Bank Line Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Weir, Andrew, & Co
- United Baltic Co
- British Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Insurance broking & agency services
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traces origins to Andrew Weir who established a shipping company at Glasgow in 1885. Developed into a leading shipping business. Purchased steamships from 1896. Transferred to London in 1905 and registered as Bank Line Ltd, managed by Andrew Weir & Co. 1917 formed United Baltic Co. 1920 diversified into tankers with establishment of British Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd. Diversified post 1945 into insurance broking, commodities, etc. Continues as Andrew Weir & Co Ltd
Publications:
- Bank Line and Andrew Weir & Company by Appleyard, H S
- Development of the UK Poland liner shipping trade between 1919 and 1989 by Walenciak, Agnieszka, & Michael Roe
- Seventy Years of Adventurous Trading. The story of the Bank Line, 1885-1955 by Unknown
- Shipbuilders to the World. 125 years of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986 by Moss, Michael, & John R Hume
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Weir, Andrew, & Co
- United Baltic Co
- British Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Insurance broking & agency services
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traces origins to Andrew Weir who established a shipping company at Glasgow in 1885. Developed into a leading shipping business. Purchased steamships from 1896. Transferred to London in 1905 and registered as Bank Line Ltd, managed by Andrew Weir & Co. 1917 formed United Baltic Co. 1920 diversified into tankers with establishment of British Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd. Diversified post 1945 into insurance broking, commodities, etc. Continues as Andrew Weir & Co LtdPublications:
- Bank Line and Andrew Weir & Company by Appleyard, H S
- Development of the UK Poland liner shipping trade between 1919 and 1989 by Walenciak, Agnieszka, & Michael Roe
- Seventy Years of Adventurous Trading. The story of the Bank Line, 1885-1955 by Unknown
- Shipbuilders to the World. 125 years of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986 by Moss, Michael, & John R Hume