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| Company type | Subsidiary of United Africa Company (UAC) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1911, as Southern Whaling and Sealing Company Ltd |
| Defunct | 1986 |
| Successor | Ocean Transport & Trading in 1985 |
| Headquarters | UAC House, Blackfriars Road, London, United Kingdom |
Area served | Northern Europe, West Africa and Mediterranean |
Key people | Frank Samuel (First Chairman) Lord Cole, Chairman 1952-55 |
| Parent | Unilever |
The Palm Line was a UK-owned shipping line that was engaged in the West African trade from 1949, primarily servicing the ports along 5,000 miles of coastline from Morocco in the north to Angola in the far south. It ceased trading in 1986.
Palm Line was a member of both UK/West Africa Lines Joint Service (UKWAL) and Continent/West Africa Conference (COWAC) together with Elder Dempster, Black Star Line, Nigerian National Shipping Line, Guinea Gulf Line and Norwegian Hoegh Line.