page_title: Arctic Umiaq Line
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Arctic Umiaq Line / History
caption_attribution_description: Sarfaq Ittuk of Arctic Umiaq moored at Ilulissat port, Greenland.
context_page_description: Arctic Umiaq Line A/S or Arctic Umiaq is a passenger and freight shipping line in Greenland. Its name derives from the Kalaallisut word for the traditional Inuit passenger boat, the umiak, distinguished from the kayak, used for hunting. The sea connection provided by Arctic Umiaq is a lifeline for the entire western and southwestern Greenland. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Arctic Line.
context_section_description: Arctic Umiaq Line was founded in 2006. Like many Greenlandic companies, it can trace its operations to former divisions of the Royal Greenland Trade Department prior to its 1986 handover to the Greenland Home Rule Government.
  Since 2007, Arctic Umiaq Line has been operating at a deficit,  with the CEO Søren Grønhøj Andersen sued for mismanagement. The company carried fewer passengers for the first nine months of 2009 than in the comparable period of the previous year.
  The Greenland Home Rule Government has continued to provide loss guarantees to the joint owners. In fiscal 2011, this amounted to DKK 8.1 million, and Royal Arctic Line announced that loss guarantees have been secured through 2016.
caption: Sarfaq Ittuk moored at Ilulissat port
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