National Bulk Carriers

National Bulk Carriers
IndustryShipping
Founded1936
FounderDaniel K. Ludwig
HeadquartersNew York City
Key people
John L. Notter

National Bulk Carriers was a shipping company which owned and operated oil tanker ships and bulk carriers. Some of them were among the largest in the world at that time.[1] It was one of the largest multinational corporations in the world.[2]

It was founded by Daniel K. Ludwig. At one time, the company had more than 20,000 employees and several billion dollars in assets.[3][4]

  1. ^ Proceedings of the Federal Inter-Agency Sedimentation Conference, 1963. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1965. p. 610. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ^ Blume, Kenneth J. (2012). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry. Scarecrow Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780810856349. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  3. ^ Pace, Eric (29 August 1992). "Daniel Ludwig, Billionaire Businessman, Dies at 95". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ "National Bulk Carriers Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 12, 2021.