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by Jorge Candeias, 24 Febuary 1999
Dark red over dark blue with a white stripe separating the two
main fields and a white "G" over all. The "G"
is very similar in shape to those of Grimaldi. Perhaps a member
of the Grimaldi Group?
Jorge Candeias, 24 Febuary 1999
From Fratelli Grimaldi formed in 1947 has come the Grimaldi Group operating in two divisions based
in Genoa and Naples respectively. Included in the former is
Gilnavi Societą di Navigazione S.r.l. Indications are that the
various companies have differing liveries but in this case the
logo used appears to have come from the agency company Sealine
S.a.r.l.. whereas that indicated by the company website is for a
swallowtail horizontal biband of ordinary red over dark blue with
the white "G" as shown. This "G" format also
figures in some of the other liveries with a logo for Grimaldi
Group suggesting a dark blue swallowtailed flag with a white
"GG" on it, whilst Brown 1995 shows a blue ordinary
flag with a single white "G" for Grimaldi Compagnia di
Navigazione S.p.A. which appears to be a member of the Naples
division (company website) although itself based in Genoa
(according to Lloyds). Going by the funnel of the latter company
their shade of blue is lighter than the other variations.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
The flag of this company can be seen in the company site
Dov Gutterman, 23 January 1999
by Jorge Candeias, 11 Febuary 1999
I believe that this is an italian company. The flag is a red
triangle with a white cross throughout and a black shield in the
center of the cross containing what seemed to be a 5-pointed
star. The original picture was too small, so I'm not at all sure
about the exact shape and charges of the shield (particularly the
shape above).
Jorge Candeias, 11 Febuary 1999
The company is based in Genoa, so it is Italian company. The
image is based on http://www.informare.it/pubblic/messina/redir.htm
Dov Gutterman, 11 Febuary 1999
The company website shows an image of the houseflag being a
red pennent with a white cross surmounted by the black letter
logo "CM". The image displayed from the company website
has these letters replaced by a panel of the funnel i.e. black
with a white band above a white star. I can find nothing to
indicate that this is an actual flag or has replaced the other
and it appears to be merely a navigating button for their
website. The company have not responded to a query on this
matter.
Neale Rosanoski, 18 September 2002
by Jorge Candeias, 4 March 1999
Unequal vertical tricolour of green white and red. The green
stripe bears the initials "RR" in white, the white
stripe (the narrower) bears something very similar to the
portuguese CoA ,a yellow circular device with holes charged by a
white shield with red border. The original picture was too small
to see clearly, but something seemed to be in the shield. The red
stripe (the wider) bears the initials "ISI" in white.
Jorge Candeias, 4 March 1999
Rimorchiatori Riuiti International Shipping & Investments
Ltda formed in 1999 is the full name being a subsidiary of the
Rimorchiatori Riuiti S.p.A. group through Portunato & Co.
S.r.l.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by James Dignan , 13 December 1997
"Italian Line" (probably wrong)
by Al Fisher , 1 Febuary 1999
Houseflag of "Italia" Societa Anonima di Navigazione
James Dignan, 13 December 1997
"Italia di Navigazione Srl" is one of the partners
in MPE.
Dov Gutterman, 31 July 1999
Stewart shows spear as being white.
Al Fisher, 1 Febuary 1999
Italia di Navigazione Srl and the Italian Line are one and the
same. Originating 1932 as Italia Flotte Riunite it was part of
the 1936 Italian Government reorganisation becoming from 1.1.1937
Societą per Azione di Navigazione Italia and eventually ended
as Italia di Navigazione S.p.A. The flag combines those of
Genoa and Trieste with the latter emblem being a
"ranseur" or spear head. No other source suggests that
the spear was ever yellow.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Ivan Sache, 25
March 2001
The houseflag of the Italian shipping company 'Italian
Transporti Maritimi' is a white field with a St. George's cross
and a green star in canton. I suspect the company is (or was
originally) based in Genoa because of the St. George's cross.
