The Messageries Maritimes was a French maritime company. It was originally created in 1851 as Messageries Nationales, later called Messageries Impériales, and from 1871, Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. In 1977 it was merged with Compagnie Générale Transatlantique to form the Compagnie Générale Maritime.
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