The Italian Line or Italia Line, also known as the Italia di Navigazione S.p.A., was a passenger shipping line

Shipping line

-History of shipping lines:Large-scale shipping lines became widespread in the nineteenth century, after the development of the steamship in 1783. At first, Great Britain was the centr of development; in 1819, the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic Ocean took place and by 1833, shipping lines...

 that operated regular transatlantic

Transatlantic

Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe. Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in sailing ships, which was a time consuming and often perilous journey. Transatlantic crossings became faster,...

 services between Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and the United States, and Italy and South America. During the late 1960s the company turned to running cruises

Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

, and from 1981 it became a global freight operator.

History

The company was founded in 1937 through a merger of the Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

-based Navigazione Generale Italiana

Navigazione Generale Italiana

Navigazione Generale Italiana was an Italian shipping company formed in 1881 by the merger of I & V. Florio of Palermo and Raffaele Rubattino of Genoa...

 (NGI), the Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

-based Lloyd Sabaudo

Lloyd Sabaudo

The Lloyd Sabaudo was formed in Turin in 1906 and began passenger service in 1907, expanding to link Italy to ports in Asia as well as North and South America. In 1932 it merged with several other Italian shipping lines to form the Italian Line.-References:...

, and the Trieste

Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

-based Cosulich STN lines, encouraged by the Italian government. The new company acquired the Cosulich-owned ships MS Saturnia and MS Vulcania

MS Vulcania

The MS Vulcania was an Italian ocean liner built by Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone, northern Italy in 1926 for the Italian company, Cosulich Line.-Characteristics:...

, the Lloyd Sabaudo-owned SS Conte Rosso

SS Conte Rosso

SS Conte Rosso was an Italian ocean liner active in the early 20th century.Named after Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, the so-called "Red Count", the Conte Rosso was noted for her lavish Italian interior decoration. Because much of its sailing would be in warmer waters, the designers included an...

, SS Conte Biancamano

SS Conte Biancamano

Conte Biancamano was an Italian liner launched in 1925. The name was chosen in honor of Humbert I Biancamano, founder of the Savoy. She was built in the Scottish shipyards named William Beardmore & Co. in Dalmuir around Glasgow. She was built for the Genovese shipping company named Lloyd Sabaudo...

 and SS Conte Grande

SS Conte Grande

The SS Conte Grande was a Lloyd Sabaudo Line ocean liner built in 1927 by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste, Italy, to service the transatlantic passenger line between Genoa, Italy, and New York City. Launched on 29 June 1927, her maiden voyage was from Genoa to Naples to New York City,...

 and the NGI-owned SS Giulio Cesare

SS Giulio Cesare

SS Giulio Cesare was initially a liner of the Navigazione Generale Italiana, which was later operated by the Italian Line. The ship was used to transport first class, second class, and tourist-class passengers.-Features:...

, SS Duilio

SS Duilio

SS Duilio was the first Italian super ocean liner and one of the largest Italian merchant fleet until 1925. She was 24,281 gross tons and was the sister to SS Giulio Cesare that launched in 1921...

, SS Roma

SS Roma (1926)

SS Roma was a 30,000 gross register ton ocean liner built for the Italian shipping company Navigazione Generale Italiana of Genoa by Ansaldo shipyard in Sestri Ponente. She was the sister ship to MS Augustus...

 and MS Augustus

MS Augustus

MS Augustus was a combined ocean liner and cruise ship built in 1927 for Navigazione Generale Italiana. The ship was later transferred to the new Italian Line after the merger of Navigazione Generale Italiana. Her sister ship was SS Roma-History:...

. The same year two previously commissioned ocean liner

Ocean liner

An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...

s were delivered to the company: SS Rex

SS Rex

The SS Rex was an Italian ocean liner launched in 1931. It held the westbound Blue Riband between 1933 and 1935. Originally built for the Navigazione Generale Italiana as the SS Guglielmo Marconi, its state-ordered merger with the Lloyd Sabaudo line meant that the ship sailed for the newly created...

, that captured the Blue Riband

Blue Riband

The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910. Under the unwritten rules, the record is based on average speed...

 in 1933, and SS Conte di Savoia

SS Conte di Savoia

SS Conte di Savoia was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.Conte di Savoia was originally ordered for the Lloyd Sabaudo line, however, after a merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte...

.

During World War II, the company lost many ships, including the Rex and the Conte di Savoia. Others were captured by the United States and converted into troopships; four of them survived the war: Conte Biancamano, Conte Grande, Saturnia, and Vulcania.

