Italian ferry operator SNAV. Used the former Seacat Danmark as Zara Jet. Aegean Speed Lines: a joint venture in Greece with the Eugenides Group. The service uses the former Hoverspeed Great Britain as Speedrunner 1, which operated in the English Channel and held the Hales Trophy and Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the North Atlantic. Hoverspeed: English Channel services ceased in 2005 SeaCat: (Belfast & Troon). Other maritime Hart Fenton: a naval architecture and marine engineering company, sold to Houlder in 2006 Sea Containers Chartering Rail GNER: a train operating company that commenced operating the InterCity East Coast franchise in April 1996. After winning a further 10-year extension when re-tendered in 2005, GNER ran into financial difficulties with Sea Containers handing back the franchise in December 2007. It also bid for the South Western franchise in 2001 and South Eastern franchise in 2006. Containers The company's container leasing business was conducted mainly through GE SeaCo, a joint venture with GE Capital formed in 1998. GE SeaCo was sold to the HNA Group for approximately $1 billion on 15 December 2011 and now operates as Seaco. Other former activities Sea Containers Property Services Ltd – property development, property asset management. The Illustrated London News Group (ILNG) – publishing Fruit farming – Sea Containers owned plantations in West Africa and South America Fairways & Swinford – UK-based business travel agency Former internet property of Sea Containers Ltd In March 2016 the domain of seacontainers.com was acquired by World Sea Containers. References Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2006 Defunct companies of Bermuda Shipping companies of Bermuda Container shipping companies Transport companies established in 1965 1965 establishments in Bermuda