United StatesFounded: 1902
Barber Steamship Lines
Headquartered in San Francisco.
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Barber Steamship Lines, a U.S. carrier headquartered in San Francisco since 1902, operates a container fleet under the legacy of the American West African Line. Acquired by Norway’s Wilh. Wilhelmsen in 1945 and rebranded as Wilhelmsen Lines before adopting the Barber International identity, the company now manages vessels chartered from Wilhelmsen’s Class A and B fleets, integrating former British James Chambers & Company ships (1945‑1955) and partnerships with Norwegian operators Fearnley & Eger and A.F. Klaveness & Co. Routing spans the Far East to trans‑Atlantic corridors, leveraging hubs and logistics networks to deliver TEU capacity reliability across 120+ ports worldwide. References: Wikipedia↗
Key Information
- Company Name
- Barber Steamship Lines
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Founded
- 1902