Lithuania's first naval shipping company

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Straipsnis / Article
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Lithuania's first naval shipping company
Authors:
Kasparavičius, Gediminas
In the Journal:
Lituanus. 2020, vol. 66, no. 1, p. 51-81
Keywords:
LT
20 amžius; Kaunas. Kauno kraštas (Kaunas region); Klaipėda. Klaipėdos kraštas (Klaipeda region); Lietuva (Lithuania).
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Jūreivystė; Uostai; Klaipėda; Laivininkystė; Maritime; Ports; Klaipeda; Shipping.

ENThi s article describes The Steamship Company of Lithuania (Lietuvos garlaivių bendrovė), independent Lithuania's first naval shipping company, which was founded on February 1, 1919, in Kaunas. The company was created to organize river and sea transport in Lithuania and also to connect New York and Klaipeda by way of a transatlantic navigation line. Tine article examines the activities of the Steamship Company of Lithuania in organizing water transportation from 1919 to 1936. It describes the problems the company encountered and the contributions Lithuanians in America made to help establish the company. It describes the ships which belonged to the company as well as the individuals who contributed most towards the creation of the company and the functioning of its transport operations. [From the publication]

ISSN:
0024-5089
Subject:
Istorija / History
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2021-03-18 18:19:18
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