EAC Invest A/S, the Glossary

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1. 33 relations: Aktieselskab, Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu, Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth, Baltic American Line, Baltic Sea, Baltimore, Bangkok, Barclay Curle, Black Sea, Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark in World War II, Far East, Hans Niels Andersen, Investment, Ivar Knudsen, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, MS Jutlandia, Nasdaq Copenhagen, Norfolk, Virginia, Paris, Philadelphia, Russian American Line, Saint Petersburg, South Africa, Swedish East India Company, Thailand, Tramp trade, Vancouver, Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Indian Company, Winston Churchill.

2. Conglomerate companies of Denmark
3. Danish companies established in 1897
4. Defunct shipping companies
5. East Asiatic Company
6. Transatlantic shipping companies

Aktieselskab

(abbr.: A/S or a/s) is the Danish name for a stock-based corporation. An aktieselskab may be either publicly traded or private.

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Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu

Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (24 February 1852 – 25 March 1932) was a Danish naval officer and businessman who became a Siamese admiral and minister of the navy.

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Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth

Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth, PC (24 April 1865 – 17 September 1955) created and headed the firm of Andrew Weir and Co.

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Baltic American Line

The Baltic American Line, was a shipping company, established by the Danish East Asiatic Company in 1920. EAC Invest A/S and Baltic American Line are Defunct shipping companies and Transatlantic shipping companies.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Bangkok

Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.

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Barclay Curle

Seawind Barclay Curle is a British shipbuilding company.

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Black Sea

The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia.

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Burmeister & Wain

Burmeister & Wain was a large established Danish shipyard and leading diesel engine producer headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Denmark in World War II

At the outset of World War II in September 1939, Denmark declared itself neutral, but that neutrality did not prevent Nazi Germany from occupying the country almost immediately after the outbreak of war; the occupation lasted until Germany's defeat.

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Far East

The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia.

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Hans Niels Andersen

Hans Niels Andersen (10 September 1852 – 30 December 1937) was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman, diplomat and founder of the East Asiatic Company.

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Investment

Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits".

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Ivar Knudsen

Ivar Peter Bagger Knudsen (1 April 1861 – 23 March 1920) was a Danish engineer.

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Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok owned in part and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

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MS Jutlandia

MS Jutlandia (lat.: Jutland) was contracted by and built for the East Asiatic Company (EAC) in 1934, as a combined passenger and cargo ship at EAC's Nakskov Shipyard, Denmark.

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Nasdaq Copenhagen

The Nasdaq Copenhagen, formerly known as the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Københavns Fondsbørs), is an international marketplace for Danish securities, including shares, bonds, treasury bills and notes, and financial futures and options.

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Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Russian American Line

The Russian American Line was a subsidiary steamship line of the East Asiatic Company that was in business from 1900 until the time of the Russian Revolution in 1917. EAC Invest A/S and Russian American Line are Defunct shipping companies and Transatlantic shipping companies.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Swedish East India Company

The Swedish East India Company (Svenska Ostindiska Companiet or SOIC) was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1731 for the purpose of conducting trade with India, China and the Far East.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Tramp trade

A boat or ship engaged in the tramp trade is one which does not have a fixed schedule, itinerary nor published ports of call, and trades on the spot market as opposed to freight liners.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

Water Island (Vand ø) is a minor island in the United States Virgin Islands, an American territory located in the Caribbean Sea.

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West Indian Company

The West Indian Company, Limited (WICO) is a formerly private company in the United States Virgin Islands, now owned by the Public Finance Authority of the U.S.V.I. It was founded in 1912 in Denmark, and operated for most of its history as a subsidiary of the East Asiatic Company.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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See also

Conglomerate companies of Denmark

• EAC Invest A/S
• Energi Danmark Group
• GN Store Nord
• Maersk

Danish companies established in 1897

• EAC Invest A/S
• Enigheden
• Titan A/S

Defunct shipping companies

• Baltic American Line
• Chandris Line
• Compagnie Industrielle et de Transports au Stanley Pool
• Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie
• Companhia Colonial de Navegação
• Contship Containerlines
• Cosulich Line
• Czechoslovak Ocean Shipping
• Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie
• EAC Invest A/S
• Epirotiki Line
• Estline
• Euroway
• Festival Cruises
• Finland Steamship Company
• Flotta Lauro Lines
• Gdynia America Line
• Greek Line
• Hamburg Atlantic Line
• Holland Norway Lines
• Home Lines
• Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
• Italian Line
• Jakob Lines
• Lago Oil and Transport Company
• Lloyd Sabaudo
• Moller & Co.
• New Zealand Shipping Company
• P&O Nedlloyd
• Prussian State Bank
• Red Star Line
• Rederi AB Slite
• Rederi AB Svea
• Rederi Ab Sally
• Renaissance Cruises
• Russian American Line
• Sally Cruise
• Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo
• Swedish American Line
• Taşkızak Naval Shipyard
• Typaldos Lines
• Unatra
• Wasa Line
• White Star Line
• Woermann-Linie

East Asiatic Company

• EAC Invest A/S
• East Asiatic Building

Transatlantic shipping companies

• Aberdeen Line
• American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines
• Anchor Line (steamship company)
• Atlantic Transport Line
• Baltic American Line
• Barton, Irlam and Higginson
• Black Ball Line (trans-Atlantic packet)
• British and American Steam Navigation Company
• Collins Line
• Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
• Cosulich Line
• Cunard Line
• Cunard-White Star Line
• Dominion Line
• EAC Invest A/S
• Fabre Line
• Gdynia America Line
• Great Western Steamship Company
• Grinnell, Minturn & Co
• Guion Line
• Hamburg America Line
• Hamburg Atlantic Line
• Havre Second Line
• Holland America Line
• Home Lines
• Inman Line
• Italian Line
• Leyland Line
• Lloyd Brasileiro
• Lloyd Sabaudo
• Manchester Liners
• National Line
• Norddeutscher Lloyd
• Norwegian America Line
• Ocean Steam Navigation Company
• Red Star Line
• Russian American Line
• Scandinavian America Line
• SeaLand
• Swedish American Line
• Thingvalla Line
• Type P3 ship
• United States Lines
• White Star Line

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EAC_Invest_A/S

Also known as Danish East Asiatic Company, EAC Invest, East Asiatic (Thailand) Company, East Asiatic Company, East Asiatic Company (Thailand).