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Ivarans Rederi AS was a merchant steamship company founded in Norway by Ivar Anton Christensen in 1902.

Ivaran Lines was bought by CP Ships in May 1998, being unprofitable at that time. The last Ivaran's chairman was Eirik Holter-Sorensen. CP's Ivaran brand name was replaced by the Lykes Lines brand in 2000. By 2001 CP Ships was the seventh largest carrier in the world.

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Ivarans Rederi AS was a merchant steamship company founded in Norway by Ivar Anton Christensen in 1902.

Ivaran Lines was bought by CP Ships in May 1998, being unprofitable at that time. The last Ivaran's chairman was Eirik Holter-Sorensen. CP's Ivaran brand name was replaced by the Lykes Lines brand in 2000. By 2001 CP Ships was the seventh largest carrier in the world.

When acquired by CP Ships, Ivaran Lines was operating the following services:

  • U.S. East Coast to East Coast South America (with Columbus Line and Alianca)
  • U.S. Gulf Coast to East Coast South America (with Grupo Libra and TMM)
  • U.S. Gulf Coast to Central America and the Caribbean.

CP Ships was bought out in late 2005 by TUI AG and merged in mid-2006 in the Hapag-Lloyd organization.

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Subject ID: 47396