inserzione su Gazzetta provinciale di Bergamo del 3.1.1881
The Florio Line brought 50 ships into the merger, while Rubattino contributed 40.[1] Following the merger, the new company not only maintained the existing service, it expanded by adding service to South America in 1884. To support the new routes, in 1885, NGI acquired competitors Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi Raggio & Co. and Società Rocco Piaggio & Figli.[2]
"La Veloce" inserzione su Gazzetta provinciale di Bergamo del 23.1.1890
Società Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio & Co.[3] was founded in Genoa in 1882 by Carlo, Edilio and Armando Raggio to transport passengers and freight between Italy and South America; Società Rocco Piaggio & Figli was formed in Genoa in 1870 and operated routes to Montevideo and Buenos Aires through the Canary Islands, then later between Genoa, Naples, and Rio de la Plata.[4]
In 1901, the company further expanded by acquiring the assets of La Veloce, a shipping company formed in 1884 which was liquidated in 1924 following its acquisition by Navigazione Generale Italiana.[5]
1906 brought another expansion with the acquisition of Italia Società di Navigazione a Vapore, a shipping company founded in Genoa in 1899.
On June 13, 1910, the Società Nazionale dei Servizi Marittimi acquired the NGI's Mediterranean routes allowing NGI to focus on the trans-Atlantic operations with 19 remaining vessels. Also in 1910, NGI acquired Lloyd Italiano,[6] a shipping company started in Genoa in 1904 by Erasmo Piaggio who was pursuing links with North and South America.
The company's principal routes were those from Italy-US East Coast and Italy-Brazil/Argentina, both strongly underpinned economically by the emigrant trade.
Fleet
Over the decades of its existence the company had quite an extensive fleet. Amongst these were a group of ships named after the Italian royal family and other aristocrats and figures of Roman history. Amongst the largest of these was the MS Augustus (1926) 1927-46 and its sister ship the SS Roma, others included the SS Giulio Cesare 1922-44 and the SS Duilio 1923-43.
Italian Steamship Lines History and Ephemera Including NGI GG Archives
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navigazione, generale, italiana, italian, shipping, company, industryshipping, transportationpredecessori, florio, raffaele, rubattinofounded1881, years, 1881, area, servednorth, south, atlantic, zagabria, 1930, contents, history, routes, fleet, ships, picture. Navigazione Generale Italiana NGI was an Italian shipping company Navigazione Generale ItalianaIndustryShipping transportationPredecessorI amp V Florio amp Raffaele RubattinoFounded1881 142 years ago 1881 Area servedNorth amp South AtlanticNavigazione Generale Italiana Zagabria 1930 Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Fleet 4 Ships of the Navigazione Generale Italiana 5 Pictures 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe company formed in 1881 by the merger of I amp V Florio of Palermo and Raffaele Rubattino of Genoa At the time of the merger the two companies both operated extensively in the Mediterranean with I amp V Florio also operating routes to the United States and Canada and Raffele Rubattino operating routes to India and the Far East through the Suez Canal inserzione su Gazzetta provinciale di Bergamo del 3 1 1881 The Florio Line brought 50 ships into the merger while Rubattino contributed 40 1 Following the merger the new company not only maintained the existing service it expanded by adding service to South America in 1884 To support the new routes in 1885 NGI acquired competitors Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi Raggio amp Co and Societa Rocco Piaggio amp Figli 2 La Veloce inserzione su Gazzetta provinciale di Bergamo del 23 1 1890 Societa Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio amp Co 3 was founded in Genoa in 1882 by Carlo Edilio and Armando Raggio to transport passengers and freight between Italy and South America Societa Rocco Piaggio amp Figli was formed in Genoa in 1870 and operated routes to Montevideo and Buenos Aires through the Canary Islands then later between Genoa Naples and Rio de la Plata 4 In 1901 the company further expanded by acquiring the assets of La Veloce a shipping company formed in 1884 which was liquidated in 1924 following its acquisition by Navigazione Generale Italiana 5 1906 brought another expansion with the acquisition of Italia Societa di Navigazione a Vapore a shipping company founded in Genoa in 1899 On June 13 1910 the Societa Nazionale dei Servizi Marittimi acquired the NGI s Mediterranean routes allowing NGI to focus on the trans Atlantic operations with 19 remaining vessels Also in 1910 NGI acquired Lloyd Italiano 6 a shipping company started in Genoa in 1904 by Erasmo Piaggio who was pursuing links with North and South America In 1932 NGI merged with Lloyd Sabaudo and Cosulich Line to form the Italian Line that later built the one time Italian Blue Riband champion SS Rex and the ill fated SS Andrea Doria Routes EditThe company s principal routes were those from Italy US East Coast and Italy Brazil Argentina both strongly underpinned economically by the emigrant trade Fleet EditOver the decades of its existence the company had quite an extensive fleet Amongst these were a group of ships named after the Italian royal family and other aristocrats and figures of Roman history Amongst the largest of these was the MS Augustus 1926 1927 46 and its sister ship the SS Roma others included the SS Giulio Cesare 1922 44 and the SS Duilio 1923 43 Ships of the Navigazione Generale Italiana EditName Shipyard GRT Length m Passengers Launch Enter Service NotesSS Principessa Mafalda Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso 9210 141 1530 22 October 19089 March 1909 Sank off the coast of Brazil on 25 October 1927 with loss of over 300 livesPrincipessa Jolanda Cantiere Navale di Riva Trigoso 9210 141 1550 22 September 1907 Capsized at launch Scrapped at site Principe Umberto Cantieri Navali del Tirreno PalermoNo 13 7838 145 1 April 1909 Troop transport during WW1 sunk by U 5 8 June 1916 in the Adriatic with between 1 750 and 1 926 men lost Pictures Edit Launch of Principessa Jolanda The Principessa Mafalda SS Duilio The Regina MargheritaReferences Edit American Trade With Italy A New Steam Ship Line Started To Foster It The New York Times June 19 1881 Page 8 Navigazione Generale Italiana Archived 2009 01 22 at the Wayback Machine Societa Italiana di Transporti Marittimi Raggio amp Co Archived 2008 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Societa Rocco Piaggio amp Figli Archived 2011 12 06 at the Wayback Machine La Veloce Archived 2011 10 01 at the Wayback Machine Lloyd Italiano Archived 2008 05 16 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditItalian Steamship Lines History and Ephemera Including NGI GG Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Navigazione Generale Italiana amp oldid 1068391677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
