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Blue Funnel Line
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| Company type | Subsidiary of the Ocean Steam Ship Company |
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| Industry | Shipping, transportation |
| Founded | 16 January 1866 |
| Founder | Alfred Holt |
| Defunct | 1988 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy; assets sold |
| Successor | Ocean Group plc |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom  |
Area served | global |
Key people | Victoria Drummond (Engineer) |
| Parent | Ocean Steam Ship Company |
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Alfred Holt and Company, trading as Blue Funnel Line, was a UK shipping company that was founded in 1866 and operated merchant ships for 122 years. It was one of the UK's larger shipowning and operating companies, and as such had a significant role in the country's overseas trade and in the First and Second World Wars.
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