ANL Limited
ANL · Australian National Line
1989 – 1998
Previously Australian Shipping Commission (1974–1989).
Wholly Commonwealth-owned shipping company that continued the Australian National Line's coastal, Bass Strait and international liner and bulk shipping businesses.
Names over time
- Australian Coastal Shipping Commission1956–1974
- Australian Shipping Commission1974–1989
- ANL Limited1989–1998
How it came into existence
Formed in 1989 when the Australian Shipping Commission was converted into a public company under the ANL (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1988.
Converted from a statutory commission into a public company.
Legislation: ANL (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1988
How it ended
Its liner shipping business and the ANL name were sold to the French shipping group CMA CGM in 1998, after which the residual government company was wound up.
Main functions
- International container liner services
- Coastal and bulk shipping
- Bass Strait shipping
- Ship ownership and management
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Regional Services.
Lineage
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Sources
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