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James Fisher and Sons plc () is a British provider of marine engineering services. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. ==History== The Company was founded by James Fisher in 1847 in Barrow-in-Furness as a ship-owning business transporting haematite from the Cumbrian hills.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Heritage )〕 In 1868 it had 70 ships〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lindal & Marton History )〕 and by the 1870s it owned the largest coasting fleet in the United Kingdom.〔 It acquired the ''Furness Shipbuilding Company'' in 1870 but only went on to build one ship, the ''Ellie Park''.〔 During the 1880s it slowly moved from operating sailing ships to operating steamers.〔(Around the Coast and across the Seas: The Story of James Fisher and Sons ) Journal of Transport History, March 2001〕 It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1952.〔(With a fair wind blowing there are profits to be made on the high seas ) The Scotsman, 6 April 2003〕 From the 1960s the Company was managed by Directors with no family connection.〔 At that time it established a reputation for moving heavy equipment, including even locomotives, by sea.〔 By 1965 it had built its first ship suitable for transporting irradiated nuclear fuel.〔 In the 1960s the company chartered up to a dozen of its ships to the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company to operate the latter's Preston based container services across the Irish Sea.〔By Road Across the Sea, Miles Cowsill () Ferry Publications〕 In 1984 the company acquired short sea and offshore specialists Coe Metcalf Shipping, lifting the fleet to 42 vessels, and in 1996 it acquired P&O Tankships Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Marine Supply, Boats & Yachts, Hull & Machinery Insurance, Warehousing, Maritime Insurance, Brokers, Fishing & Aquaculture, Navigation, Ship Owners )〕 The company's division James Fisher Defence formerly operated the submarine rescue service for the Royal Navy, and provided the Scorpio 45 submersible which saved the lives of seven Russian sailors in their AS-28 submarine in 2005.〔(International cooperation saves trapped submariners )〕 In 2005 James Fisher acquired Fendercare Marine Solutions Ltd for £12m〔(James Fisher acquires FenderCare )〕 and in 2007 it acquired Buchan Technical Services for £5m〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James Fisher buys Buchan Technical Services for GBP 4.9m )〕 and FT Everard, a leading competitor in the UK coastal shipping market, for £35.0m.〔(James Fisher buys Everard )〕 In 2013 James Fisher acquired Divex Ltd for an initial consideration of £20m in cash plus a further maximum additional consideration of £13m linked to future profitability targets.〔(James Fisher and Sons plc Acquisition of Divex Limited )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Fisher & Sons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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