Shipping line
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A shipping line is a business that operates ships.
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[edit] History of shipping lines
Large-scale shipping lines became widespread in the nineteenth century, after the development of the steamship in 1783. At first, Great Britain was the centre of development; in 1819, the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic Ocean took place and by 1833, shipping lines had begun to operate steamships between Britain and British Empire possessions such as India and Canada.[1] Three major British shipping lines were founded in the 1830s: the British and American Steam Navigation Company, the Great Western Steamship Company and the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of passenger ship companies
- List of freight ship companies
- Ocean liner
- Onedin Line episode list
- Shipping portal
- World Shipping Council
[edit] References
- ^ a b British History - Victorian Technology, BBC History