Commercial service was resumed in 1947 under the company's new name Società di navigazione Italia. In addition to the four vessels returned to the company by the United States, two new vessels, SS Andrea Doria

SS Andrea Doria

SS Andrea Doria[p] was an ocean liner for the Italian Line home ported in Genoa, Italy, most famous for its sinking in 1956, when 46 people died. Named after the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, the ship had a gross register tonnage of 29,100 and a capacity of about 1,200 passengers and...

 and SS Cristoforo Colombo

SS Cristoforo Colombo

SS Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian ocean liner built in the 1950s, sister ship of the famed and tragic .-Origins and construction:The origins of the Cristoforo Colombo lie in the situation of the Italian Line at the end of World War II. The war had been devastating to them, as two of their newest...

 were commissioned in 1953 and 1954. In 1956, Andrea Doria, the company's three year old flagship collided with the Swedish ship Stockholm near Nantucket and sank, with passenger deaths estimated at 46 or 55. The company replaced the Andrea Doria with the SS Leonardo da Vinci, which went into service in 1960. This ship was based on the same design as Andrea Doria, but was larger, and featured technical innovations.

In the late 1950s, aircraft

Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...

 passenger travel had yet to have a noticeable effect on ocean-going passenger numbers between the United States and the Mediterranean. The Italian Line, therefore, ordered two new ships, the SS Michelangelo

T/S Michelangelo

SS Michelangelo was an Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for Italian Line by Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was the SS Raffaello....

 and SS Raffaello

T/S Raffaello

SS Raffaello was an Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for Italian Line by the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was the SS Michelangelo.-Design and construction:Italian Line...

. Construction of the ships took longer than expected, and they were not delivered until 1965. Being late into service, they were not able to profitably compete on the North Atlantic route. Although planned for cruising as an alternative, the ships had several design flaws that made their use as cruise ships problematic.

Despite huge financial loss, the Italian Line operated the transatlantic route until 1976, after which the Leonardo da Vinci was withdrawn from service; the Michelangelo and Raffaello had already been withdrawn the previous year. The Leonardo da Vinci became a cruise ship in 1977–1978, after which it was withdrawn due to high fuel costs. In 1979 and 1980 the company operated two ex-Lloyd Triestino liners, SS Galileo Galilei

SS Galileo Galilei

SS Galileo Galilei was an ocean liner built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Lloyd Triestino's Italy—Australia service. In 1979 she was converted to a cruise ship, and subsequently sailed under the names Galileo and Meridian...

 and SS Guglielmo Marconi

SS Guglielmo Marconi

SS Guglielmo Marconi was a ocean liner launched on 24 September 1961 for Lloyd Triestino's Genoa—Sydney service. Her sister ship was SS Galileo Galilei. The Guglielmo Marconi made her maiden voyage in November 1963. In 1976, Guglielmo Marconi was transferred to the Naples-Brazil-River Plate...

, as a cruise ships, but this again proved unprofitable.

Because of the unprofitability of the cruise business, the Italian Line turned to freight shipping. It operated its principal container services between the Mediterranean, the west coast of North America, and Central and South America, carrying about of freight in 2001.

Previously owned by the Italian government, the company was privatized in 1998 when sold to d'Amico Società di Navigazione. In August 2002, it was acquired by CP Ships

CP Ships

CP Ships was a large Canadian container shipping company, prior to being taken over by Hapag Lloyd in late 2005. CP Ships had its head office in the City of Westminster in London and later in the City Place Gatwick development on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex.The...

, and in 2005 the Italian Line name ceased to exist following CP's one-brand strategy. CP Ships itself was bought-out in late 2005 by TUI AG

TUI AG

TUI AG is a German multinational travel and tourism company headquartered in Hanover. Until 2001 it was an industrial and transportation company named Preussag AG, which in the mid-1990s decided to reinvent itself as a tourism, shipping, and logistics company...

, and merged with Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd is a German transportation company comprising a cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Ships and a cruise line, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises which is now integrated into TUI AG, Hanover...

 in mid-2006.

International identifiers

SCAC Code

Standard Carrier Alpha Codes

The Standard Carrier Alpha Code is a unique code used to identify transportation companies. It is typically two to four alphabetic letters long...

