Welcome
to the Booker Line Website:![]()
The Booker Line Shipping Company, more commonly known
simply as "Bookers", was founded in 1835 by three
brothers from Lancashire to export sugar from their
plantations in Demerara back home to the refineries in
the United
Kingdom.Despite losing their
ships to enemy action in each of the two world wars,
Booker Line continued to operate by use of chartered vessels, thereby
maintaining an unbroken record of nearly 150 years
continuous service.
Sadly, due to a
decline in the British Merchant Navy and a change in
market trends, Booker Line ceased trading, and in 1982 the ships
were laid-up in Huskisson
Dock and put up for sale, the last of the ships, the
Booker Challenge, was sold in 1983.
Although Booker Line
was a relatively small shipping company, they had a
proud, distinguished service record, and their presence
on the Liverpool waterfront, along with all the
other ships, are sadly missed.
I hope you enjoy the site ~
Ken Berry |
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email:
webmaster@bookerline.com
Disclaimer - This is a
none profit making site. However, if you have copyright on any
material and object to it's publication, then please contact me and I will
remove it.
This site was last updated
01/29/08
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