The North Atlantic Track Agreement was an agreement in November 1898 among thirteen passenger steamship companies to use a set series of trans-Atlantic routes that stretched from the northeast of North America to western

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for the Atlantic crossing. Following the tracks was recommended but not compulsory. There were seven routes: three to

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and four to New York and

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. The two main routes are apart to prevent collisions. The agreement was given government recognition in the 1948 Safety-at-Sea-Convention.

Members

* 9 British -

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, * 1 American * 1 Belgian * 1 French * 1 Dutch

References

{{Reflist Sea lanes 1898 establishments in Europe 1898 establishments in North America 1898 in transport Navigation