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When it entered service, La Superba was the largest passenger ferry operating in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in the world; joined in the following year by the sistership La Suprema, it was surpassed in 2008 by Cruise Roma of Grimaldi Ferries. Its building costed about 120 million dollars. [2]
The fleet was enlarged with new cruise ferries through the 1990s, and in 2000 the company went public. New routes were added, including Livorno-Palermo, Genoa-Olbia and Genoa-Barcelona. In 2002 and 2003 the new, large cruise ferries La Superba and La Suprema entered service. Lines for Tunisia, as well a new Civitavecchia-Palermo line, were opened.
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 ...
MS La Suprema is a cruiseferry owned and operated by the Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci. It was built at Nuovi Cantieri Apuania in Marina di Carrara , Italy. [ 1 ] The second of a two-ship class, La Suprema and her sistership La Superba were the largest passenger ferries of the Mediterranean at the time of their completion; they were ...
New York New Jersey Rail in New York City moves freight cars between Jersey City and Brooklyn. This car float operation provides a southern freight rail gateway to Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island by avoiding the Selkirk Hurdle. The railroad carries a wide range of goods, including construction materials, food, and consumer products. [22]
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866 "Brooklyn Ferries". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. 18 July 1870. p. 2. Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823212453
The first feature film Grimaldi produced was the Spanish western film “L’ombra di Zorro,” which released the following year. Alberto Grimaldi, Producer of ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ...
Replaced the old Goethals Bridge (completed 1928); the two new spans are a cable-stayed design Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge: 1959: 170.08 m: CSX and M&E rail lines: Outerbridge Crossing: 1928: 3093 m: 4 lanes of Route 440; NY 440: Kill Van Kull: Bayonne Bridge: 1931: 1761.74 m: 4 lanes of NY 440; Route 440: raised and rebuilt in 2019