Hans Westfal-Larsen

Hans Peter Westfal-Larsen (30 April 1872 – 7 October 1936) was founder of Westfal-Larsen, a group of shipping companies based in Bergen, Norway.

He was the son of Hans Peter Larsen (1830–81) and Hansine Benedicte Fredriksen (1835–1908).

He eventually became a co-owner of part of the company and in 1905, he first purchased a steamship.

He established the limited company Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S in 1918 as a consolidation of several unlimited partnerships.

In 1926, Westfal-Larsen started liner shipping to South America and in 1930 he established the Interocean Line which sailed between Europe and the Pacific.