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Golden Iris
MS ''Cunard Princess'' was a cruise ship, previously owned an operated by the Israel-based Mano Maritime. She was built 1975 by the Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen, Denmark, for Cunard Line as MS ''Cunard Conquest'', but her interior fittings were subsequently installed at the Navali Mechaniche Affini in La Spezia, Italy. Following re-delivery from Navali Mechaniche Affini in 1977 the ship was renamed MS ''Cunard Princess''. In 1995, the ship entered service with StarLauro Cruises (later rebranded MSC Cruises), briefly retaining her previous name before being renamed MS ''Rhapsody''. In 2009 she was sold to Mano Maritime and sailed as ''Golden Iris'' until 2018, when she was laid up at Chalkis Shipyard, Greece. In 2021 she was renamed ''Gold Club.'' After four years lay-up, she was sold in 2022 to Turkish shipbreakers and beached at Aliağa for recycling. Concept and construction The ship that eventually became known as the ''Cunard Princess'' was originally one of two sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano Maritime
Mano Maritime (Hebrew: מנו ספנות, ''Mano Sapanut'') is a shipping company founded by Moshe Mano and is a subsidiary of the Mano Holdings Group. It operates cargo ships, passenger ships and undertakes other maritime services. The company was ranked in Dun & Bradstreet, Dun’s top companies in Israel: number 5 in the transportation services and number 31 in the services companies. The company also includes in BDI Code of leading companies in Israel: number 36 in the services companies, number 8 in the transportations companies. and number 187 in the general list Mano is the owner, chairman, and president of the company. History In the 1930s, Moshe’s father, Mordechai Mano (born in Thessaloniki, Greece), Aliyah, immigrated to Israel with his family. His son, Moshe Mano was born in 1955 in Haifa and received education in the field of shipping. In his thirties, he established a shipping company, named Mano Maritime which became an independent company, active both in cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
