History of liner shipping

Liner shipping first appeared at the beginning of 19 century and was first adopted by the United States. 18 18 The American Black Ball Steamship Company opened a regular route from new york to Liverpool, using sailboats to transport overseas immigrants, mail and goods. 1824, after the United States, Britain opened a liner service operated by steamships between London, Hamburg and Rotterdam, and in the 65438+1940s, it expanded to the Middle East, the Far East and Australia. Since then, Japan, Germany, France and other shipping companies have operated liner shipping, with global routes spanning the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. In 1970s, China started liner shipping along the coast and the Yangtze River from 65438 to 2009. At the beginning of the 20th century, liner shipping was carried out in the Yangtze River and other inland rivers. After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Dalian-Shanghai liner freight service was opened. 196 1 year, China ocean shipping corporation was established, and China ocean shipping fleet and international liner routes were established.