1950-1960

Dawn on the horizon

The ’50s brought swift expansion for shipping in general and the Salén lines in particular. The fleet grew quickly through purchases and commissions at the company’s own Ekensberg shipyard in Stockholm and from the Eriksberg yard in Gothenburg.

Salén Christer
Rolf Bergkvist
Åke Lindbäck
Johnsonlinjen
Dagmar Salén
Gunnar Båtelsson
Gunnar Björkbom
Clarence Dybeck
Anna Salén
Kim Andersson

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A happy gang at Riksgränsen in Sweden’s far north in the 1950s. From left: Sigge Bergman, Sven Salén, Mora-Nisse Karlsson and others, preparing eggnog.

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Salén Christer Rolf Bergkvist Åke Lindbäck Johnsonlinjen Dagmar Salén Gunnar Båtelsson Gunnar Björkbom Clarence Dybeck Anna Salén Kim Andersson