Christian Salvesen

Christian Salvesen
IndustryWhaling
Transport
Logistics
Founded1872
DefunctDecember 2007
FateMerged with Norbert Dentressangle
SuccessorNorbert Dentressangle
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Key people
Christian Salvesen (founder)
ParentNorbert Dentressangle
A Christian Salvesen lorry in 2009

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]

  1. ^ "Christian Salvesen & Co. (TheShipsList)". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.