Isthmian Steamship Company
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isthmian-steamship-company-252-18541333
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Isthmian Steamship Company
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The Isthmian Steamship Company was a shipping company founded by US Steel in 1910. Isthmian Steamship was the brainchild of US Steel President James A. Farrell, who had connections with the maritime industry through his father's trade as a ship's master. Farrell realized that US Steel could save substantial sums of money by owning its own fleet of freighters, rather than chartering cargo space from other companies. Farrell named the company after the Isthmus of Panama, in honour of America's rec
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmian_Steamship_Company
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2023-03-17T06:06:03Z
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