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American President Lines vs Messageries Maritimes

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Messageries Maritimes is the older of the two, founded in 1835 — 13 years before American President Lines.

Founded
1848
1835
Status
Active
Closed 1977
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Paris, France
Industry
water transport
water transport
Employees
7,400
Not recorded
Website
apl.com
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on American President Lines and Messageries Maritimes.