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The International Mercantile Marine Company, originally the International Navigation Company, was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the shipping trade.
The White Star Line, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company was, from 1902 until 1927, a wholly owned subsidiary of the International Mercantile Marine Company (IMMC). From its inception thirty years earlier up to the turn of the century, it was probably the most successful of the British transatlantic carriers.
The International Mercantile Marine Company was incorporated in October, 1902 by Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Company to consolidate the various steamship lines running between the United States and Europe.
Apr 1, 2012 · THE MOST IMPORTANT SHIPPING EVENT in North Atlantic history was the creation of the International Mercantile Marine company (IMM) in 1902. This giant shipping trust was the brainchild of the...
Jul 24, 2012 · The International Mercantile Marine Company merger of 1902 has hitherto been misrepresented as a promotion of Wall Street.
Voyages of the American Line, a Steamship Company of the International Mercantile Marine Company that covered the transatlantic routes between the ports of Southampton and New York, Liverpool and Philadelphia and calling on Cherbourg, Queenstown (Cobh) and sometimes Plymouth.
Oct 1, 2020 · On 1 October 1902, financier J.P. Morgan announced the formation of the International Mercantile Marine Company, a trust that sought to control global maritime shipping. White Star Line was the trust’s crown jewel.