: ITAU

BIC Code (Container prefixes): ITAU

Passenger ships

Built	Name	Tonnage	Shipyard	Operated	Notes
1908		08,312 GRT8312 GRT	Russell & Co., Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	1932–1934	Former Cosulich Line Cosulich Line The Cosulich Line, formally the Cosulich Societa Triestina di Navigazione, was a steamship line that was based in Trieste, Italy. The company had been founded in 1903 as Unione Austriaca di Navigazione, more commonly called the Austro-American or Austro-Americana Line, when Trieste was under the...  ship; scrapped in 1934
1917	SS Colombo	12003 GRT	Palmer S.& E. Co. Ld. Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as Palmers, was a British shipbuilding company. The Company was based in Jarrow, in Northeast England and also had operations in Hebburn and Willington Quay on the River Tyne.... , Jarrow on Tyne	1932–1941	Refurbished in passenger vessel by Cantieri Baia Napoli. Scuttled at Massaua on 3 April 1941
1922	SS Giulio Cesare SS Giulio Cesare SS Giulio Cesare was initially a liner of the Navigazione Generale Italiana, which was later operated by the Italian Line. The ship was used to transport first class, second class, and tourist-class passengers.-Features:...	21848 GRT	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd Swan Hunter Swan Hunter, formerly known as "Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson", was one of the best known shipbuilding companies in the world. Based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century — most famously, the RMS Mauretania which... , UK	1932–1937	transferred to Lloyd Triestino
1923	SS Conte Verde SS Conte Verde SS Conte Verde was an Italian Lloyd Sabaudo Line ocean liner active in the early 20th century.It was built in 1923 and had a GRT of 18.765. She originally provided transatlantic passenger transport between Genoa and New York City. After acquisition by Italian Line in 1932, she became a part of...	18765 GRT	William Beardmore & Co. William Beardmore and Company William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active between about 1890 and 1930 and at its peak employed about 40,000 people... , Scotland	1932–1940
1923	SS Duilio SS Duilio SS Duilio was the first Italian super ocean liner and one of the largest Italian merchant fleet until 1925. She was 24,281 gross tons and was the sister to SS Giulio Cesare that launched in 1921...	24281 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards Gio. Ansaldo & C. Ansaldo was one of Italy's oldest and most important engineering companies, existing for 140 years from 1853 to 1993.-From foundation to World War I:... , Italy	1932–1937	transferred to Lloyd Triestino, scrapped in 1948
1925	SS Conte Biancamano SS Conte Biancamano Conte Biancamano was an Italian liner launched in 1925. The name was chosen in honor of Humbert I Biancamano, founder of the Savoy. She was built in the Scottish shipyards named William Beardmore & Co. in Dalmuir around Glasgow. She was built for the Genovese shipping company named Lloyd Sabaudo...	24416 GRT	William Beardmore & Co. William Beardmore and Company William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active between about 1890 and 1930 and at its peak employed about 40,000 people... , Scotland	1932–1940 1947–1960
1926	SS Roma SS Roma (1926) SS Roma was a 30,000 gross register ton ocean liner built for the Italian shipping company Navigazione Generale Italiana of Genoa by Ansaldo shipyard in Sestri Ponente. She was the sister ship to MS Augustus...	32583 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1932–1939
1926	MS Vulcania MS Vulcania The MS Vulcania was an Italian ocean liner built by Cantiere Navale Triestino, Monfalcone, northern Italy in 1926 for the Italian company, Cosulich Line.-Characteristics:...	23970 GRT	Cantiere Navale Triestino Cantiere Navale Triestino CANT was an Italian aviation company which originally specialised in building naval aircraft, formed in 1923 as part of the CNT... , Italy	1932–1940 1947–1965	sold to Siosa Lines
1927	MS Saturnia	23940 GRT	Cantiere Navale Triestino Cantiere Navale Triestino CANT was an Italian aviation company which originally specialised in building naval aircraft, formed in 1923 as part of the CNT... , Italy	1932–1940 1946–1965	scrapped in 1965
1927	SS Conte Grande SS Conte Grande The SS Conte Grande was a Lloyd Sabaudo Line ocean liner built in 1927 by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino in Trieste, Italy, to service the transatlantic passenger line between Genoa, Italy, and New York City. Launched on 29 June 1927, her maiden voyage was from Genoa to Naples to New York City,...	25661 GRT	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino was a private shipbuilding company based in Trieste from the mid-19th to early 20th century, and the most important naval shipbuilding firm of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.... , Italy	1932–1940 1947–1961	scrapped in 1961
1927	SS Conte Rosso SS Conte Rosso SS Conte Rosso was an Italian ocean liner active in the early 20th century.Named after Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, the so-called "Red Count", the Conte Rosso was noted for her lavish Italian interior decoration. Because much of its sailing would be in warmer waters, the designers included an...	18017 GRT	William Beardmore & Co. William Beardmore and Company William Beardmore and Company was a Scottish engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active between about 1890 and 1930 and at its peak employed about 40,000 people... , Scotland	1932–1940	Torpedoed and sunk 24 May 1941
