Swedish American Line (in Swedish: Svenska Amerika Linien, abbreviated SAL) was a passenger and cargo shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika, beginning ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915. In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line.
The Swedish American Line was amongst the first companies to build liners with provisions for off-season cruising, as well as the first company to build a diesel-engined transatlantic liner. Increased operational costs forced the company to abandon passenger traffic in 1975, but cargo operations continued until the 1980s.
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