Half a century ago, a global shipping revolution was underway as traditional labour-intensive and time-consuming methods of handling cargo were replaced by containerisation and the parallel development of roll-on, roll-off methods. On the North Sea, long-established shipping companies were challenged by upstarts, embracing these new technologies. In 1966, Tor Line entered into an already crowded market in the trades between Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands. Benefiting from effective tonnage and imaginative management, the company gradually gained market share and, during the 1970s, commissioned some of the most advanced passenger and freight ferries yet seen.The book forms a companion volume to Bruce Peter's DFDS 150, published concurrently by Nautilus Forlag.
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This book tells the story of liner and ferry services across the northern North Sea with a focus on Tor Line's development and its attempts to compete with a variety of rivals before being taken over by the Danish giant DFDS.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9788790924652
Publisert
2016-02-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Nautilus
Aldersnivå
08, XO
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biographical note

Bruce Peter is well-known as a maritime historian. Contributions to the book is from Oddbjorn Fastesson, a former Tor Line manager who worked for the company since its early days and eventually became its Managing Director.