Boland and Cornelius Company

Boland and Cornelius Company was a shipping company founded in 1904 by Messrs Boland and Adam E. Cornelius in Buffalo, New York. Adam Edwards Cornelius came up with the idea of having self-unloading ships to save time and money. Adam Edwards Cornelius self-unloading ships changed the way ships were unloading. In 1907 Boland and Cornelius founded the American Steamship Company a subsidiary of Boland and Cornelius Company. American Steamship Company later became the current GATX Corporation. Boland and Cornelius Company flew a white and red flag with B&C in blue.[1][2]

Boland and Cornelius Company
TypePrivate
IndustryShipping
Founded1904 (1904) in Buffalo, New York, United States
Key people
SubsidiariesAmerican Steamship Company

In 1973, the Boland and Cornelius families sold Boland and Cornelius Company and American Steamship Company to the General American Transportation Corporation (GATX). GATX sold the shipping company to RAND Logistics Inc. in 2020. RAND Logistics Inc. was founded in 2006 and has purchased other shipping companies.[3][4]

Messrs Boland first shipping company was on the Great Lakes with his brothers. Messrs Boland, John J. Boland and Joseph Boland founded the J.J. Boland Company, also J.J. Boland Jr. Company in 1895 in Buffalo, New York. In 1901 Joseph Boland departed the shipping company.[5]

Self-unloading ships
Self-unloading Lake freighter unloading limestone
SS Carl D. Bradleyunloading hopper in 1958

Adam Edwards Cornelius bulk-carrier self-unloading ships used a Conveyor belt arm to unload cargo. The American Shipbuilding Company was the first to build these new ships.

World War II

In 1941 Boland and Cornelius Company operated as an agent for the American Steamship Company. Boland and Cornelius Company operated a fleet of ships that were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II Boland and Cornelius Company operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Boland and Cornelius Company operated Liberty ships and tankers for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Boland and Cornelius Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.

Ships
The launch of the SS William G. Mather
Boland and Cornelius first ship, the SS Yale, shown underway prior to World War I, served as USS Yale (ID-1672), 1918–1920 and as USS Greyhound (IX-106), 1943–1944.


J.J. Boland Company ships:

  • SV Alta a 1905 Schooner 1884-1905[7]
  • J.J. Boland Jr, sank


Liberty ships operated:

See also
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References
  1. "Boland and Cornelius". CRWFlags.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams, page 255
  3. American Steamship Company
  4. RAND Logistics Inc.
  5. New York Court of Appeals. Records and Briefs. By New York (State). Court of Appeals, page 810.
  6. Falkowski, Brendan. "Adam E. Cornelius (3)". Great Lakes Ships. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  7. "SV Alta". WreckSite.eu. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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