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Atlantic Container Line
Founded	1965
Headquarters	Liverpool, England
Area served	North Atlantic
Key people	Andy Abbott, CEO
Services	Freight transportation
Parent	Grimaldi Group
Website	www.aclcargo.com

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Atlantic Container Line is an American shipping company owned by the Italian Grimaldi Group.

The company operates large RORO Container ships between Europe and North America.

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.^[1]

During the Falklands War the British registered Atlantic Conveyor and Atlantic Causeway were requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence. The Atlantic Conveyor sunk on 25 May 1982 after being hit by two Argentine Exocet missiles.

Fleet

Current ships

ACL operates a fleet of five RORO container ships^[2]


Name	Built	In service	Tonnage	Notes
Atlantic Companion	1984	1984-2015	57,225 GRT	Sold for Scrap Alang India Sep 15
Atlantic Concert	1984	1984-	57,225 GRT
Atlantic Compass	1984	1984-	57,225 GRT
Atlantic Conveyor	1985	1985-	57,225 GRT	Built at Swan Hunter U.K.
Atlantic Cartier	1985	1985-	57,225 GRT

Previous ships

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Name	Built	In service	Tonnage	Notes
Atlantic Saga	1967	1967–1987	12,231 GRT	Broken up 1987
Atlantic Song	1967	1967–1987	11,771 GRT	Broken up 1987
Atlantic Span Atlantic Service	1967	1967-1984 1984-1987	11,995 GRT	Broken up 1987
Atlantic Star	1967	1967–1987	15,055 GRT	Broken up 1987
Atlantic Causeway	1969	1969–1986	14,946 GRT	Broken up 1987
Atlantic Champagne	1969	1969–1985	15,351 GRT	Broken up 1985
Atlantic Crown	1969	1969–1985	15,489 GRT	Broken up 1985
Atlantic Cinderella	1970	1970–1985	15,437 GRT	Broken up 1985
Atlantic Cognac	1970	1970–1985	15,351 GRT	Broken up 1985
Atlantic Conveyor	1970	1970–1982	14,946 GRT	Sunk during Falklands War
Atlantic Premier	1972	1978–1982	10,998 GRT	Broken up 2004
Atlantic Prelude	1972	1978–1983	11,148 GRT	Broken up 2005
Atlantic Project	1978	1978–1981	5,466 GRT	Chartered from Stena Line
Atlantic Prosper	1978	1978–1981	5,466 GRT	Chartered from Stena Line, Sunk 2006

References

^ Philip Parker. "The history of Atlantic Container Line". Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ACL. "Vessel Specifications". Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Faktaomfartyg.se. "Atlantic Container Line". Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[1] Philip Parker. "The history of Atlantic Container Line". Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] ACL. "Vessel Specifications". Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] Faktaomfartyg.se. "Atlantic Container Line". Retrieved December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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 ==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 Line|Cunard]] and [[Compagnie Generale Transatlantique|CGT]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|author=Philip Parker|publisher=|year=|accessdate=December 2010|title=The history of Atlantic Container Line|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/acl_history.htm}}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref>
+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 Line|Cunard]] and [[Compagnie Generale Transatlantique|CGT]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|author=Philip Parker |publisher= |year= |accessdate=December 2010 |title=The history of Atlantic Container Line |url=http://www.btinternet.com/~philipbparker/acl_history.htm |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20100908072642/http://www.btinternet.com:80/~philipbparker/acl_history.htm |archivedate=September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
 During the [[Falklands War]] the British registered [[MV Atlantic Conveyor|''Atlantic Conveyor'']] and [[MV Atlantic Causeway|''Atlantic Causeway'']] were requisitioned by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. The ''Atlantic Conveyor'' sunk on 25 May 1982 after being hit by two [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[Exocet]] missiles.