International Freighting Corporation

International Freighting Corporation of New York City was a US shipping company whose main operations was chartered shipping from United States ports to South America. International Freighting Corporation owned and operated an ocean liner service called American Republics Line, with service from New York to South America. In 1920 Scovil Company took over the International Freighting Corporation. Scovil Company was founded in 1802 in Waterbury, Connecticut, operating a large brass plant.[1][2] By 1956 Du Pont and General Motors Corporation were the two stock owners of International Freighting Corporation and Du Pont purchased General Motors shares.[3] In 1957 International Charter Services was founded and took over the accounts and contracts of the troubled International Freighting Corporation.[4]

  • Ships:
  • Cotati sunk by torpedo on September 30, 1942, off West Africa.
  • Most ships chartered not owned
  1. ^ Coast Banker, Volume 27, Page 96, 1921
  2. ^ Bankers Magazine, Volume 102, page 1085
  3. ^ SEC News Digest, October 9, 1956, page 2
  4. ^ NY Times, January 27, 1957, Section S, Page 10