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Former shipping company
European Ferries Group plc was a company that operated in passenger and freight ferries, harbour operation and property management in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was taken over by P&O and renamed P&O European Ferries in 1987.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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European Ferries Group plc was a company that operated in passenger and freight ferries, harbour operation and property management in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was taken over by P&O and renamed P&O European Ferries in 1987.2
The European Ferries Group was incorporated in 1935 as Monument Securities Limited, becoming a public limited company in 1949.
In 1957, Monument Securities bought a 51% stake in Townsend Car Ferries and in 1959 acquired the remaining shares. The same year Monument Securities changed its name to George Nott Industries Limited.
From Wikipedia’s article on European Ferries, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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