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

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, the

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and Continental Europe. Irish Continental Group also operate container terminals 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.Irish Continental Group: History
/ref> In 1988 Irish Continental Group was floated on the Irish Stock Exchange, followed in 1993 by a listing on the

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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.

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 ...

*Chartering *Dublin Ferryport Terminals *Eucon *Belfast Container Terminal

References

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