Blue Star Line (Firm)

found: The Blue Star Line, c2014:t.p. (Blue Star Line) p. viii (In 1911, on 28th July, Blue Star Line Ltd. was registered as a company; The company commenced trading in January 1912; In 1920 the name of the shipping line was altered to Blue Star Line (1920) Ltd.) p. ix (In 1930, the name was again changed to Blue Star Line Ltd; In 1998 the container division of Blue Star Line was sold to P&O Nedlloyd Line; The reefer side of the business was retained and the name was altered to Albion Reefers - the name Albion being taken from their old headquarters, Albion House, in Liverpool)

found: Blue Star on the Web WWW site, January 14, 2016History page (The Blue Star Line ... has its origins in Liverpool; originally founded by the Vestey family to carry eggs and other perishables from China; became famous for its all first class passenger vessels; The company finally was disposed of in 1998 to P&O Nedlloyd ... most of the refrigerated liner ships were retained in the Vestey organisation under the ownership of Albion Reefers)