African Steam Ship Co
Other Business Names:
- Laird, Macgregor
- Elder Dempster & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Established in 1852 by royal charter by Macgregor Laird of the shipbuilding family of Birkenhead. Initially traded just to West Africa. 1891 control acquired by Elder Dempster & Co Ltd when diversified into other services and activities, eg processing palm oil. Subsequently part of Royal Mail Group
Publications:
- 'African Steam Ship Co' in J Kennedy, History of Steam Navigation by Kennedy, John, writer on shipping
- 'African Steam Ship Company' in J R Harris (ed), Liverpool and Merseyside. Essays in the economic history of the port and its hinterland by Davies, Peter N
- Impact of the expatriate shipping lines on the economic development of British West Africa by Davies, Peter N
- 'Shipping and imperialism. The case of British West Africa' in G Jackson & D M Williams (eds), Shipping, Technology and Imperialism. Papers presented to the Third British-Dutch Maritime History Conference by Davies, Peter N
- Sir Alfred Jones. Shipping entrepreneur par excellence by Davies, Peter N
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Laird, Macgregor
- Elder Dempster & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Established in 1852 by royal charter by Macgregor Laird of the shipbuilding family of Birkenhead. Initially traded just to West Africa. 1891 control acquired by Elder Dempster & Co Ltd when diversified into other services and activities, eg processing palm oil. Subsequently part of Royal Mail GroupPublications:
- 'African Steam Ship Co' in J Kennedy, History of Steam Navigation by Kennedy, John, writer on shipping
- 'African Steam Ship Company' in J R Harris (ed), Liverpool and Merseyside. Essays in the economic history of the port and its hinterland by Davies, Peter N
- Impact of the expatriate shipping lines on the economic development of British West Africa by Davies, Peter N
- 'Shipping and imperialism. The case of British West Africa' in G Jackson & D M Williams (eds), Shipping, Technology and Imperialism. Papers presented to the Third British-Dutch Maritime History Conference by Davies, Peter N
- Sir Alfred Jones. Shipping entrepreneur par excellence by Davies, Peter N