Dutch shipping company named Hollandsche Algemeene Atlantische Scheepvaartmaatschappij according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 7 March 1917

An item referred to another Dutch newspaper the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant reporting that at Amsterdam a new shipping company named Hollandsche Algemeene Atlantische Scheepvaartmaatschappij was founded with a capital of 10 million Dutch guilders. Her fleet was to number 20 ships. One of these ships was the at that moment at the shipyard Wilton at Rotterdam, Netherlands being rebuilt steamship Macedonia of 6.338 gross register tons. The other ships were to be newly built. Although the board was situated at Amsterdam was the shipping company  managed at Rotterdam. N. Haas at Rotterdam was appointed as director. The intention was to be active in the freight shipping.