P&O
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P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company[1]) was a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion. DP World currently operates several P&O branded businesses, P&O Ferries, Istithmar P&O Estates, and P&O Maritime Logistics. It also operates P&O Heritage, which is the official historic archive and collection of P&O.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 22 August 1837; 186 years ago (1837-08-22) |
Founder | Arthur Anderson |
Defunct | 7 March 2006 (2006-03-07) |
Fate | Acquired by DP World |
Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Sir John Parker (Chairman) |
Products | Ferries, port services, logistics services, real estate: |
Revenue | £2.40 billion (2004) |
Number of employees | 22,038 (2004) |
Footnotes / references P&O House Flag |
P&O Cruises was sold in 2000, and is now owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc, although the trademark for "P&O Cruises" is still held by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and used under licence.[2] The former shipping business, P&O Nedlloyd, was bought by and is now part of Maersk Line.