Seas Shipping Co. Inc.
Seas Shipping Company, owner of the Robin Line, was founded in 1920 in New York City, New York. The Robin Line named all its ships starting with the word ''Robin''. Robin Line was intercoastal fleet started as the predecessor of the Farrell Lines founded in 1948. James A. Farrell, Jr., and John J. Farrell, sons of James Augustine Farrell, president of US Steel founded the Robin Line. Robin Line had two major stock holders the Lewis family and the Farrell family. In 1933, the two families ended their partnership and became rivals. The Robin line entered the Africa trade routes, competing against the Farrell Line. The two companies remained rivals until the death of Arthur W. Lewis, Jr. in 1954. Robin Line was sold to Moore-McCormack Lines in 1957. During World War II Seas Shipping Company was active in Chartering (shipping), charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. *Robin Line ports: New York, Walvis Bay, Luderitz, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, ...
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Moore-McCormack
The Moore-McCormack Lines was a series of companies operating as shipping lines, operated by the Moore-McCormack Company, Incorporated, later Moore-McCormack Lines, Incorporated, and simply Mooremack, founded in 1913 in New York City. It ceased trading on its buy-out in 1982. The founders were Albert V. Moore (1880–1953) (director/president) and Emmet J. McCormack (director/treasurer), with Mr Molloy (director/secretary). From a small start with one ship, SS ''Montara'', inaugurating a run from the United States to Brazil,"The Story of Moore-McCormack"
''The Mooremack News'', June 1951. Retrieved 24 December 2009. the shipping line expanded to become a major US line operating around the world. Moore-McCormack's original offices were at 29