Swedish American Line
| Industry | Cargo and passenger shipping |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1915 |
| Defunct | 1984 (former SAL) |
| Successor | Rederi Swedish American Line AB |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Key people | Dan Broström |
| Parent | Broström Group |
| Subsidiaries | South Atlantic Lines, Home Lines, Hoverlloyd, Swedish Atlantic Line, Atlantic Container Line |
Swedish American Line (Swedish: Svenska Amerika Linien, abbr. SAL) was a Swedish passenger shipping line. It was founded in December 1914 under the name Rederiaktiebolaget Sverige-Nordamerika and began ocean liner service from Gothenburg to New York in 1915. In 1925 the company changed its name to Svenska Amerika Linien / Swedish American Line.
The Swedish American Line was among the first companies to build liners with provisions for off-season cruising, as well as the world's first company to build a diesel-engined transatlantic liner. Increased operational costs and stronger competition from aeroplanes forced the company to abandon passenger traffic in 1975, but cargo operations continued until the 1980s.