Records of the Waterford Consortium, container service consortium, Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Reference
- GB 248 UGD 176/3
Dates of Creation
- 1963-1975
Name of Creator
- Waterford Consortium (container service consortium: fl.1964-1974: Waterford, Munster, Ireland)
Physical Description
- 0.9 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.

Scope and Content

Records collated by Clyde Shipping Co Ltd as part of the Waterford Consortium:

Accounting records 1969-1970
Board papers and agreements 1963-1972
Correspondence 1964-1975
Trade analysis records 1970-1974

Administrative / Biographical History

The Waterford Consortium was a container service consortium formed in 1964 through an agreement between the shipowning firms of Clyde Shipping Co Ltd , Glasgow, Scotland; Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd , Preston, Lancashire, England; and George Bell & Co Ltd , Dublin, Ireland. The consortium was formed to operate the Preston-Waterford container service in which all three companies had an interest. The consortium was managed by the Clyde Shipping Co Ltd who provided staff for the harbour at Waterford, Munster, Ireland, and allowed the other consortium members to use their Scotch Derrick Crane at the harbour. The chartering agents for the consortium was George Bell Chartering Ltd, a subsidiary firm of George Bell & Co Ltd and Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd acted as the agents in Preston. Each company had a 1/3 share in the consortium and undertook a fidelity agreement not to operate outside of the consortium in the Ireland trade.

In 1974 , Clyde Shipping Co Ltd sold their share in the consortium to George Bell & Co Ltd.

Arrangement

This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.

Access Information

No access for legal, business or commercial reasons without the written permission of Clyde Marine plc. Apply in the first instance to Glasgow University Archive Services.

Acquisition Information

Permanent loan : Clyde Shipping Co Ltd : Glasgow: October 1982

Other Finding Aids

Digital file level list available in searchroom

Manual file available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)3530) and London (NRA21580)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

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Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

Any work based on the use of this material, which is intended for publication, must be submitted to Clyde Marine plc for approval prior to that publication and a copy of the final version lodged with them.