Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company

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The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was a major British shipping and logistics company renowned for its global passenger and cargo services, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British company ⓘ
logistics company ⓘ
public company ⓘ
shipping company ⓘ
acquiredBy DP World ⓘ
acquisitionDate 2006 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
foundedBy Arthur Anderson ⓘ
Brodie McGhie Willcox ⓘ
Brothers Brodie McGhie Willcox and Arthur Anderson ⓘ
Captain Richard Bourne ⓘ
gainedRoyalCharter 1840 ⓘ
hasMotto Quis Separabit (Who shall separate us) ⓘ
linked to: Quis Separabit
headquartersCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1837 ⓘ
industry cargo transport ⓘ
logistics ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
notableFor global cargo services ⓘ
global passenger services ⓘ
mail contracts for the British government ⓘ
role in British imperial maritime routes ⓘ
operated P&O Cold Logistics ⓘ
P&O Cruises ⓘ
P&O Ferries ⓘ
P&O Nedlloyd ⓘ
linked to: P&O Ferries

P&O Ports ⓘ
operatedIn Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Far East ⓘ
linked to: East Asia

Indian Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
operatedTypeOfVessel cargo ships ⓘ
cruise ships ⓘ
ferries ⓘ
ocean liners ⓘ
steamships ⓘ
originalName Peninsular Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
peakPeriod 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
service cruise services ⓘ
ferry services ⓘ
freight shipping services ⓘ
logistics services ⓘ
ocean liner services ⓘ
passenger shipping services ⓘ
port operations ⓘ
shortName P&O ⓘ
status defunct as an independent company ⓘ
stockExchangeListing London Stock Exchange ⓘ

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SS Canberra → owner → Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
Britain–India → notableOperator → P&O Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
P&O Ferries → predecessor → Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
HMS Rawalpindi → prewarOwner → Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
P&O Cruises → originatedFrom → Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Southampton–Sydney → operatedBy → P&O-Orient Line ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company → shortName → P&O ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company → originalName → Peninsular Steam Navigation Company ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company