Dublin Shipping was an Irish-owned shipping company specialising in coastal
tankers and, in later days,
bitumen
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carriers. Owned by the Jones Group, Dublin, it ran ships with names such as M.T. "''Rathgar''" and M.T. "''Rathmines''"
The Jones Group had a number of shipping subsidiaries, including Celtic Coasters Ltd., Dublin & Cork Shipping Ltd., and Dublin Shipping Ltd..
The group sold its shipping interests for £20 million in 1998.
On 28 March 1998 the Dublin Shipping was taken over by
Gearbulk.
References
Shipping companies of the Republic of Ireland
Maritime history of Ireland
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