Institution

Norddeutscher Lloyd

1857–1970 · 19th century · Also known as North German Lloyd

Norddeutscher Lloyd was a shipping company founded in Bremen in 1857. Operating from Bremerhaven, it carried millions of emigrants to the United States and became one of the largest shipping companies in the world, winning the Blue Riband with liners such as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Bremen. In 1970 it merged with the Hamburg America Line to form Hapag-Lloyd.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Norddeutscher Lloyd. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/norddeutscher-lloyd
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