Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Houlder, Edwin S
- Houlder Line Ltd
- Empire Trading Co Ltd
- Furness Withy & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Australia
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Ship & aircraft broking, chartering, etc, services
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1849 and Edwin S Houlder, ship and insurance broker who then started to trade on his own account. Chartered ships in 1850s and started shipowning in 1861. Developed cargo and passenger services to Australasia and later to River Plate which in due course became the focus of its business. Operated as Houlder Brothers & Co from 1856. Incorporated 1898 as Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd. 1899 ships transferred to Houlder Line Ltd. 1902 established Empire Trading Co Ltd. 1911 Furness Withy acquired a substantial interest and full ownership in c1968.
Publications:
- 'Houlder Line' in J Kennedy, History of Steam Navigation by Kennedy, John, writer on shipping
- Merchant Fleets. No 38. Manchester Liners, Houlders, Alexander, Prince and Rio Cape Lines by Haws, Duncan
- Random Recollections by Warwick, W C
- Record of the History of Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd, 1849-1950 by Stevens, Edward F (ed)
- Sea Hazard, 1939-1945. A record of the engagements between enemy submarines ... and the ships ... of Houlder Brothers by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Houlder, Edwin S
- Houlder Line Ltd
- Empire Trading Co Ltd
- Furness Withy & Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Australia
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Ship & aircraft broking, chartering, etc, services
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1849 and Edwin S Houlder, ship and insurance broker who then started to trade on his own account. Chartered ships in 1850s and started shipowning in 1861. Developed cargo and passenger services to Australasia and later to River Plate which in due course became the focus of its business. Operated as Houlder Brothers & Co from 1856. Incorporated 1898 as Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd. 1899 ships transferred to Houlder Line Ltd. 1902 established Empire Trading Co Ltd. 1911 Furness Withy acquired a substantial interest and full ownership in c1968.Publications:
- 'Houlder Line' in J Kennedy, History of Steam Navigation by Kennedy, John, writer on shipping
- Merchant Fleets. No 38. Manchester Liners, Houlders, Alexander, Prince and Rio Cape Lines by Haws, Duncan
- Random Recollections by Warwick, W C
- Record of the History of Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd, 1849-1950 by Stevens, Edward F (ed)
- Sea Hazard, 1939-1945. A record of the engagements between enemy submarines ... and the ships ... of Houlder Brothers by Unknown