Area served North Atlantic Services Freight transportation Headquarters Westfield | Key people Andy Abbott, CEO Website www.aclcargo.com Founded 1965 | |
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Atlantic Container Line is an American shipping company owned by the Italian Grimaldi Group.
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The company operates large RORO Container ships between Europe and North America.
Atlantic container line
History
ACL was formed in 1965 by a consortium of five shipping companies, Wallenius Lines, Swedish America Line, The Transatlantic Steamship Company and Holland America Line. These were joined by Cunard and CGT in 1967.
In 1976 ACL took over the Care Line, its ships, Mont Royal and Montmorency, and its direct route to Montreal.
During the Falklands War the British registered Atlantic Conveyor and Atlantic Causeway were requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence. The Atlantic Conveyor sank on 25 May 1982 after being hit by two Argentine Exocet missiles.
Current ships
The new Generation 4 ships are faster and more fuel efficient that their predecessors. They are still ConRO, combination Ro-Ro and container, ships but with the accommodation in the middle of the ship rather than at the stern as in the previous generation.