Water transport companies
46 on the record. 22 have closed, lasting a median of 78 years.
Where they are
- Germany 7
- United Kingdom 6
- Norway 4
- France 3
- United States 2
- Greece 2
- Israel 2
- Italy 2
Companies
- Maersk
founded 1904 · Copenhagen, Denmark · 80,220 staff
- American President Lines
founded 1848 · Singapore, Singapore · 7,400 staff
- Egil Ulvan Rederi
founded 1977 · Trondheim, Norway · 106 staff
- SeaFrance
1996–2012 · Paris, France
- Comarit
1984–2012 · Tangier
- Tarshis Ships
1954–1992 · Haifa, Israel
- London & Overseas Freighters
1948–1997
- Atid Shipping Co
1933–1969
- Coast Lines
1917–1971 · Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Blue Star Line
1911–1998 · London, United Kingdom
- Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
1888–1966 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab
1881–1987 · Stokmarknes, Norway
- Adria
1879–1936 · Rijeka
- Horn-Linie
1879–2009 · Hamburg, Germany
- Union Company
1875–2000 · London, United Kingdom
- British-India Steam Navigation Company
1856–1972 · Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Royal Dutch Steamboat Company
1856–1981 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
1847–1970 · Hamburg, Germany
- Thomas Wilson Sons & Co.
1840–1973 · Kingston upon Hull
- Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
1839–1985 · London, United Kingdom
- Messageries Maritimes
1835–1977 · Paris, France
- Robert Gilmor & Sons
1799–1849 · Baltimore, United States
- Robert Gilmor & Co.
1784–1799 · Baltimore, United States
- Virginia Company
1606–1624 · London
- Barton, Irlam and Higginson
Liverpool
- A-ROSA Flussschiff
founded 2009 · Rostock, Germany
- Grandi Navi Veloci
founded 1992 · Genoa, Italy
- Zodiac Maritime Agencies
founded 1976 · London, United Kingdom
- Costamare
founded 1975 · Athens, Greece
- Seatrans (Norway)
founded 1971 · Bergen, Norway
- ANEK Lines
founded 1967 · Chania, Greece
- Alfons Håkans
founded 1945 · Turku, Finland
- Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
founded 1945 · Haifa, Israel
- Counties Ship Management
founded 1934 · London
- K Line
founded 1919 · Iino Building, Japan
- Garibaldi, S. A. Cooperativa di Navigazione
founded 1918 · Genoa, Italy
- Aktiengesellschaft für Seeschiffahrt
founded 1917 · Germany
- Argo Reederei
founded 1896 · Bremen, Germany
- Foss Maritime
founded 1889 · Seattle
- Compañía Transatlántica Española
founded 1881 · Barcelona, Spain
- H. C. Horn
founded 1879 · Neustadt, Germany
- H. E. Hansen-Tangens Rederi
founded 1870 · Ågerøya, Norway
- Brothers Kamensky Shipping and Cargo Transportation Partnership
founded 1865 · Perm Governorate
- Compagnie Fraissinet
founded 1836 · Marseille, France
- F. Laeisz
founded 1824 · Hamburg, Germany
- Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie
Brussels, Belgium
Other industries
- technology 23,785
- health care 5,854
- business 5,204
- biotechnology 3,659
- manufacturing 2,392
- retailing 1,997
- publishing house 1,815
- restaurants 1,679
- business services 1,657
- pharmaceuticals 1,140
- computers 1,061
- company 749