Netherland Line

Netherland Line

House flag
Company poster from 1911
Industry	Shipping
Founded	13 May 1870
Defunct	1970
Fate	Merged into Nedlloyd
Headquarters	Amsterdam , Netherlands
Services	Passengers, freight
Parent	Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Unie

Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland ("Netherlands Steamship Company") or SMN, also known as the Netherland Line or Nederland Line, was a Dutch shipping line that operated from 1870 until 1970, when it merged with several other companies to form what would become Royal Nedlloyd.^{[note 1]}

The company's motto, Semper Mare Navigandum ("Always sail the seas"), conveniently fitted the same initials.
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