1928	MS Augustus MS Augustus MS Augustus was a combined ocean liner and cruise ship built in 1927 for Navigazione Generale Italiana. The ship was later transferred to the new Italian Line after the merger of Navigazione Generale Italiana. Her sister ship was SS Roma-History:...	32650 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1932–1939	largest diesel-engined liner of her time
1932	SS Conte di Savoia SS Conte di Savoia SS Conte di Savoia was an Italian ocean liner built in 1932 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste.Conte di Savoia was originally ordered for the Lloyd Sabaudo line, however, after a merger with the Navigazione Generale Italiana, the ship was completed for the newly formed Italia Flotte...	48502 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico was an Italian manufacturer in the sea and air industry which was active from 1930 to 1966. This shipyard is now owned by Fincantieri.... , Italy	1932–1940	destroyed during 2nd WW while moored in Venice (Italy)
1932	SS Rex SS Rex The SS Rex was an Italian ocean liner launched in 1931. It held the westbound Blue Riband between 1933 and 1935. Originally built for the Navigazione Generale Italiana as the SS Guglielmo Marconi, its state-ordered merger with the Lloyd Sabaudo line meant that the ship sailed for the newly created...	51062 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1932–1940	destroyed by Allied bombers in 1944
1932	MS Neptunia	19475 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1937–1940	torpedoed and sunk, 1941
1932	MS Oceania	19507 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1937–1940	torpedoed and sunk, 1941
1951	MS Giulio Cesare MS Giulio Cesare MS Giulio Cesare was a luxurious ocean liner built for the Italian Line. She was a sister ship to MS Augustus that was launched in the same year. She was built for the South America service like her sister. These two ships' specification and design were very similar.During World War II, the Italian...	27078 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1951–1973	scrapped in 1973
1951	MS Augustus MS Augustus (1952) MS Augustus is a 27,090 GRT, luxurious ocean liner built in 1950 for Italian Line. She was the sister ship to MS Giulio Cesare that was launched in the same year. These two ships were built to the same design, with similar specifications. After the Augustus was sold to Hong Kong, she sailed under...	27090 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1952–1976	In a congress center in Manila named "Queen of Philippines"
1951	SS Andrea Doria SS Andrea Doria SS Andrea Doria[p] was an ocean liner for the Italian Line home ported in Genoa, Italy, most famous for its sinking in 1956, when 46 people died. Named after the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, the ship had a gross register tonnage of 29,100 and a capacity of about 1,200 passengers and...	29083 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1953–1956	capsized and sank on 25 July 1956 after colliding with
1953	SS Cristoforo Colombo SS Cristoforo Colombo SS Cristoforo Colombo was an Italian ocean liner built in the 1950s, sister ship of the famed and tragic .-Origins and construction:The origins of the Cristoforo Colombo lie in the situation of the Italian Line at the end of World War II. The war had been devastating to them, as two of their newest...	29191 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1954–1977	scrapped in 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1960	SS Leonardo da Vinci SS Leonardo da Vinci SS Leonardo da Vinci was an ocean liner built in 1960 by Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy for the Italian Line as a replacement for their SS Andrea Doria that had been lost in 1956. She was initially used in transatlantic service alongside SS Cristoforo Colombo, and primarily for cruising after the...	33340 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1960–1980	burned in 1980, scrapped in 1982
1951	MS Rossini	13225 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico - San Marco Trieste, Italy	1963	scrapped in 1977
1951	MS Donizetti	13226 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico - San Marco Trieste, Italy	1963	scrapped in 1977
1951	MS Verdi	13226 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico - San Marco Trieste, Italy	1963	scrapped in 1977
1963	SS Guglielmo Marconi SS Guglielmo Marconi SS Guglielmo Marconi was a ocean liner launched on 24 September 1961 for Lloyd Triestino's Genoa—Sydney service. Her sister ship was SS Galileo Galilei. The Guglielmo Marconi made her maiden voyage in November 1963. In 1976, Guglielmo Marconi was transferred to the Naples-Brazil-River Plate...	27905 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1975–1981	scrapped in 2002
1965	SS Michelangelo T/S Michelangelo SS Michelangelo was an Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for Italian Line by Ansaldo Shipyards, Genoa. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was the SS Raffaello....	45911 GRT	Ansaldo Shipyards, Italy	1965–1975	scrapped in 1991
1965	SS Raffaello T/S Raffaello SS Raffaello was an Italian ocean liner built in 1965 for Italian Line by the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Monfalcone. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic. Her sister ship was the SS Michelangelo.-Design and construction:Italian Line...	45933 GRT	Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico, Italy	1965–1975	sunk 1983

