Norddeutscher Lloyd

The Norddeutscher Lloyd (literally: North German Lloyd), was a German shipping line. It was was dedicated to transatlantic transport. The line was founded on February 20, 1857. It merged with Hamburg America Line on September 1, 1970 to found the current Hapag-Lloyd.
This shipping company was known for having had several ships that won the Blue Riband. These include the SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the SS Bremen and the SS Europa (in the 1930s).