Bibby Line

53°24′5.9″N 2°58′51.3″W / 53.401639°N 2.980917°W / 53.401639; -2.980917

Bibby Line
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipping
Founded1807
HeadquartersLiverpool, United Kingdom
Key people
Jebb Kitchen (MD)
OwnerBibby Line Group Ltd
WebsiteBibby Line homepage
The Danube was a steam and sailing ship built for Bibby Line in 1856 and sold to Leyland Line in 1873

Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations.

Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the group is based in Liverpool.[1]

It owns the Bibby Stockholm, used in August 2023 to accommodate asylum seekers at Portland Port before it was evacuated on 11 August 2023 due to legionella on board[2] and amid fire safety concerns.[3]

  1. ^ Merchant Navy Career with Bibby
  2. ^ Taylor, Diane (14 August 2023). "Legionella on the Bibby Stockholm barge: five questions for Home Office". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ Syal, Rajeev; Taylor, Diane (31 August 2023). "Fire safety report demanded five changes on Bibby Stockholm". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 September 2023.