▁sharp ▁decl ine ▁in ▁profit ▁for ▁the ▁MM , ▁and ▁it ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁CG T ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁Mar itime . ▁ ▁Other ▁nations ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁L ines ▁tried ▁to ▁imp ose ▁itself ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁scene ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁European ▁companies . ▁In ▁Italy , ▁the ▁Italian ▁Line ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁three ▁companies . ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁operating ▁lin ers ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁Japanese ▁established ▁N ipp on ▁Y us en , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁NY K ▁L ines , ▁which ▁ran ▁trans - P ac ific ▁lin ers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H ik awa ▁Mar u ▁and ▁the ▁As ama ▁Mar u . ▁ ▁Rout es ▁ ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁of ▁all ▁routes ▁taken ▁by ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁was ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁route . ▁It ▁account ed ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁client ele , ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁between ▁ports ▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁South am pton , ▁Hamburg , ▁Le ▁Hav re , ▁Cher bourg , ▁Cob h , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁The ▁profit ability ▁of ▁this ▁route ▁came ▁from ▁migration ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁need ▁for ▁speed ▁influenced ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁lin ers ▁for ▁this ▁route , ▁and ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁l iner ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁speed .