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Shipping Companies of Chile
- Directemar
- Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV)
- Chileno Sudamerica Line
- Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A.
- Transmarchilay
- Cruz del Sur
- Petroleum Navigation Company (SONAP)
- Naviera Magallanes S.A.
- Bethlehem-Chile Iron Mines Company
- Fishing Fleets
- Sociedad Nacional de Buques y Maderas
- Petrochile
- Naviera Chilena del Pacífico Ltd

Directemar
Directemar (Maritime Directorate) is the Chilean government's branch for overseeing merchant marine construction standards. Directemar orders merchant ships from the shipyards and leases (bareboat lease) or sells the ships to private steamship lines. Cargo ships leased from Directemar to private shipping companies must be maintained in hull condition I and machinery condition 2 or better, while passenger-carrying cargo vessels leased from Directemar to private shipping companies must be maintained in hull condition E and machinery condition 1 or better. All vessels on the Chilean Navy's "War Emergency" callup list must be maintained to Lloyd's A1 or higher.

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Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores
Chile's main merchant marine owner/operator.

Founded: 1872
Company Headquarters: Valparaiso
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: 6 cargo liners, 51 freighters, 6 reefers, 8 ore-carriers, 7 colliers, 24 other craft
Notes: Freighters are named after cities.
Passenger Routes:
--- Alonso de Ercilla: Valparaiso, Callao, Los Angeles, San Francisco
--- Pedro de Valdivia: Valparaiso, Pago-Pago, Sydney
--- Bernardo O'Higgins: Valparaiso, Guayaquil, Caracas, Ilisus
--- Lautaro: Valparaiso, Montevideo, Recife, Deucalion, Southampton
--- Presidente: Valparaiso, New York City
--- Independencia: Valparaiso, Rio de Janeiro, Acestus, Marseilles



Cargo Liners
Alonso de Ercilla-class Cargo Liners
These four ships were built in the mid 1920s for service along the western coast of South America. They are sister-ships to the Australian/New Zealand Monowai.
- Displacement: 10,800t normal
- Speed: 18-22 knots
- Passengers: 75
- Cargo: ~1,000t
- Ships in Class: Alonso de Ercilla, Pedro de Valdivia, Bernardo O'Higgins, Lautaro

Presidente-class Cargo Liners
These two large, fast cargo-liners are under construction in Chile.
- Displacement: 20,800t normal
- Speed: 18-22 knots
- Passengers: 500-600
- Cargo: ~5,000t
- Ships in Class: Presidente, Independencia



Freighters
Valparaíso-class Freighter (DIRECTEMAR CC-1942)
- Dimensions: L632' x B64' x D28'
- Displacement: 19,550t normal
- Speed: 18 knots
- Cargo: ~9000t (GRT)
- Ships in service: CSAV Valparaíso (completed 1942)

Cuidad de Concepción-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1929)
- Dimensions: L460' x B59.5' x D25'
- Displacement: 11,200t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: ~7750t (GRT)
- Ships in service: CSAV Concepción, CSAV Talcahuano, CSAV Santiago, CSAV La Serena, CSAV Puerto Montt, CSAV San Bernardo, CSAV Cauquenes, CSAV Potosi

Copenhagen-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1922)
- Dimensions: L450' x B58' x D26'
- Displacement: 13,500t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: ?
- Notes: Modified CC-1918 design
- Ships in service: CSAV Copenhagen, CSAV Belgrade, CSAV Kiev, CSAV Cleito, CSAV San Cristobal, CSAV Quito, CSAV Helsinki, CSAV Rennes, CSAV Lisbon, CSAV Astrakhan, CSAV Seattle, CSAV Edinburgh, CSAV Toledo, CSAV Halifax, CSAV Livorno, CSAV Portsmouth, CSAV Lubeck

Dakar-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1918)
- Dimensions: L450' x B58' x D26'
- Displacement: 13,400t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: ?
- Notes: Design from Atlantis; OTL Hog Islander
- Ships in service: CSAV Dakar, CSAV Johannesburg, CSAV Rio de Janeiro, CSAV Sarajevo, CSAV Venizia, CSAV Ghent, CSAV Nassau, CSAV Oran, CSAV Bangkok, CSAV Montevideo, CSAV Da Nang, CSAV Valencia, CSAV Portland, CSAV Belfast, CSAV Kiev, CSAV Samsun, CSAV Monaco, CSAV Aachen



Coasters
Los Angeles-class Freighter (DIRECTEMAR CsC-1935)
- Dimensions: L328' x B47.5' x D14.25'
- Displacement: 3,350t normal
- Speed: 12 knots
- Cargo: 1,500t (GRT)
- Ships in service: CSAV Los Angeles, CSAV Barcelona, CSAV Boston, CSAV Aarhus, CSAV Coronel

