Industry | Whaling Transport Logistics |
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Founded | 1872 |
Defunct | December 2007 |
Fate | Merged with Norbert Dentressangle |
Successor | Norbert Dentressangle |
Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Key people | Christian Salvesen (founder) |
Parent | Norbert Dentressangle |
Christian Salvesen was a Scottish whaling, transport and logistics company with a long and varied history, employing 13,000 staff and operating in seven countries in western Europe. In December 2007, it was acquired by French listed transport group Norbert Dentressangle.[1]