichischer Lloyd
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This article is about the former Austrian shipping company founded in 1833. For the unrelated, Cypriot company founded in 1991 or 1951, see Austrian Lloyd Ship Management.
Österreichischer Lloyd (Italian: Lloyd Austriaco, English: Austrian Lloyd) was the largest Austro-Hungarian shipping company. It was founded in 1833. It was based at Trieste in the Austrian Littoral, the main port of the Cisleithanian (Austrian) half of the Dual Monarchy.
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Company type | Joint-stock company |
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Industry | Shipping |
Founded | 1833; 191 years ago |
Defunct | 1921; 103 years ago |
Successor | Lloyd Triestino |
Headquarters | Trieste, Austria-Hungary |
Products | Shipping, transport |
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As a result of the First World War the company was transferred into Italian hands. Operations continued from Trieste under the name Lloyd Triestino; it in turn became Italia Marittima in 2006, and is now part of the Evergreen Group.