Source: Znamierowski [zna00],
p. 245
Ivan Sache, 25 March 2001
Full name is Compagnia Italiana Transporti Marittima S.A. and
it was based Genoa. Known as CITMAR it appears to have
ceased trading in the early 1970s.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 12 Febuary 1999
A very dark red and white vertical bicolour, the red part
charged with a skinny fleur-de-lys and the white part charged
with a very dark red cross throughout.
Jorge Candeias, 12 Febuary 1999
Original of Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione S.P.A flag from
http://www.lloydtriestino.it (defunct) can be seen here
Dov Gutterman, 2 Febuary 1999
Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione S.p.A. originated 1833 as Lloyd
Austriaco which entered shipping in 1836 and was variously known
as Austrian Lloyd, Osterreichischer Lloyd, Austro Hungarian Lloyd
Steam Navigation Co. or Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Co. A
similar variation is shown with its flag with the colour blue
being consistent but the yellow charge being either a foul anchor
topped with a bishop's style crown placed erect, the charge
placed diagonally per bend or placed vertical with a more
elaborate crown and being above a yellow scroll inscribed
"VORWĘRTS". In 1919 it became Lloyd Triestino and
switched from Austria to Italy. The first flag under this name
was blue with in the canton a coronet above a foul anchor placed
diagonally per bend and in lower fly the half spear with all
charges being white although Brown 1929 reverses the flag.
However it seem unlikely that charges would be placed in upper
fly and lower hoist. One source states that this flag was used
until 1935 but this is a bit suspect as Brown 1934 shows the
current flag which is the reverse of Italia di Navigazione Srl
with the same derivations.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Al Fisher , 10 Febuary 1999
Lloyd Sardegna Compagnia di Navigazione S.r.l. was formed in
1990 and is the shipowning subsidiary of Compagnia Sarda di
Navigazione Marittima S.r.l. which in turn is a subsidiary of
Marsano Armatori S.a.s. who were once directly involved in
shipping and flew a white flag with a red cross (Genoa based)
with the fesse point towards the hoist and a blue "M"
surmounting the sinister arm of the cross.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Jorge Candeias
The logo includes not only this flag. but also an orangevy
version of Italia di Navigazione houseflag
Jorge Candeias, 30 January 1998
It is a commercial name of joint Italian companies. As stated
in D'Amico company site: http://www.damicoship.com/trad98.htm:
"The company presently handles two regular shipping lines.
The first one - dealing only with container transportation - is
operated together with Italia di Navigazione S.p.A. of Genoa and
carries the commercial name of "Med Pacific Express"
using four container vessels, two employed by d'Amico and two by
Italia di Navigazione. This liner service is performed between
the Mediterranean area, Central America and the North Pacific
(Venezuela, Mexico, U.S.A. and Canada). From April 1996 the
service has been extended to the Coasts of the South Pacific
using two feeder vessels: one of d'Amico, the other one of Italia
."
Dov Gutterman, 15 January 1999
by Dov Gutterman, 23 July 2002
Based on images at http://www.navmont.com/
and http://www.navmont.com/files/azienda/immagini/evolband.gif.
Dov Gutterman, 23 July 2002
by Jorge Candeias , 6 March 1999
A dubious flag: could be simply the logo.
Black-white-red-black stripes disposed vaguely horizontally,
forming a sort of V. The colours and design remind the German
Poseidon company.
Jorge Candeias, 6 March 1999
I located an image that looks like this company flag at: http://www.premuda.it/
Dov Gutterman, 13 Febuary 1999
Premuda S.p.A. According to Brown 1995 the website logo is the
flag except Brown shows a narrower chevron and it is not
staggered beginning and ending at a similar point towards upper
hoist and fly. Lloyds states that the company was formed 1975 as
Premuda Societą di Navigazione per Azioni changing name in
1996. However it appears from website comments that this company
probably originated with Giovanni L. Premuda who was operating by
at least 1904 and appears to have formed [Societą Anonima di]
Navigazione a Vapore G.L. Premuda in 1907 (sources vary with the
name) which operated up to WW2 and had a quartered flag of red
and green.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