Incahuasi-class Freighter (DIRECTEMAR CsC-1920)
- Dimensions: L388' x B52' x D14.6'
- Displacement: 3,750t normal
- Speed: 20 knots
- Cargo: 1,500t (GRT)
- Ships in service: Incahuasi, Nevados de Payachata, Cordón Chalviri, Aucanquilcha, Los Guindos, Guallatiri



Ore Carriers
Butacura-class Ore Carrier (DIRECTEMAR CoC-1935)
- Dimensions: L426' x B59' x D23'
- Displacement: 9,600t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: 4000t (GRT)
- Ships in service: Butacura, Achao, Bucalemu, Anticura
- Ships planned: Pillanleufú, Pilolcura, Pilolcura, Vitacura



Refrigerated Cargo Ships
Hornopirén-class Refrigerator Ship (DIRECTEMAR RCo-1935)
- Dimensions: L420' x B55' x D26'
- Displacement: 8,900t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: 3000t (Refrigerated)
- Ships in service: Hornopirén, Pirihueico
- Ships planned: Antimahuida, Puyehue, Reloncaví, Temuco

Cerro Allegre-class Refrigerator Ship (DIRECTEMAR RCo-1925)
- Dimensions: L280' x B39' x D13'
- Displacement: 2,200t normal
- Speed: 12 knots
- Cargo: 900t (Refrigerated)
- Ships in service: Cerro Allegre, Cerro Navia, La Reina, Peñalolén

Chileno Sudamerica Line
Chilean steamship line

Founded: 1912
Company Headquarters: Valparaiso
Fleet Displacement (Est): 18,000 tons
Ships in Fleet: 2

Toqui-class Cargo Liners
These two ships were built in 1937. A third unnamed sister ship was sold prior to completion and completed as the carrier Chiloe by the Chilean Navy.
- Displacement: 11,000t normal
- Speed: 24 knots
- Passengers: 300
- Cargo: ~2,000t
- Ships in Class: Toqui, Lonco
- Routes:
---- Valparaiso, Callao, Guayaquil, Buenaventura, Panama City, Miami (Toqui)
---- Valparaiso, Callao, Coatzacoalos, New Orleans (Lonco)

Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A.

Founded: 1929
Company Headquarters: Valparaiso
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: 6

CCNI was formed from the merger of the shipping lines "Braun & Blanchard" and "Menéndez Behety" on December 1st, 1929, with the steamships "Valparaiso", "Santiago" and "Atacama".



Freighters

Angol-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1943)
- Dimensions: L632' x B64' x D28'
- Displacement: 19,550t normal
- Speed: 18 knots
- Cargo: ~9000t (GRT)
- Ships in service: Angol, Arauco, Tarapaca

Arica-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1929)
- Dimensions: L460' x B59.5' x D25'
- Displacement: 11,200t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: ~7750t (GRT)
- Ships in service: Arica

Copenhagen-class Freighters (DIRECTEMAR CC-1922)
- Dimensions: L450' x B58' x D26'
- Displacement: 13,500t normal
- Speed: 14 knots
- Cargo: ?
- Notes: Modified CC-1918 design
- Ships in service: Antofagasta, Punta Arenas

Transmarchilay
Chilean ferry line in the southern (Aisen and Magallanes) Regions.

Founded: 1937
Company Headquarters: Puerto Montt
Fleet Displacement (Est): ~1,200
Ships in Fleet: 2 ferries

Cruz del Sur
Chilean ferry line in the southern (Aisen and Magallanes) Regions. Known for their bright yellow ferry, the Don Juan.

Founded: 1930
Company Headquarters: Puerto Montt
Fleet Displacement (Est): 800 tons
Ships in Fleet: 1



Ferries

Don Juan-class Ferry (1930)
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- Ships in service: Don Juan

Petroleum Navigation Company (SONAP)
Main operator of Chilean-flagged oil tankers.

