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The Blue Funnel Line
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The Blue Funnel Line

BiographyThe Blue Funnel Line was established by Alfred Holt and Thomas Ainsworth in 1952, and incorporated the Ocean Steamship Company; Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij 'Ocean'; East Indian Ocean Steam Ship Company; and China Mutual Steam Navigation Company.

The company had a signature blue funnel with a black top, and each of the ships had names taken from Homer's Odyssey.
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