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Bromport Steamship Company

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Bromport Steamship Company
IndustryShipping
FoundedLiverpool, England (1916)
Defunct1923
FateWound up
HeadquartersLiverpool, England
ParentLever Brothers

The Bromport Steamship Company was a British shipping line in the early 20th century. It was established in 1916 by the Lever Brothers by purchasing the ships of the Watson Shipping Company to handle the company's shipping business with West Africa. It was wound up in 1923 at a loss as its ships were not competitive in the post-First World War market.

Bibliography

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  • Dunn, Laurence & Heaton, P. M. (1994). Palm Line. Abergavenny, Wales: P.M. Heaton Publishing. ISBN 1-872006-01-9.