- Senator Lines
Senator Lines is a German based container transportation and shipping company headquartered in Bremen. The company was formed in 1994 with the merger of DSR-Lines GmbH (
Rostock ) and Senator Linie GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen).DSR began in 1956 with service to
Finland . Two years later it traveled toEgypt , following that up with service to India in 1963. "Senator Linie" was founded in 1985 by Karl Heinz Sager ex CEO of Hapag lloyd and Hans Gerd Gielessen with a chartered fleet of small container ships sailing around the world eastbound and west bound. Since 1997 the company has been majority owned byHanjin , withF. Laeisz Shipping Company and Investment Company Bremen taking minority positions. Combining its container fleet with Hanjin's makes Hanjin-Senator the seventh largest container shipping company in the world. Senator calls on 250 ports in 64 countries all over the world, with a fleet of 113 container vessels.ee also
Hanjin-Senator External links
* [http://www.senatorlines.com/home/index.jsp Senator Lines website (ENGLISH)]
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