Steam Navigation Company
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Steam Navigation Companies became widespread during the 19th century after the development of steam-powered vessels, both steamboats, which were generally used on lakes and rivers, and ocean-faring steamships. Companies that share the name Steam Navigation Company include the following, listed by their country of ownership.
- Australasian Steam Navigation Company (1839–1887)
- Australian United Steam Navigation Company (1887–1961), formed by the merger of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company and the Queensland Steam Shipping Company
- Clarence, Richmond & Macleay River Steam Navigation Company, 1888 name of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company
- Grafton Steam Navigation Company, 1855 name of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company
- Hunter River Steam Navigation Company, 1839 name of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company
- Illawarra Steam Navigation Company (1858–early 1950s), south coast of New South Wales
- Launceston & Melbourne Steam Navigation Company, taken over by the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company in 1865
- North Coast Steam Navigation Company (1855–1954)
- River Murray Steam Navigation Company (charter received in 1854)
- Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company (1853–1922), between Tasmania, the Australian Mainland, and New Zealand
India
- Bombay Coast and River Steam Navigation Company (c. 1860s), between Bombay and other Indian ports
- Bombay Steam Navigation Company (late 19th century–1952), passenger ferry and cargo services along the Konkan coast of India; amalgamated with Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
- Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. (founded in 1919), ceased shipping in 1997
- Shri Ambica Steam Navigation Company (1942–before 1980), western coast of India
- Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (founded in 1906), between Tuticorin and Colombo
