Private company
Shaw Savill Line
London shipping company (1858–1883)
Shaw Savill Line of London was a shipping company set up to transport both produce and passengers between Great Britain and New Zealand. Robert Edward Shaw and Walter Savill (employees of Willis, Gann and Company, a London ship-broking and chartering firm) set up on their own account in 1858 and began chartering ships.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Shaw Savill Line of London was a shipping company set up to transport both produce and passengers between Great Britain and New Zealand. Robert Edward Shaw and Walter Savill (employees of Willis, Gann and Company, a London ship-broking and chartering firm) set up on their own account in 1858 and began chartering ships.2
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- 1WikidataShaw Savill Line on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaShaw Savill Line on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsShaw Savill Line photo by LJ Holden, CC-BY-3.0