Cunard began its participation in container shipping in 1966, when it
became a partner in the multinational consortia Atlantic Container
Lines (ACL) and, through its subsidiary the Port Line, Associated Container
Transportation (ACT).
Trafalgar House, a diversified investment company, acquired Cunard in August 1971.
Cunard acquired Ellerman Lines in 1987 to form Cunard-Ellerman. Its stake in ACL was sold in 1989 while the remaining shipping interests were sold to Andrew Weir Shipping
in 1991 after
Cunard decided to abandon cargo
shipping to focus on cruise shipping.
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