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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.
Learn about the history and formation of the IMMC, a shipping combine that controlled several transatlantic lines, including the White Star Line. Find out how the IMMC influenced the development of the American Merchant Marine and the Titanic disaster.
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.
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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.
