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Shanghai to New York in 34 Days Courtesy of Barber-Wilhelmsen

Posted: April 8th, 2015 | No Comments »

The Barber-Wilhelmsen shipping line was actually Norwegian I think – this add is from 1940 and offered a 34 day service to New York from Shanghai. Dodwell’s, a leading British Hong in Shanghai (and Hong Kong) were their agents from their offices on Canton Road (now Guangdong Road)….

Barber Wilhemson Line ad 1940



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