Irish Continental Group plc is an Irish shipping and transport group. Operating
roll on/roll off passenger, freight and container freight services on routes between
Ireland
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, the
United Kingdom
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and
Continental Europe
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. Irish Continental Group also operate
container terminal
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s in the ports of Dublin and Belfast.
History
Irish Continental Group was formed (as Irish Continental Line) as an Irish/Scandinavian joint venture in 1972 in order to provide a direct ferry link from Ireland to Continental Europe.
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In 1988 Irish Continental Group was floated on the Irish Stock Exchange
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, followed in 1993 by a listing on the London Stock Exchange
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In 1992, ICG acquired the ]B&I Line
The British and Irish Steam Packet Company Limited was a steam packet and passenger ferry company operating between ports in Ireland and in Great Britain between 1836 and 1992. It was latterly popularly called the B&I, and branded as B&I Line ...
, then owned by the Irish Government. This broadened the Group's activities to include the short sea links with the United Kingdom, Ireland's largest trading partner, and also extended the Group's operations into container transport and port operations.[
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Divisions
*Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries is an Irish ferry and transport company that operates passenger and freight services on routes between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, including Dublin Port–Holyhead; Rosslare Europort to Pembroke as well as Dublin Po ...
*Chartering
*Dublin Ferryport Terminals
*Eucon
*Belfast Container Terminal
References
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Shipping companies of Ireland
Holding companies of Ireland
Holding companies established in 1972
Transport companies established in 1972
1972 establishments in Ireland
Irish brands
Dublin Docklands
1998 initial public offerings
Companies listed on Euronext Dublin