P&O Ferries Holdings Limited boasts the largest fleet of ships offering a wide range of services and facilities, the most comprehensive route network and the most frequent passenger and freight services to the UK.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, which is usually known as P&O, is a British shipping and logistics company which dated from the early 19th century. Following its sale in March 2006 to Dubai Ports World for £3.9 billion, it became a subsidiary of DP World; however, the P&O brand has been retained.
On October 23, 2000 P&O demerged its cruise business P&O Princess Cruises plc.In April 2003 P&O Princess came together with the Carnival Corporation to form Carnival Corporation & plc.
In June 2004, P&O sold its 25% stake in Royal P&O Nedlloyd, a major container shipping business into which its container operations had been merged in 1996. The container company was later (June 2005) purchased by A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
P&O operated the following ferry companies:
P&O Ferries
P&O Portsmouth
P&O Irish Sea
P&O Stena Line