History
The company was formed in 1973 as a joint venture between Irish Shipping Limited, Fearnley & Eger and Swedish company Lion Ferry. Originally called Irish Continental Line, it first operated on the Rosslare–Le Havre with the 547 berth, 210 car ferry MS Saint Patrick. When Irish Shipping Ltd. went into liquidation in 1984, Irish Continental Line was sold off in a management buyout and emerged as Irish Continental Group.
In 1992, Irish Continental Group took over the British and Irish Steam Packet Company Limited, a nationalised company which traded under the name B + I Line and operated ferry services between Dublin–Holyhead as well as Rosslare–Pembroke Dock.
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