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Ships in Fleet: 34 ships (1939)



Tankers

Fjord-class Oiler (DIRECTEMAR CC-1939)
- Dimensions: L575' x B75' x D34'
- Displacement: 23,000t normal
- Speed: 16 knots
- Cargo: 22,200 tons oil
- Ships in service: Fjord de las Montañas, Seno Última Esperanza, Fiordo de Aisén, Seno Almirantazgo, Agostini Fjord, Eberhard Fjord, Señoret Channel, Reloncaví Estuary

Peninsula-class Oiler (DIRECTEMAR OA-1935)
- Dimensions: L550' x B75' x D25'
- Displacement: 16,000t normal
- Speed: 18 knots
- Cargo: 12,000 tons oil
- Ships in service: Península Tres Montes, Península de Taitao, Península Muñoz Gamero, Península de Brunswick, 4 others

Oasis-class Oiler (DIRECTEMAR OC-1935)
- Dimensions: L530' x B68' x D23'
- Displacement: 12,000t normal
- Speed: 18 knots
- Cargo: 8,000 tons oil
- Ships in service: Quillagua, Toconao, Caspana, Socaire, 4 others

San Sebastian-class Oiler (DIRECTEMAR OL-1935)
- Dimensions: L310' x B48' x D15.5'
- Displacement: 4,141t normal
- Speed: 12 knots
- Cargo: 3,200t oil
- Ships in service: San Sebastian, San Blas

River-class Oiler (DIRECTEMAR OC-1920)
- Dimensions: L438' x B57' x D27'
- Displacement: 14,500t normal
- Speed: 9 knots
- Cargo: ?
- Ships in service: Loa, Baker, Bio-Bio, Maule, Bueno, Maipo, Pascua, Rapel

Anacapa-class Oiler (1924)
- Dimensions: L?' x B?' x D?'
- Displacement: 3,900t normal
- Speed: 9 knots
- Cargo: ?
- Ships in service: Anacapa, Mataquito, Chivilingo, Longaví

Future names: Limarí, Aysén, Copiapó, Itata, Valdivia, Tinguiririca, Cisnes, Reñihue, Toltén

Naviera Magallanes S.A.
Chilean ferry line in the southern (Aisen and Magallanes) Regions. Naviera Magallanes has won a Chilean government grant to be a keystone participant in the development of the Aisen region of the country. They will open regular ferry service to forming communities in the southern regions.

Founded: 1939
Company Headquarters: Puerto Montt
Fleet Displacement (Est): 0 tons 1940, 7,000 tons 1941
Ships in Fleet: 2 (on order in 1940). M/V Puerto Eden, M/V Magallanes
Routes: Puerto Montt to Puerto Chacabuco (port for Coihaique); Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales (via Puerto Eden)

Bethlehem-Chile Iron Mines Company
These ships are 1914 ore-carriers owned by the Bethlehem-Chile Iron Mines Company and possibly US-flagged, but owned by a Chilean company which is owned by an American company.

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Historical ships, S.S. Amerikaland and S.S. Svealand were ordered from Brostroms in 1914, but were built postwar in Germany. They are flagged in Nordmark and leased to Bethlehem Steel. They are the largest merchant vessels in the world.

15,337 grt, 22,780 dwt, 571-8, 72-2, 34-0, two shafts, diesels, 11 knots.

Pesquera Iquique
Founded: 1940
Company Headquarters: Iquique
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: Eight Type 1938-class fishing trawlers.

Pesquera Camanchaca
Founded: 1943
Company Headquarters: La Serena
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: Two Type 1938-class fishing trawlers; five Type 1942-class fishing trawlers.

Pesquera Humboldt
Founded: 1936
Company Headquarters: Valparaiso, Constitucion
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: Six Type 1938-class fishing trawlers; eight Type 1942-class fishing trawlers.

Pesquera Concepcion
Founded: 1939
Company Headquarters: Concepcion
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: Eight Type 1938-class fishing trawlers.

Pesquera Punta Arenas
Founded: 1943
Company Headquarters: Punta Arenas
Fleet Displacement (Est): 370 tons
Ships in Fleet: Three Type 1942-class fishing trawlers.

Sociedad Nacional de Buques y Maderas

Founded: 1880 or earlier
Company Headquarters: ?
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: ?

Petrochile
Petrochile purchased three tanker ships designed to carry natural gas between the Fischer-Tropsch plant at Antofagasta and terminals in Valparaiso, Concepcion, Valdivia, and abroad. The ships are operated by SONAP under contract.

Founded: 1940
Company Headquarters: Antofagasta
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: 1 (Petrochile Vencedor), 2 under construction

Naviera Chilena del Pacífico Ltd
Naviera Chilena del Pacífico Ltd (Nachipa) was founded in 1944 and operated two coastal tramp vessels (Isla Chañaral and Incahuasi) until acquiring new ships in 1945. The company's main contract as of 1944 is transporting coal for the Compañía Minera e Industrial de Chile Carbonífera Lota, but numerous growth opportunities exist.

Founded: 1944
Company Headquarters: Valparaiso
Fleet Displacement (Est):
Ships in Fleet: 2