Post by Admin on Sept 2, 2013 11:57:03 GMT -5
"The World's largest shipping company"
When Germany invaded Norway on April 9-1940, the Norwegian ships that were in allied waters at the time were requisitioned by Royal Norwegian Government, which early on in the war managed to escape to the U.K. (the King was evacuated on June 7). The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission was established in London at the end of April, and the name abbreviated to Nortraship, following a suggestion from the British Postal Services. Several offices were subsequently opened in various parts of the world. The three main offices were in London, New York, and Montreal, with sub offices in several cities in the U.K., USA and Canada, as well as in Bombay, Calcutta, Cape Town, Reykjavik, Santos, Suez and Port-of-Spain. I have written up a brief summary of the events surrounding the establishing of Nortraship, with links to several websites which describe the invasion of Norway.
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When Germany invaded Norway on April 9-1940, the Norwegian ships that were in allied waters at the time were requisitioned by Royal Norwegian Government, which early on in the war managed to escape to the U.K. (the King was evacuated on June 7). The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission was established in London at the end of April, and the name abbreviated to Nortraship, following a suggestion from the British Postal Services. Several offices were subsequently opened in various parts of the world. The three main offices were in London, New York, and Montreal, with sub offices in several cities in the U.K., USA and Canada, as well as in Bombay, Calcutta, Cape Town, Reykjavik, Santos, Suez and Port-of-Spain. I have written up a brief summary of the events surrounding the establishing of Nortraship, with links to several websites which describe the invasion of Norway.
LINK