Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Dundee & Perth Union Shipping Co
- Dundee & Perth Shipping Co
- Dundee & Hull Shipping Co
- Dundee & Newcastle Steam Shipping Co
- Kirkcaldy Steamship Co
- Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co
- Coalite Group
- Cortachy Holdings
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Perth, Perth & Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Extraction
Oil & gas extraction services
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Distribution - retailing
Ship chandlery services
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Transport services
Shipping agency, etc, services
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
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Transport services
Shipping services - short distance, inc ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1826 and merger of Dundee & Perth Union Shipping Co and Dundee & Perth Shipping Co. Provided regular coastal cargo/passenger shipping services from Dundee to London and other services via Forth & Clyde Canal to Glasgow. From 1820s adopting steam powered vessels. Expanded by acquisition to become the major coastal shipping business connecting north east Scotland to London and other English ports. Acquisitions included Dundee & Hull Shipping Co in 1857 and Dundee & Newcastle Steam Shipping Co, Kirkcaldy Steamship Co and Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co, all in 1920s. After 1918 also developed services to Europe. Diversified shipping activities after 1945, especially by entry into deep sea tramping. By 1960s shipping interests in decline when diversified into services for North Sea oil and gas industries, ship chandlery, shipping agency, etc. c1970s acquired by Coalite Group and subsequently acquired by Cortachy Holdings. Continues
Publications:
- DP & L. Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co by Somner, Graeme
- DPLC. A tradition based on people and service by Unknown
- Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co. The history of a hundred years by Unknown
- 'Operational problems of the transfer to steam. Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co, c1820-1845' in T C Smout (ed), Scotland and the Sea by Jackson, Gordon
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dundee & Perth Union Shipping Co
- Dundee & Perth Shipping Co
- Dundee & Hull Shipping Co
- Dundee & Newcastle Steam Shipping Co
- Kirkcaldy Steamship Co
- Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co
- Coalite Group
- Cortachy Holdings
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Perth, Perth & Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Extraction Oil & gas extraction services
- Distribution - retailing Ship chandlery services
- Transport services Shipping agency, etc, services
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
- Transport services Shipping services - short distance, inc ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1826 and merger of Dundee & Perth Union Shipping Co and Dundee & Perth Shipping Co. Provided regular coastal cargo/passenger shipping services from Dundee to London and other services via Forth & Clyde Canal to Glasgow. From 1820s adopting steam powered vessels. Expanded by acquisition to become the major coastal shipping business connecting north east Scotland to London and other English ports. Acquisitions included Dundee & Hull Shipping Co in 1857 and Dundee & Newcastle Steam Shipping Co, Kirkcaldy Steamship Co and Aberdeen, Newcastle & Hull Steam Co, all in 1920s. After 1918 also developed services to Europe. Diversified shipping activities after 1945, especially by entry into deep sea tramping. By 1960s shipping interests in decline when diversified into services for North Sea oil and gas industries, ship chandlery, shipping agency, etc. c1970s acquired by Coalite Group and subsequently acquired by Cortachy Holdings. ContinuesPublications:
- DP & L. Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co by Somner, Graeme
- DPLC. A tradition based on people and service by Unknown
- Dundee Perth & London Shipping Co. The history of a hundred years by Unknown
- 'Operational problems of the transfer to steam. Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co, c1820-1845' in T C Smout (ed), Scotland and the Sea by Jackson, Gordon