The Waterford Consortium was a container service consortium formed in 1964 through an agreement between the shipowning firms of Clyde Shipping Co Ltd , Glasgow, Scotland; Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd , Preston, Lancashire, England; and George Bell & Co Ltd , Dublin, Ireland. The consortium was formed to operate the Preston-Waterford container service in which all three companies had an interest. The consortium was managed by the Clyde Shipping Co Ltd who provided staff for the harbour at Waterford, Munster, Ireland, and allowed the other consortium members to use their Scotch Derrick Crane at the harbour. The chartering agents for the consortium was George Bell Chartering Ltd, a subsidiary firm of George Bell & Co Ltd and Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd acted as the agents in Preston. Each company had a 1/3 share in the consortium and undertook a fidelity agreement not to operate outside of the consortium in the Ireland trade.
In 1974 , Clyde Shipping Co Ltd sold their share in the consortium to George Bell & Co Ltd.
From the guide to the Records of the Waterford Consortium, container service consortium, Waterford, Munster, Ireland, 1963-1975, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
