Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement
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The Rothschild Bank founded the Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement (also known by its acronym SAGA) in 1919 for the management of French state-owned ships.
, a railway company also owned by the Rothschild group.
Acquisitions:
Subsidiaries
Between 1968 and 1982 SAGA withdrew from shipping services and now as part of Bolloré
Investissement SA provides sea, air, and inland transport services.
History
In 1920, SAGA operated the coal fleet of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du NordChemin de Fer du Nord
Chemin de Fer du Nord , often referred to simply as the Nord company, was a rail transport company created in September 1845, in Paris, France. It was owned by among others de Rothschild Frères of France, N M Rothschild & Sons of London, England, Hottinger, Laffitte and Blount...
, a railway company also owned by the Rothschild group.
Acquisitions:
- 1926 Compagnie des Bateaux à Vapeur du Nord
- 1934 Union Maritime
- 1935 Compagnie Franco-Africaine de Navigation
- 1939 Société Navale de l'Ouest. Founded to operate scheduled services to Algeria and West Africa.
- 1963 Société Nationale d'Affrêtements. Founded in 1916 by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la MéditerranéeChemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la MéditerranéeThe Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée was a French railway company ....
to transport coal imported from England. Nationalised by the French Government in 1937, the company was owned by SNCFSNCFThe SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
but maintained its own management until 1963 when the company and its eight ships were purchased by SAGA.
Subsidiaries
- 1927 Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation. This company operated services between Tilbury and Dunkirk. Later the English port was changed to Folkestone. All services were abandoned in 1936.
- 1929 Compagnie Chérifienne d'Armements
- 1957 Société Navale de la Sanaga (jointly with PéchineyPechineyPechiney SA was a major aluminium conglomerate based in France. The company was acquired in 2003 by the Alcan Corporation, headquartered in Canada...
), - 1964 CETRAMAR (jointly with Chargeurs RéunisChargeursChargeurs Réunis was a major French company formed in 1872.-History:Chargeurs was a shareholder in British Satellite Broadcasting, the official UK satellite broadcaster. BSB was set up in 1986 in competition with Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television...
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and Union Navale), - 1965 Normandy Ferries (jointly with General Steam Navigation Company). Later bought out by P&O FerriesP&O FerriesP&O Ferries is the current name for the amalgamation of a range of ferry services that operated from the United Kingdom to Ireland and Continental Europe...
to become P&O Normandy Ferries.
Between 1968 and 1982 SAGA withdrew from shipping services and now as part of Bolloré
Bolloré
Bolloré is a French investment and industrial holding group headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. The company, a paper-energy-plantations-logistics conglomerate, employs 28,000 people around the world....
Investissement SA provides sea, air, and inland transport services.
Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation
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