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Eesti Merelaevandus or ESCO, also called Estonian Shipping Company was an Estonian shipping company that operated multipurpose dry cargo and container ships.[1] Technical management of the ships is performed by First Baltic Shipmanagement. The company is owned by the Tschudi Group that bought it from the Government of Estonia in 1997. Between 1940 and 1991 the company was part of the Soviet Union Merchant Fleet.[2]
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia |
Area served | Estonia |
| Parent | Tschudi Group |
| Website | www.eml.ee |
ESCO was also a co-founder, and for a time the sole owner, of Tallink and Estline.
The company was deleted from the business register due to the end of bankruptcy proceedings in 2019.[3]
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edit- ^ "Eesti Merelaevandus". Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "History of Estonian shipping | Transpordiamet". www.transpordiamet.ee. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Kahk, J (1955). "KÜLAKODANLUSE JA MAAPROLETARIAADI TEKKIMISEST EESTI KÜLAS (Kohtumaterjalide põhjal. XVII saj. lõpp 1880. a.)". Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. 4 (3): 362. doi:10.3176/toimetised.1955.3.02. ISSN 0420-817X. S2CID 245189101.
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