Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Fact file
This fact file is a snapshot of the company between 1930 and
1945. Owners
Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT) (France) Company flag  | White with red ball in
the top left hand corner and the name 'Cie Gle Transatlantique' in
red.
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Major routes
Havre, Southampton, Plymouth - New York, Canada
French ports - West Indies, Central America, North Africa Southampton agent
G Haswell & Co Ship colours
Black hull. Red funnels with black tops. Timeline | 1861 | Company founded, sailing ships from Havre (Northern France) to
Mexico | | 1862 | Transatlantic service from Havre to New York started | | 1897-1923 | Occasional strikes by port and ship staff affect the
company | | 1919 | Over the previous forty years, CGT had taken over many small
French shipping companies, including Cie d'Orbigny and Cie
Franco-Tunisienne | | 1935 | Normandie launched. She wins the Blue Riband for the
fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean at a speed of 30 knots | | 1973 | CGT merged with Cie des Messageries Maritimes to form Cie
Generale Maritime (CGM), owned by the French state | | 1992 | CGM withdraws from the North Atlantic market because of falling
profits | | 1996 | The French government sells CGM to the private company
Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement |
Website
www.cma-cgm.com
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