Bulkships
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Howard Smith
McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co
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Bulkships was an Australian shipping company.
History
Bulkships was founded in 1958 by the Adelaide Steamship Company, Howard Smith and McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co as a bulk carrier operator.[https://web.archive.org/web/20201105092653/http://collections.anmm.gov.au/people/6116 McIlwraith McEacharn Limited] Australian National Maritime Museum By 1968, Adelaide Steamship Company and McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co each owned 50%.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131670861 McI McEacharn payout up] Canberra Times 13 September 1968 page 15
In August 1970, TNT purchased a one-third shareholding.TNT buys interest in Bulkships plus Assoc Steam and Seatrainer Terminals Freight & Container Transportation September 1970 page 10 By 1972, it owned a 25% shareholding in RW Miller.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1359967418/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1630350473&partId=nla.obj-1360069572#page/n57/mode/1up TNT holds the key to Miller] The Bulletin 2 June 1972 page 58 In February 1977, TNT bought out Adelaide Steamship Company taking its shareholding to 63% with McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co owning 37% with the business rebranded TNT Bulkships.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250581640 Finance in brief] Canberra Times 16 February 1977 page 18Financial Truck & Bus Transportation March 1977 page 160