Zim Lines Series

Archive

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Zim Lines Series

Entry/Object ID

K0001.165

Scope and Content

This series consists of seven folder: Zim Lines was founded in 1945 by Israel's Jewish Agency and the Histatdrut Labor Federation to offer Jewish-owned Mediterranean passenger cruising services, and to meet demand for immigrant transport. to the newly-independent Israeli state. The line's fleet was supplemented in the 1960s by the addition of several vessels built in West Germany as war reparations to Israel. Zim Lines ceased their passenger operations in 1997 due to the pressures of competition. The company chose to focus on cargo shipping, and was sold to the Ofer Brothers' Group.

Collection

Kingsbury Maritime Ephemera Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Folder, File

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 10, 2011