American Export Isbrandtsen S.S. Constitution Billfold
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This is an English Morocco, black with gold lettering billfold with the wording "American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Inc. S.S. CONSTITUTION. This is more of a keepsake for someone in the shipping world but it is also totally usable. Please read below if you would like to learn a little about the company and vessel. Jakob Isbrandtsen formed the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines in 1964 by merging his two shipping companies. In 1967, he formed American Export Industries, Inc. , a holding company to manage American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and all support for his fleet operations, including container services, port operations and fleet logistics. In 1971, American Export Industries spun-off its holdings and returned to being the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. This merger ended in 1973. American Export Lines (AEL), re-emerged after the dissolution of the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines in 1973. AEL sold their Staten Island marine terminal to the City of New York in March 1974. After heavy losses and unable to meet crippling debt payments, AEL went into bankruptcy in July 1977, with Farrell Lines buying its remaining ships and port operations in New York a year later. Farrell Lines was acquired by Royal P&O Nedlloyd in July 2000 , in turn, the Royal P&O Nedlloyd was acquired by A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in August 2005 . The port operations
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