Hamburg Amerika Steam Packet Co
Hamburg-Amerika Steam Packet Co, a shipping company
1847 founded by Hamburg shipowners to provide a "regular connection between Hamburg and North America by means of sailing ships under Hamburg flags." Originally the Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-A.G., or HAPAG.
1850s began operations in Latin America
1893 The line changed its name to Hamburg-Amerika Line; the shorthand name continue to be HAPAG.
1899 Eight ships were to be fitted with refrigeration equipment for the frozen meat trade by J. and E. Hall[1]
1901 agreement with the Kosmos Line; purchased the Atlas Line which led to a more serious engagement in Latin America, especially freight.
About 1905, a serious conflict between HAPAG and the United Fruit Company arose when one of HAPAG's acquisitions, Atlas Steamship Company, entered into a profitable relationship with American Fruit and other banana exporters that competed with United Fruit.
1913 United Fruit opposition and poor reception of the bananas in Europe persuaded HAPAG to sell Atlas to United Fruit and to terminate its ties to American Fruit.
WWI HAPAG service to Latin America was disrupted. The Hamburg-Amerika Linie was subject to the Trading with the Enemy Act and its affairs were taken over by the Public Trustee, the Custodian for England and Wales.
Re-established the Latin American service through a shared steamer service, the Deutsche Westküsten-Dienst (Germany West Coast Service).
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1899/01/06
- [1] Encyclopedia