The Stena Line was founded by Sten A Olsen who began operating cargo ships in the 1960s. The company later prospered in the ferry business, working extensively in British waters and purchasing Sealink in 1990. Slightly off-mint.

Rowbotham first launched a tanker service in 1879 and developed a significant coastal fleet during the 20th century. The name eventually disappeared under new ownership in the 1990s.

A long relationship with Shell Oil helped Hadley grow in the decades after its foundation in 1926. It is now one of the few remaining privately owned British shipping companies still in operation. Slightly off-mint.

From one small ship in 1887, Frank Clarke Strick (1849–1943) created a shipping and coal bunkering empire ranging across the UK, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. This book presents a profile of Strick and his company, along with illustrated fleet lists of his many enterprises. Off-mint.

This selection of meticulous scale drawings of ships in profile, from the collection of maritime historian John Isherwood, forms a representative history of Cunard vessels from 1840 to the 1980s, including liners such as the Mauretania and Queen Elizabeth.

A world leading operator of ship-handling tugs, Cory Towage can trace operations in this field back to the Rea brothers in the 1890s, who bought their first tug to move coal barges at Southampton.

This volume provides the fleet lists for Comben Longstaff from 1933 to 1981 and its predecessor company from 1922 as well as ships of other ownership managed by the company during the period.

Merchants establishing a trade between Aberdeen and London from the 1820s gradually replaced sailing vessels with steam from the 1830s. The fleet and services expanded throughout the century and passenger services survived until 1945.