Manchester Liners Ltd
(Est. 1897)


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Formed in 1897 after the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 and as a partner to Furness Withy & Co. Sailings were mainly to Canada particularly for the cattle trade, but Galveston and New Orleans sailings were also made for the cotton trade to the Lancashire mills. In 1901 a joint service with R. W. Leyland & Co to Philadelphia was inaugurated and in 1906 a service to the River Plate commenced, but these were not a success and regular sailings ceased. Services to the Great Lakes started in 1952.

Then in 1970 Manchester Lines became a subsidiary of Furness Withy & Co. The parent company was taken over by C. Y. Tung, Hong Kong in 1980 and Manchester Liners ceased trading as a separate entity in 1988. Although mainly a cargo company, many ships had accommodation for a limited number of passengers.

Thus Manchester Liners became another well known British shipping company to disappear due to mergers and consolidation in the shipping industry and globalisation. It is truly the end of a glorious era.

 


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