Italian Line [SEP] dissolved or abolished
"d'Amico Società di Navigazione". In August 2002, it was acquired by CP Ships, 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, and merged with Hapag-Lloyd in mid-2006.
International identifiers.
SCAC Code: ITAU
BIC Code (Container prefixes): ITAU
Ships.
Ships Container ships.
- GRT = Gross Register Tonnage
- GT = Gross Tonnage
1930. Traffic volume on the line experienced significant decreases starting from this time. Following the "encroachment" of the standard gauge line and increasing competition from road transport, the Shire approached the Government of Queensland to take over the Tramway but the Minister for Railways declined.
With declining traffic, the Tramway ceased operations on 30 Sep 1944. The rails and rolling stock were sold, and the Beaudesert Tramway Committee was abolished on 31 December 1945.
Rolling stock.
The Tramway owned locomotives, passenger carriages capable of carrying