Cosmopolitan Shipping Company , also called the Cosmopolitan Line , was founded in 1916 in New York City . Cosmopolitan Shipping Company operated cargo and passenger service from New York City to Le Havre France and Antwerp . From 1919 to 1939 operated United States Shipping Board ships under a United States contract, called the America-France Line . Later Cosmopolitan Shipping Company also operated the Southern Cross Line that served the east coast of South America . Southern Cross Line operated cargo ship with some passenger accommodations.
4-701: In 1939 Cosmopolitan Shipping Company lost the America-France Line contract to Southgate Nelson Corporation. Southgate Nelson Corporation operated the Oriole Line and Hampton Roads-Yankee Line. In 1939 Cosmopolitan Shipping Company lost the Southern Cross Line to Westfal-Larsen & Company . Westfal-Larsen & Company also operated the Interocean Line and County Line. During World War II Cosmopolitan Shipping Company operated Merchant navy ships for
8-640: The United States Shipping Board . During World War II Cosmopolitan Shipping Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration . Cosmopolitan Shipping Company operated Liberty ships for the merchant navy . The ship was run by its Cosmopolitan Shipping Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. Granville Conway (1898–1969) departed
12-794: The War Shipping Administration to head the Cosmopolitan Shipping Company in 1947. Post war Cosmopolitan Shipping Company chartered Norway ships, rather American. In 1982 Cosmopolitan Shipping Company exited the shipping market. See also, similar role:- Empire ship , Fort ship , Park ship , Ocean ship . Westfal-Larsen %26 Company Westfal-Larsen is a group of shipping companies based in Bergen , Norway , owning 20 open hatch ships and 12 chemical tankers . The group's main activities also include investment as well as ship technical and commercial management. Among
16-434: The subsidiaries are Masterbulk which owns and manages the fleet of open-hatch ships, and its wholly owned subsidiary Westfal-Larsen Shipping AS commercial management . The main company in the group is Skibsaktieselskapet Navigation Co Ltd while most of the shipping activities is performed by Westfal-Larsen & Co. AS . The group was founded by Hans Westfal-Larsen in 1905. In 1939 Cosmopolitan Shipping Company lost
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