Container ships

Built	Name	Tonnage	Capacity	Shipyard	IMO number	Call sign	Flag	Status/Comments
1985	Aquitania	17702 GT		Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Shipyard Szczecin Shipyard or New Szczecin Shipyard was a shipyard in northwestern city of Szczecin, Poland. Formerly known as Stocznia Szczecińska Porta Holding S.A. or Stocznia im. Adolfa Warskiego. The shipyard specialized in the construction of container ships, chemicals transport ships, multi-purpose... , Poland	8300975	HPUE	Panama	1991 chartered, 1993 purchased from Cyprus
1989	Cristoforo Colombo	32630 GT		Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. Fincantieri Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe... , Italy	8618449	ICYS	Italy	2002 to d'Amico D'Amico D'Amico is an Italian surname which may refer to:*Antonio D'Amico , Italian model and fashion designer*Andrea D'Amico *Andrea D'Amico *Frank D'Amico, Canadian politician...  shipping Italia
1989	Amerigo Vespucci	32630 GT		Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. Fincantieri Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe... , Italy	8618451	ICBA	Italy	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1991	S. Caboto	15783 GT		Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. Fincantieri Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe... , Italy	8618413	ICMS	Italy	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1992	California	17123 GT		Naikai Zosen Corp., Japan	8901743	ICFC	Italy	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1994	Cielo del Cile	15778 GT		Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH Nordseewerke Nordseewerke is a shipbuilding company located in Emden, Germany. The name Nordseewerke means "North Sea shipyard" in German. The shipyard employs some 1,400 people and is the second-largest plant in Emden, following Volkswagen... , Germany	9046253	ELVB3	Liberia	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1997	Dollart Trader	16165 GT		MTW Schiffswerft GmbH, Germany	9162356	V2OD5	Antigua & Barbuda	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1998	Cielo di San Francisco	25359 GT		Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH Volkswerft Volkswerft is a shipyard in the hanseatic city of Stralsund on the Strelasund. It is part of the German Hegemann-group.The Volkswerft was founded in 1945 as Ingenieurbau Ges.m.b.H.... , Germany	9153408	DGZO	Germany	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
1998	Cielo del Canada	25361 GT		Meeres-Technik-Wismar, Germany	9138290	V2PE2	Antigua & Barbuda	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
2000	Cielo del Caribe	13066 GT		Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is a German shipbuilding company located in Flensburg. The company is trading as Flensburger and commonly abbrevated FSG.-History:...  MbH & Co. KG, Germany	9202053	ELXN2	Liberia	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
2002	Cielo d'America	25580 GT		Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH, Germany	9239733	ICCV	Italy	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia
2002	Cielo d'Europa	25535 GT		Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH, Germany	9236664	ICCP	Italy	2002 to d'Amico shipping Italia

• GRT = Gross Register Tonnage
  Gross Register Tonnage
  Gross register tonnage a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of . It is calculated from the total permanently enclosed capacity of the vessel. The ship's net register tonnage is obtained by reducing the volume of non-revenue-earning spaces i.e...
  
  
• GT = Gross Tonnage
  Gross tonnage
  Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...
  
  

Further reading

• Bureau International des Containers (Container prefix codes, now linking Italia Line units to Hapag-Lloyd due to the merger)
• CP Ships: Press release – CP Ships Completes Acquisition of Italia Di Navigazione, 6 August 2002
• CP Ships: Press release – CP Ships Adopts a Single Brand, 28. April 2005
• Italia Line: Official website – page offline – please refer to History of CP Ships

External links

• The Ships List (extensive list of ships operated by Italian Line)
• Maritime Timetable images (Collection of old company brochures)
• The Picture History of the Italian Line, 1932–1977 (book on amazon.com)
• The Last Ocean Liners – Italian Line – trade routes and ships of the Italian Line in the 1950s, 60s and 70s