Union Company

Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited was once the biggest shipping line in the southern hemisphere and New Zealand's largest private-sector employer. It was incorporated by James Mills in Dunedin in 1875 with the backing of a Scottish shipbuilder, Peter Denny. Bought by shipping giant P&O around the time of World War I it was sold in 1972 to an Australasian consortium and closed at the end of the twentieth century.

This article is about a New Zealand company. For similarly named companies in other countries, see Union Steamship Company.

Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited
IndustryShipping, freight and passenger services
Founded1875
FounderJames Mills
Defunct2000
Headquarters
Dunedin (1875–1921)
Wellington
,
New Zealand
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