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The Grimaldi Group is a conglomerate of companies linked to the logistics business with a main focus on shipping. The main brands of the company are: [3] Grimaldi Lines – covering the activities of two companies, Grimaldi Euromed and Grimaldi Deepsea, including maritime transport of cargo and passengers in the Mediterranean as well as freight only services between the Mediterranean, Northern ...
In 1976 ACL took over the Care Line, its ships, Mont Royal and Montmorency, and its direct route to Montreal. [1] During the Falklands War the British registered Atlantic Conveyor and Atlantic Causeway were requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence. Atlantic Conveyor sank on 25 May 1982 after being hit by two Argentine Exocet missiles. She is ...
On 10 March 2019, Grande America caught fire while traveling the Atlantic Ocean between France and Spain on its route from Hamburg (Germany) to Casablanca (Morocco), and sank 4,600 m (15,100 ft) into the Bay of Biscay on 12 March. [1] [2] The 27 people on board were rescued by the Royal Navy ship HMS Argyll after they abandoned ship on 11 March ...
In late 2021 and the first month of 2022, container ships have remained at American ports unloading goods for seven days on average, 21 percent higher than at the start of the pandemic. The mayhem at ports and shipping yards was a key driver for rising prices together with the market dominance of major companies.
Grande Africa class Ro/Ro Container ship 2002 2002 Castellammare Di Stabia 56.738 GT Grimaldi Group: 6093 9246607 Grande Amburgo: Grande Africa class Ro/Ro Container ship 6 September 2003 2004 Castellammare Di Stabia 58.500 GT Grimaldi Group: 6094 9253208 Grande San Paolo: Grande Africa class Ro/Ro Container ship 2003 Palermo: 56.738 GT
JAXPORT is the largest port by volume in Florida, and the 14th largest container port in the United States. [3] It carries about 18 million short tons of cargo each year [4] and has an annual economic impact of over $31 billion, including 138,500 jobs across the state of Florida related to cargo moving through the port. [5]
In 2010, Cecil Field became the United States' eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida authorized to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally. [19] The First Coast Commuter Rail is a proposed commuter rail system serving Jacksonville, FL and Northeast Florida. It is currently in the very early planning stages ...
On April 26, 1956, McLean introduced the world's first container ship, Ideal-X, which sailed from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas with 58 aluminum trailers (containers) on its deck. [3] [4] [5] In April 1960, the company name was rebranded from Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation to Sea-Land. [6]