Athel Line Ltd
Other Business Names:
- United Molasses Co Ltd
- Tate & Lyle Ltd
- Tate & Lyle Shipping Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1921 when the United Molasses business acquired its first ship; by 1926 had eight tankers. They carried molasses and oil. Became known informally as Athel Line and was established in 1940 as Athel Line Ltd, a subsidiary of United Molasses Co Ltd. 1941 United molasses acquired another shipping business, Tankers Ltd. 1965 United Molasses acquired by Tate & Lyle Ltd. Soon after diversified into chemical carrying in partnership with Anco Tanker Services of Norway. In 1973 Athel Line Ltd subsumed into Tate & Lyle Shipping Ltd
Publications:
- Athel Line. A fleet history by Solly, Ray
- Contribution to Victory; being a short account of the wartime activities of the tanker fleets owned by Athel Line Ltd and Tankers Ltd by Unknown
- History of the United Molasses Co Ltd by Meneight, W A
- Strategies, market concentration and hegemony in chemical parcel tanker shipping, 1960-1985 by Murphy, Hugh, & Stig Tenold
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- United Molasses Co Ltd
- Tate & Lyle Ltd
- Tate & Lyle Shipping Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1921 when the United Molasses business acquired its first ship; by 1926 had eight tankers. They carried molasses and oil. Became known informally as Athel Line and was established in 1940 as Athel Line Ltd, a subsidiary of United Molasses Co Ltd. 1941 United molasses acquired another shipping business, Tankers Ltd. 1965 United Molasses acquired by Tate & Lyle Ltd. Soon after diversified into chemical carrying in partnership with Anco Tanker Services of Norway. In 1973 Athel Line Ltd subsumed into Tate & Lyle Shipping LtdPublications:
- Athel Line. A fleet history by Solly, Ray
- Contribution to Victory; being a short account of the wartime activities of the tanker fleets owned by Athel Line Ltd and Tankers Ltd by Unknown
- History of the United Molasses Co Ltd by Meneight, W A
- Strategies, market concentration and hegemony in chemical parcel tanker shipping, 1960-1985 by Murphy, Hugh, & Stig Tenold