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The consortium comprised [[Cie Maritime Belge, SA|Cie Maritime Belge]] (CMB), Charles Hill of Bristol, England (owners of the [[Bristol City Line]]) and Clarke Traffic Services Ltd from [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada.<ref name="Red Duster"/> The company operated between [[Antwerp]] and [[Southampton]] in Europe and Halifax, New York and [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] in North America.<ref name=Breughel>{{cite web|title=Breughel - IMO 5410546|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=592504|publisher=Ship spotting|date=28 February 2008|accessdate=23 April 2012}}</ref> |
The consortium comprised [[Cie Maritime Belge, SA|Cie Maritime Belge]] (CMB), Charles Hill of Bristol, England (owners of the [[Bristol City Line]]) and Clarke Traffic Services Ltd from [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada.<ref name="Red Duster"/> The company operated between [[Antwerp]] and [[Southampton]] in Europe and Halifax, New York and [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] in North America.<ref name=Breughel>{{cite web|title=Breughel - IMO 5410546|url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=592504|publisher=Ship spotting|date=28 February 2008|accessdate=23 April 2012}}</ref> |
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At first, the consortium deployed three chartered German container ships to Halifax plus four 18,000-ton "Painter" class ships, including ''Breughel'', which had been launched in 1963 and operated by CMB, to US ports.<ref name=Breughel/> The purpose-built vessels operated by the consortium included the 31,036-ton MV ''Dart America'', owned by Clarke and launched in 1970, and her sister ship MV ''Dart Atlantic'', owned by Bristol City Line and launched in 1971.<ref name |
At first, the consortium deployed three chartered German container ships to Halifax plus four 18,000-ton "Painter" class ships, including ''Breughel'', which had been launched in 1963 and operated by CMB, to US ports.<ref name=Breughel/> The purpose-built vessels operated by the consortium included the 31,036-ton MV ''Dart America'', owned by Clarke and launched in 1970, and her sister ship MV ''Dart Atlantic'', owned by Bristol City Line and launched in 1971.<ref name="Bristol City">{{cite web|title=Bristol City Line|url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bristolcity.html|publisher=The Ships List|accessdate=23 April 2012|date=2 April 2006|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161947/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bristolcity.html|archivedate=4 June 2011|df=}}</ref> Both these vessels were later owned by the [[Bibby Line]], which acquired Bristol City Line in 1971. Bibby later sold its share in Dart Containerline to Orient Overseas Container Line, which took over the Clarke shareholding in 1973.<ref name="Red Duster">{{cite web|title=Bibby Line|url=http://www.red-duster.co.uk/BIBBY5.htm|work=Red Duster|publisher=Merchant Navy Association|accessdate=23 April 2012}}</ref> The third ship, MV''Dart Europe'', was owned by CMB. |
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The consortium ceased operating in 1981, when the St Lawrence Coordinated Service was formed by Orient Overseas Container Line (though its subsidiary Manchester Liners), Compagnie Maritime Belge and CP Ships, and Halifax was dropped for the Canadian service in favour of Montreal, while a separate service was begun to the US. The ''Dart America'' became the ''Manchester Challenge'', the ''Dart Atlantic'' the ''CP Ambassador'' and the ''Dart Europe'' the ''CMB Europe'', while a fourth ship was added as the ''Canadian Explorer''. In 1983, Orient Overseas took over the whole of the US service, under which name it operates today. In Canada, the successors are Orient Overseas Container Line, which eventually shed the Manchester Liners name, and Hapag-Lloyd, which took over CP Ships in 2007.<ref name = "Bristol City"/> |
The consortium ceased operating in 1981, when the St Lawrence Coordinated Service was formed by Orient Overseas Container Line (though its subsidiary Manchester Liners), Compagnie Maritime Belge and CP Ships, and Halifax was dropped for the Canadian service in favour of Montreal, while a separate service was begun to the US. The ''Dart America'' became the ''Manchester Challenge'', the ''Dart Atlantic'' the ''CP Ambassador'' and the ''Dart Europe'' the ''CMB Europe'', while a fourth ship was added as the ''Canadian Explorer''. In 1983, Orient Overseas took over the whole of the US service, under which name it operates today. In Canada, the successors are Orient Overseas Container Line, which eventually shed the Manchester Liners name, and Hapag-Lloyd, which took over CP Ships in 2007.<ref name = "Bristol City"/> |
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Revision as of 02:58, 5 September 2017
Dart Containerline Co Ltd (as it was incorporated in Bermuda) was a consortium of shipping companies that commenced operations in 1969, thus becoming one of the first container shipping operators.
The consortium comprised Cie Maritime Belge (CMB), Charles Hill of Bristol, England (owners of the Bristol City Line) and Clarke Traffic Services Ltd from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The company operated between Antwerp and Southampton in Europe and Halifax, New York and Norfolk in North America.[2]
At first, the consortium deployed three chartered German container ships to Halifax plus four 18,000-ton "Painter" class ships, including Breughel, which had been launched in 1963 and operated by CMB, to US ports.[2] The purpose-built vessels operated by the consortium included the 31,036-ton MV Dart America, owned by Clarke and launched in 1970, and her sister ship MV Dart Atlantic, owned by Bristol City Line and launched in 1971.[3] Both these vessels were later owned by the Bibby Line, which acquired Bristol City Line in 1971. Bibby later sold its share in Dart Containerline to Orient Overseas Container Line, which took over the Clarke shareholding in 1973.[1] The third ship, MVDart Europe, was owned by CMB.
The consortium ceased operating in 1981, when the St Lawrence Coordinated Service was formed by Orient Overseas Container Line (though its subsidiary Manchester Liners), Compagnie Maritime Belge and CP Ships, and Halifax was dropped for the Canadian service in favour of Montreal, while a separate service was begun to the US. The Dart America became the Manchester Challenge, the Dart Atlantic the CP Ambassador and the Dart Europe the CMB Europe, while a fourth ship was added as the Canadian Explorer. In 1983, Orient Overseas took over the whole of the US service, under which name it operates today. In Canada, the successors are Orient Overseas Container Line, which eventually shed the Manchester Liners name, and Hapag-Lloyd, which took over CP Ships in 2007.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Bibby Line". Red Duster. Merchant Navy Association. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Breughel - IMO 5410546". Ship spotting. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Bristol City Line". The Ships List. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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