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| Industry | Cargo and passenger shipping |
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| Founded | 1915 |
| Defunct | 1984 (former SAL) |
| Successor | Rederi Swedish American Line AB |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Key people | Dan Broström |
| Parent | Broström Group |
| Subsidiaries | South Atlantic Lines, Home Lines, Hoverlloyd, Swedish Atlantic Line, Atlantic Container Line |
Swedish American Line (Swedish: Svenska Amerika Linien, abbr. SAL) was a Swedish passenger shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika and began ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915.[1][2] In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line.[2]
The Swedish American Line was among the first companies to build liners with provisions for off-season cruising, as well as the world's first company to build a diesel-engined transatlantic liner.[3] Increased operational costs and stronger competition from aeroplanes[4][5] forced the company to abandon passenger traffic in 1975,[1] but cargo operations continued until the 1980s.[6]
- ^ a b Ian Boyle. "Swedish American Line". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ a b "SAL Timeline". A tribute to the Swedish American Line. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ Dawson (2005), pp. 80–82
- ^ "Svenska Amerika Linien (1915–1975)" (in Swedish). Ellis Island. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Mats Carlsson-Lénart (10 December 2015). "Svenska Amerika Linien fyller 100" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Micke Asklander. "Svenska Amerika Linjen". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
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