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Elder Dempster Lines

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. Congo Free State arms and trade controversy

    Elder Dempster held a shipping contract connected with King Leopold II's Congo Free State. E. D. Morel used company shipping information to identify a major imbalance between goods exported to and commodities returned from the Congo, noting that a large proportion of inbound cargo consisted of ammunition and other weapons. The information contributed to the wider campaign exposing abuses in Leopold's private colony.

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