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Friday, 12 October 2012

New Dutch shipping company Noord-Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij stablished according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 17 November 1899

An item reported that at Harlingen a new Dutch shipping company was established called Noord-Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij. The Alide was her first steamship.(1)

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1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen met hunne onderscheidingsseinen, uit het Internationaal Seinboek ten dienste van alle Natiën. Rotterdam, 1900. Improved with latest information until 1 April 1900. Mentioned a screw steamship Alide with as homeport Harlingen, call sign NCMB, cargo capacity 1.779,35 cubic metres or 628,22 tons of 2,83 cub metres.