By Sea to the Channel Islands Includes many unpublished images

Includes many unpublished images

often rebuilt and re-engined several times over – while a number of immaculately-maintained steamers also remain in active commercial operation

In 1979 Ole Lauritzen was forced to sell 50% interest in Olau Line to the Germany-based company TT-Line

Olau Line was founded in 1956 by the Danish businessman Ole Lauritzen

Brittany Ferries developed a unique identity by using a market-led approach to the business and a destination-based advertising focus

By Sea to the Channel Islands Includes many unpublished imagesThe sea passage between England and the Channel Islands has long provided a lifeline link for the island communities across some of the most treacherous waters around these coasts. The story of these shipping routes is one of periods of intense competition and quieter monopoly, wartime drama and tragic accidents, across a broad range of routes leaving from the West Country to London. For many years services were closely linked to the operations of