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Norfolkline (previously Norfolk Lijn and Norfolk Line) is a ro-ro ferry and container ship operator based in the Netherlands. The company is a subsidary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.

History

  • 1961 - Founded as Norfolk Lijn N.V.
  • 1973 - Original owner Remeeus sells Norfolk Lijn to Unilever.
  • 1974 - Renamed Norfolk Line.
  • 1985 - The Maersk Company Ltd, subsidiary of A.P. Møller acquires Norfolk Line.
  • 1995 - Norfolk Line merges with rail transport specialist Skandi.
  • 1997 - Rotterdam (Holland) to Waterford (Ireland) container route opened.
  • 1998 - Current Norfolkline name adopted.
  • 2000 - New Dover (UK) to Dunkerque (France) ferry route started.
  • 2005 - Acquires Norse Merchant Ferries, a ro-ro ferry operator on Irish Sea routes.

References

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