Good Things From Italy - Le Cose Buone d'Italia

Last week I visited the Cantiere delle Marche shipyard in Ancona, and met up with Vasco Buonpensiere, who was recently appointed as new Shareholder and Board Member, responsible for Sales and Marketing. These are exciting times at the yard, with two Darwin Class yachts under construction at the yard, and two signed contracts for the yard's new Nauta Air line.
During my tour of the yard, Vasco explained the yard's history. To date, the group that founded the Cantiere delle Marche shipyard has constructed, or collaborated in the construction of, a wide range of different vessels. These include tankers, hi-tech merchant ships, passenger vessels and the world’s most prestigious cruise ships, in addition to refitting and constructing pleasure craft for an international clientele. [...]

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Luigi Griffoni and Libero Piccini in 1927 produced a motorcycle with brand name G.P. in Falconara Marittima, a town on the Adriatic coast close to Ancona in Le Marche Region.
The patented engine, was a horizontal single-cylinder four-stroke 216 cc, bore (65mm) and stroke (65mm), 2 HP power, cooling system based on forced circulation of oil, gasoline (speed 95-100 km/h) or diesel power (speed 90-95 km/h), magneto ignition Bosch, carburetor BB (Brown & Barlow). In the same 1927 the production stopped and the factory disappeared.