It became one of the world's biggest shipping companies by managing most oversea trade and passenger travel of Austria-Hungary until 1918.

[3] The company was crippled by the devastation of World War II, losing 68 ships and 1,000 sailors.

[2] The illustrated travel magazine Sul Mare (Italian for 'On the Sea') was distributed on Lloyd's ships from March 1925 to 1944, and revived after the Second World War; 148 issues were produced.

[5][6] Lloyd Triestino entered into a partnership with Taiwanese shipping giant, Evergreen Marine, Corp., in 1993.

[7] The partnership has grown over the years, and now includes Evergreen's British-based line, Hatsu Marine, created in 2000.