Woermann-Linie [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Woermann-Linie
The Woermann-Linie was a German shipping company that operated from 1885 to 1942. 
History.
It was founded on 15 June 1885 by Adolph Woermann and developed as one of the leading shipping companies between Europe and Africa. From 1899 the company was headquartered in Afrikahaus, in Hamburg. 
For decades it transported contract laborers to various places on the African continent, for instance, workers from Liberia and Nigeria to Spanish Guinea. 
The Woermann family sold it to Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie in
Afrikahaus (Hamburg)
The Afrikahaus is an office building at Große Reichenstraße 27 in the German city of Hamburg. It was built in 1899 as the headquarters of the "C. Woermann" firm (including the Woermann-Linie) by the Hamburg architect Martin Haller and was given listed monument status in 1972.
Construction.
The Afrikahaus was commissioned by Adolph Woermann and Eduard Woermann in 1899 to serve as an office for the C. Woermann trading company; the operator of the Woermann-Linie and the Deutsche Ost-Afrika