William Robertson Shipowners Ltd, 1949-1997

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William Robertson Shipowners Ltd, 1949-1997

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      • Gem Line Ltd (1958-1971)
      • Gem Line (Management) Ltd (1987-1997)

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      Fechas de existencia

      1949-1997

      Historia

      William Robertson Shipowners Ltd, a private limited company, was formed in 1949 to take over the assets of the shipping business, William Robertson, including the ownership of its fleet of steamers and motor ships. The management of the fleet, however, was left in the hands of the old William Robertson partnership.

      In 1952, Kneeshaw Lupton & Company Ltd, a quarrying business which for many years had been closely associated with the business, was made a wholly owned subsidiary of William Robertson Shipowners Ltd.

      In the 1950s, the company invested in the Norwegian shipping line, Thor Thoresen Linje.

      In 1958, the company changed its name to Gem Line Ltd. At the same time, the old William Robertson partnership was wound up and a new company, called William Robertson Shipowners Ltd, was formed to continue the management of the fleet.

      The business diversified into geological research and consultancy, forming the Robertson Research Company Ltd in 1961. In the same year, it also formed the Ailsa Craig Quarrying Company Ltd.

      In the 1950s and 1960s, the company invested in new and larger ships, but by 1970 the coastal trade had declined, with the advent of vast containers using large, deep water ports. As a result, in 1970, the company was taken over by Powell Duffryn Ltd, the owners of Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd. In 1971, following the takeover, the company reverted to its former name, William Robertson Shipowners Ltd. In 1976, the company was formally made a subsidiary of Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, although it continued to trade under its own name. In 1987, it changed its name to Gem Line (Management) Ltd. The company was dissolved in 1997.

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      Entidad relacionada

      Kneeshaw, Lupton and Company Ltd (1922-)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0255

      Categoría de la relación

      hierarchical

      Fechas de relación

      1952 - 1977

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      Entidad relacionada

      William Robertson Shipowners Ltd, 1958-1975 (1958-1975)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0257

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

      Fechas de relación

      1958 - 1975

      Descripción de la relación

      Entidad relacionada

      William Robertson, shipowners (1852-1958)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0254

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

      Fechas de relación

      1949 - 1958

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      Entidad relacionada

      Robertson Research Company Ltd (Formed 1961)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0256

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

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      Entidad relacionada

      Robertson Group plc (1975-c 2004)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0038

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

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      Entidad relacionada

      Robertson, William Francis, 1920-2005, shipowner (1920 - 2005)

      Identifier of related entity

      P0126

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

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      Descripción de la relación

      Entidad relacionada

      Robertson Research Group (1961-c 2004)

      Identifier of related entity

      C0272

      Categoría de la relación

      associative

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      Identificador de registro de autoridad

      C0026

      Identificador de la institución

      GB 249

      Reglas y/o convenciones usadas

      ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).

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      Created by Victoria Peters, October 2010.

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