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In brief
Farrell Lines, Incorporated is a U.S.-based shipping company specializing in roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo transportation. Founded in 1925 as the American South African Line by James A. Farrell Jr. and John J. Farrell, the company initially served trade routes between the United States and South Africa. It was renamed Farrell Lines in 1948 to reflect its expanded operations across Africa and to honor their father, James A. Farrell, Sr., a prominent industrialist and former president of the United States Steel Corporation.
Over its history, Farrell Lines adapted to significant industry changes, including the transition to containerized cargo and adjustments to financial and operational challenges. After being acquired by P&O Nedlloyd in 2000, the company became part of Maersk in 2005. Under Maersk, the Farrell Lines brand was revitalized in 2010, focusing on RO/RO services primarily in support of U.S. military operations.
Today, Farrell Lines operates a fleet of U.S.-flagged vessels in partnership with Höegh Autoliners and Alliance Navigation. It participates in government programs such as the Maritime Security Program (MSP) and the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA), contributing to national defense logistics and maintaining its role in international ocean transportation.
Origin
Farrell Lines was founded by one named founder on record. Portraits are shown only where a freely licensed photograph exists and its photographer is known.
Founder
James A. Farrell Jr.
1901–1966
American businessman (1901–1966)
Corporate profile
Corporate structure
Parent company
Maersk
Vessel records
No individual ships attributed to this company yet
The company is on record, but no vessel in the registry currently names it as operator or owner. Nothing is invented to fill this space.
Ships in registry counts individual vessel records attributed to the company here. Reported fleet is the company’s published total. They measure different things and are shown separately on purpose.
In context
Counts over companies and vessels actually held in this directory — not over the world fleet, which is larger. Nothing here is estimated.
United States is the country of registration for 144 commercial operators in this directory, among which Farrell Lines ranks 111th by ships on record. Between them those companies hold 435 vessels here. 1 of them carry a published container-capacity ranking. See every operator registered in United States.
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Provenance
Company and vessel recordsWikidata item Q1397107, released under CC0. Counted figures on this page are counts over those records.
Written summaryQuoted from Farrell Lines on English Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Published fleet figuresNo published fleet figure is available for this company.