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by Zeljko Heimer, 26 December 2003
The 1930 "Larousse Commercial" lists this company as
Italian, based as it was in Fiume, but we all know that Fiume is
now Rijeka, Croatia.
"Adria" S.A. di Navigazione Marittima has a blue flag
with a red saltire (the arms equal to 1/5 of the flag's width),
over all a yellow anchor (without rope) which bears a letter A,
also yellow: its apex has been flattened to run parallel to, and
immediately below, the anchor's stock. Incidentally, the A rests
completely within the saltire, you could say it sits astride on
it. The anchor itself takes up about 1/3 of the flag's length and
almost completely fills up the flag's width. Funnel: black.
See also previous flag below, showing an earlier, pre-WWI version
(technically, a Hungarian house flag).
The blue in the 1930 flag could refer to Italy, whereas the
central emblem survived in a adapted form. I believe the firm
helped to make up a new company to be called Adriatica
di Navigazione.
Jan Mertens, 31 October 2003
In "All about Ships and Shipping", 1938 I found
about the same image, with minor differences: the legs of the
"A" are in blue; the anchor takes 2/3 flagheight, and
there's a yellow 5-pointed star in the top.
Caption: "Adria", Soc. Anon. di Nav. Marittima (I
sailed by one of their ships from Palermo to Tunis in 1965).
Jarig Bakker, 31 October 2003
I did see a very small yellow speck on the 1930 image... I
thought it was due to bad printing...
Jan Mertens, 31 October 2003
Previous Flag ?
by Zeljko Heimer, 26 December 2003
After looking at the Lloyd's 1912 on the Net, I found the
drawing of the previous company of the same name (it's listed
under number 188 there).
by Zeljko Heimer, 26 December 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 5 Febuary 1999
A white-red vertical bicolour with the lion of St. Marcus
centered.
Jorge Candeias, 5 Febuary 1999
The flag of this maritime company based in Venice , Italy (as
can see also from its flag) is based on
http://www.adriatica.it/inglese/index.html (defunct) and can be
seen here.
Dov Gutterman , 16 January 1999
Formed 1932 by the merger of several companies as Compagnia di
Navigazione Adriatica with subsequent changes leading to the
current title of Adriatica di Navigazione S.p.A.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
Alpha Trading SpA (Milan, Genoa; also Monaco) is an Italian
firm founded in 1985 dealing in various petroleum-based products,
active on the home market (ports, for instance) and also
internationally.
The firm's flag with
company logo at <www.alphatrading.it>
is showing a white sunburst on a red panel in the center of a
white flag.
Jan Mertens, 18 January 2004
by Ivan Sache, 1 Febuary 2004
Following the link found by Joe Mc Millan - The Mystic Seaport
Foundation <www.mysticseaport.org>,
we can reach the 1911 Lloyd's flagbook, whose full title is
(after the scan of the cover): 'Lloyd's book of house flags and
funnels of the principal steamship lines of the world and the
house flags of various lines of sailing vessels', published at
Lloyd's Royal Exchange. London. E.C. On p. 134, we have:
#2052. Attilio Milesi, Fu Pietro, Genoa. The flag is
swallow-tailed, blue with a M (white) near the hoist and two
white stars placed vertically near the fly.
Ivan Sache, 1 Febuary 2004
by Ivan Sache, 2 November 2003
Gruppo Carboflotta (including Carbofin and Carbonor) is based
in Genoa. The houseflag of the company is blue with a white B
letter in the middle, flanked by two white stars. I assume B is
the initial of the name of the founder or a former owner of the
company.
Source: <www.omniainformatica.it>,
located by Jan Mertens.
Ivan Sache, 2 November 2003
This is the cable address of Union Ligure Armamento S.r.l.,
formed 1952, with their shipping subsidiary (as at Lloyds 2000)
being Carbofin S.p.A. [I have nothing on Carbonor but assume they
are another subsidiary]. The flag is that of Bibolini Società di
Navigazione S.p.A. and regular sources show the stars being erect
i.e. top point straight up. There is a connection of some sort
between the companies [possibly on a chartering bases] and also
likely with other "Carbo" companies of the past but it
is not clear. The Bibolini company originated pre WW2 as Giovanni
B. Bibolini who had a blue flag bearing a white "B"
only and Brown 1958 gives this livery as applying to Unione
Ligure Armamento as well as to Transoceanica Genovese S.p.A.
(latter not traced). Bibolini ceased to be shipowners sometime
between 1985 and 1992.
Rosanoski, 3 January 2004
by Jorge Candeias, 1 April 1999
A sort of a non-swallowtailed burgee, red, with dark blue
stripes along the top and bottom edges and a yellow logo shifted
to the hoist, consisting of the overlapping letters "N"
and "C".
Jorge Candeias, 1 April 1999
by Dov Gutterman, 4 November 2003
From <www.finsea.it>:
"China Shipping (Italy) Agency Co. is the new
"starring" Agency in the Italian Shipping world.
Founded in the early 1999 through a joint venture between the
Shanghai giant China Shipping (Group) Co. and the Genoese fast
foregoing Finsea Holding, clustering Ship Agencies, Port Terminal
and Logistic activities, CS(I)A became operative in the autumn
same year."
The flag is blue logo on white, as seen in a photo at that page.
Dov Gutterman, 4 November 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 7 Febuary 1999
White with two blue horizontal stripes along the upper and
lower edges and the red logo shifted to the hoist. The logo is a
pair of "C"s limited above and below by horizontal
bars.
