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Carbosider Soc. di Nav. SpA of Palermo's 1956 Muggiano built bulk carrier GIOVANNI AGNELLI, which was managed by Trasporti Marittimi Merctantili SpA of Genoa, outbound from Rotterdam on 12th September 1975 bound for Sydney, Nova Scotia, to load a cargo for Liverpool.
Later: 1976 EKAVI
BU Kaohsiung 30.10.79
Note: the letter B on her funnel stands for the Company's founder Giovanni Battista Bibolini (1875-1955)
He invented a method to regenerate used oil, developed the relevant machinery and sold the patent to the French company Folzer.
With the capital thus obtained, he financed the construction at the Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia the first ships of his commercial fleet, the “Bibolini ing. Giobatta".
this site might be clarifying https://www.carboflotta.com/fleet/archive-by-year/
that class of ships was said "Capitani d'Industria" (Industry Leaders)
and werethe following,including a syntethic info on the namesake
1955 Guido Donegani (president,Copper Mines, Montecatini)
1955 Oscar Sinigaglia (President,Finsider steel )
1956 Giovanni Ansaldo (Founder,Ansaldo shipbuilding,steel, machinery)
1956 Giovanni Agnelli (Founder,Fiat auto, also Fiat ship engines which equipped all the class)
1956 Carlo Canepa (director,Genoa port authority)
1956 Giacinto Motta (president,Edison Italia, telephone cables,electricity)
1960 Giovanni Queirolo (steel)
1960 Senatore G.B. Bibolini (engineer,inventor,shipowner)
Former name(s):
- Giovanni Agnelli (Until 1976)
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Bulkers built 1950-1960 - 2 photos
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