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Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

Hong Kong-based shipping line

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited (ICSNC), was established in 1873 as a subsidiary of Hong Kong–based Jardine, Matheson & Co., one of the largest trading companies in the Far East at that time.2 It was founded by Jardine Matheson.1 It is headquartered in British Hong Kong.1 It is part of Jardine Matheson.1 It ceased to exist in 1974.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1
  • HeadquartersHong Kong1

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Photo: Philg88, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited (ICSNC), was established in 1873 as a subsidiary of Hong Kong–based Jardine, Matheson & Co., one of the largest trading companies in the Far East at that time.2

Corporate structure

Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd. is part of a group headed by Jardine Matheson. 42 entities, 12 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Jardine Matheson Hamilton, Bermuda
    • DFI Retail Group Hamilton, Bermuda
      • Guardian Subsidiary
      • Rose Pharmacy Subsidiary
      • COLD STORAGE SINGAPORE (1983) PTE LTD Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • DFI HOME FURNISHINGS TAIWAN LIMITED (宜家家居股份有限公司) Subsidiary · Taipei, Taiwan
      • DFI RETAIL GROUP TREASURY LIMITED Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
      • GUARDIAN HEALTH AND BEAUTY SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Bandar Utama, Malaysia
      • THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LIMITED Subsidiary · Central, Hong Kong
    • Hongkong Land Hamilton, Bermuda
    • Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Hong Kong
    • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Hamilton, Bermuda
      • MANDARIN ORIENTAL, HONG KONG LIMITED Subsidiary · Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
    • Matheson & Company London, United Kingdom
    • Astra International Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
    • Gammon Construction Subsidiary · Victoria
    • Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited Subsidiary
    • Mannings Subsidiary · People's Republic of China
    • Menzies CNAC Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • CHUNG HING ENGINEERS LIMITED (中興工程有限公司) Subsidiary · Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • HKL (Treasury Services) Limited Subsidiary · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    • HKL Treasury (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • HONGKONG LAND COMPANY, LIMITED -THE- (香港置地有限公司) Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • HONGKONG LAND PROPERTY COMPANY, LIMITED -THE- (香港置地物業有限公司) Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LIMITED -THE- (怡和機器有限公司) Subsidiary · Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • JARDINE MATHESON LIMITED Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
    • JARDINE STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
    • JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LIMITED (怡和有限公司) Subsidiary · Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
    • JMH TREASURY LIMITED Subsidiary · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    • JSH INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    • JSH TREASURY LIMITED Subsidiary · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    • The Hongkong Land Finance (Cayman Islands) Company Limited Subsidiary · George Town, Cayman Islands
    • The Hongkong Land Notes Company Limited Subsidiary · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
    • THE HONGKONG LAND TREASURY SERVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • and 1 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Jardine Matheson in 1873.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1974Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1873Founded Founded1

Sources

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