COMPAGNIE GÉNERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. Lignes de la Méditerranée. Postcard from a poster by Brenet, 1950

COMPAGNIE GÉNERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE
Lignes de la Méditerranée

Postcard from an advertising poster made by Brenet, 1950.

The Compagnie générale transatlantique (CGT, and commonly named "Transat"), typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. Established in 1855 by the brothers Émile and Issac Péreire under the name Compagnie générale maritime, the company was entrusted by the French government to transport mails to North America. In 1861, the name of the company was changed to Compagnie générale transatlantique. In 1976, the company merged with the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes de Marseille to form the Compagnie Générale Maritime. The CGM operated as a container ship business. In 1996, CGM merged with Compagnie Maritime d’Affrément, becoming CMA CGM, one of the world's largest container shipping companies.

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