Founded by William H. Müller from Germany, the concern is also recorded as Erts-en Scheepvaart Bedrijf, or Ore & Shipping Co. Its Batavier cargo-passenger service linked Rotterdam and London until 1958, alongside smaller cargo services to European and U.K. ports. Ship names commonly ended burgh. It controlled Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd and managed Algemeene Scheepvaart Maatschappij, Nederlandsche Stoomboot and, from 1938, Zeeland. The Batt Line joint venture with Tyne Tees began in May 1967. Five of eight ships listed in 1970–71 appeared under Kroonburgh in 1973–74.
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