James Baines & Co.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping, transportation |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Defunct | 1871 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | 6 Cook Street, Liverpool, England, UK |
Key people | James Baines and Thomas Mackay |
Number of employees | up to 300 officers and 3000 seamen in 1860 |
| Subsidiaries | Liverpool Black Ball Line of Australian Packets |
James Baines & Co. of Liverpool was a British shipping company, most famous for the Liverpool Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, a fleet of packet ships running cargo and passenger services between Liverpool, England, and Australia in the second half of the 1800s. It also traded in India and Crimea.