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Flotta Lauro Lines
Flotta Lauro began as one of the largest Italian freighter fleets of the time founded by Gioacchino Lauro, and would eventually go on to operate passenger fleet from the end of WWII to the late 1980s. History Achille Lauro (1887-1982) inherited his first ships in 1912, and built up a substantial fleet of around 50 freighters before World War II. After the war, he ventured into the emigrant market, with the converted freighters Ravello, Olimpia and Napoli. ''Sydney'' and ''Roma'' were rebuilt from World War II aircraft carriers in 1948-51. They carried 800 passengers on the Italy-Australia route and set a whole new standard in migrant transportation offering superior surroundings and a touch of Italian Flair! Roma was scrapped in 1967, and Sydney was later used on Mediterranean cruising. The lines first real passenger ship was the ''Surriento'', an ex-W. R. Grace and Company, Grace Line ship which sailed from US ports to South America and the Caribbean between 1913-70.Formerly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transportation
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land transport, land (rail transport, rail and road transport, road), ship transport, water, cable transport, cable, pipeline transport, pipelines, and space transport, space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airway (aviation), airways, waterways, canals, and pipeline transport, pipelines, and terminals such as airports, train station, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
