Company type | Private |
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Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1830 |
Headquarters | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Key people | Brian Thomson (CEO) Lars Ugland (Chairman) |
Owner | Isle of Man Government (since 2018) |
Website | www.steam-packet.com |
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited[1] (abbreviated to IoMSPCo or, locally, The Steam Packet (Manx: Phaggad Bree Ellan Vannin)[2] is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, having been founded in 1830.
The company provides freight, passenger and vehicle services between the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, in Douglas, Isle of Man, and four ports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is owned by the Isle of Man Government.