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The Woermann-Linie was a German shipping company that operated from 1885 to 1942. 
The Woermann-Linie was a German shipping company that operated from 1885 to 1942. History
It was founded on 15 June 1885 byAdolph Woermann
Adolph Woermann (10 December 1847 in Hamburg – 4 May 1911 in the Grönwohld-Hof near Trittau) was a German merchant, shipowner and politician, who was also instrumental in the establishment of German colonies in Africa
Africa is the ...
and developed as one of the leading shipping companies between Europe and Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. From 1899 the company was headquartered in Afrikahaus, in Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
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For decades it transported contract laborers to various places on the African continent, for instance, workers from Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It ...
and Nigeria
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to Spanish Guinea
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The Woermann family sold it to Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie in 1916.
In 1942, it and the Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie were taken over by John T. Essberger. The Deutsche Afrika-Linien lost both fleets in post-war reparations.
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* Defunct shipping companies Shipping companies of Germany Companies based in Hamburg Transport companies established in 1890 Transport companies disestablished in 1942 1942 disestablishments in Germany 1890 establishments in Africa 1942 disestablishments in Africa Defunct transport companies of Germany German companies established in 1885 {{water-transport-stub