Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
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Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM)(Royal Packet Navigation Company) was a Dutch shipping company (1888-1966).
It maintained the connections between the islands of Indonesia.[1]
Established during the time of the colonial Dutch East Indies, it brought inter-island commerce through the Dutch capital, Batavia (now Jakarta) rather than to Singapore.[citation needed]
In the 1920's its working routes included regular weekly services between Singapore and Java, Singapore and Hong Kong.
[edit] References
- ^ Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij 1888-1967. The Ships List (12 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-14.