Bérengier - Gianonni - Rastit (Shipping company, France)

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History of Bérengier - Gianonni - Rastit

It is convenient to present the three shipowners Bérengier, Gianonni and Rastit under a common heading, since their respective careers are tightly interlaced. Rastit, the founder of the Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation was Gianonni's son-in-law, whereas Bérengier and Rastit were associates.

In the beginning of the XXth century, Berengier operated a small sailing ship with an auxiliary engine in order to ship his products to Rabat and Salé (Morocco). In 1928, he set up an alliance with Gianonni and they bought SS Général-Dodds to operate a scheduled line to Oran (Algeria) and eastern Morocco. Although very old (1882), the ship was very successful but was deemed too small and put out to scrap and replaced by S