Jorge Candeias, 7 Febuary 1999
A real flag from from: <www.coeclerici.com>
can be seen here.
Dov Gutterman, 27 January 1999
Originated in 1909 from the partnership of Henry Coe and
Alfonso Clerici Sr. beginning shipowning in 1912. In 1985 they
operated through the newly formed subsidiary of Bulkitalia S.p.A.
which merged in 1994 with Fermar S.p.A. to form Coeclerici
Armatori S.p.A.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 22 April 2002
Costa Containers Lines S. p. A. serves ports in 5 different
geographical areas: South America, Central America,
Canada-Cuba-Mexico, Mediterranean and West Africa. The logo
consists of a rectangular field, divided black over dark red,
diagonally from (if it indeed is a flag) lower hoist to upper
fly, and charged with large yellow initials: CCL.
Source: "Carga e Transportes".
Jorge Candeias, 22 April 2002
The "Costa" shipping company is Italian and has its
head offices in Genoa. One of its divisions is a "Costa
Crociere", known by its trips of pleasure. Other one is
"Costa Container Lines", whose agents in Portugal are
Garland Navegacao Lda.
Aingeru Astui, 22 April 2002
I found the company website at <www.costacontainer.com>.
Aingeru's information is confirmed. I was unable to find a proper
flag, but it seems the red of the logo is a regular red, not the
dark red as appars in the newspaper. I won't recolour my image,
though, until it's proven that it's a proper houseflag and not
just a logo...
Jorge Candeias, 22 April 2002
Viewing the company website I agree that the red is ordinary
but point out that the black is actually blue. Not sure whether
the flag exists but the design appears on the funnel so prospects
are likely. Don't know about the connection with Costa Crociere
S.p.A. as that company is now part of Carnival Corporation and
that group is only involved in cruise shipping.
Rosanoski, 7 January 2004
by Jarig Bakker, 26 October 2003
At home I have a stout "Larousse Commercial
Illustré" (a kind of trade encyclopedia) published in
Paris, 1930. It has four pages in colour illustrating house
flags; a note identifies it as the work of Sandy Hook.
In this book, I found "Cosulich" (Trieste - different
from Fratelli Cosulich): three horizontal
stripes, the upper and lower one themselves horizontally divided
red-white-red, the central one diagonally divided: upper and
lower triangles green, the left and right ones white bearing a
black C and T, respectively. The horizontal division is 4:7:4.
The letters are at the extreme end of their respective triangles,
where they have most space. The two RWR bands on the Cosulich
flag have horizontal divisions. (Funnel: red-white-red, black at
the top).
Jan Mertens, 26 October 2003
This is the same as Fratelli Cosulich. I
presume that the "P" shown in the fly is incorrect as
the text mentions "T", and this version indeed is
one I have missed spotting as it is shown by Brown 1926 who then
in 1929 changes the letter to an "L".
"T" is also shown by the Lloyd Reedereiflaggen
cigarette card collection of 1933 but this probably originates
from Brown 1926. On the assumption that "T" signifies
Trieste its use is logical whereas the meaning of
"L" is not clear but apart from Brown 1929 its use is
also given by Reid-Corson and Bonsor in their books on the North
Atlantic passenger trade although as the latter two do not
specify where their information originates from this may not be
proper support.
Jan's source does differ from most others though in the basic
format as they show a further white band top and bottom between
the central green-white diagonal quarters and the red bands. See here.
Neale Rosanoski, 3 January 2004
by Jorge Candeias, 10 Febuary 1999
9 red and yellow horizontal
stripes with two vertical tripes at the hoist in opposite
colour. I'm not sure about the yellow, since the original image
had a black transparent colour, making the flag together with the
background. Please correct if wrong. It's a very Bremen-like flag for an italian company,
isn't it?
Jorge Candeias, 4 Febuary 1999
My impression is that it was red and white.
Al Fisher, 4 Febuary 1999
Following Al's information, I turned the yellow into white.
Now, this is a Bremen flag I find it
weird.
Jorge Candeias, 10 Febuary 1999
The flag can be seen at the company site: <www.cosulich.it>
Dov Gutterman, 20 January 1999
The corrected colors - red and white, are the right
ones. Iti s not Bremen colors but Austrian. Cosulich
started its life as Austro-American under the Habsburgs and only
became Italian by the stroke of a pen in 1919 when Trieste went
to Italy after WWI and Austria lost her seacoast.
Charles Dragonette, 10 July 2000
Originated 1857 and in 1903 formed Societ? Anonima Unione
Austriaca di Navigizione ,also known as the Austro-Americana
Line, being Austrian at this point. The flag is uncertain being
shown by Lloyds 1904 and 1912 with the hoist similar to the flag
above except the numbers of bands in the hoist "check"
is shown as 12 whilst Reed 1912 only shows 10 and Bonsor in the
North Atlantic Seaway makes no mention at all of this design, with the main field
consisting of 8 narrower horizontal bands in 2 groups of 4 of
red-white in chief and white-red in base with the groups
separated by a wider band taking about 1/3 the flag and
consisting of diagonal quarters of red-white with the white
quarters each bearing a black "A". Again Bonsor varies
by having the two groups each of 3 red and 3 white (and does not
clarify whether the lower group has red on the base or white) and
gives the letters as being red. After WW1 on becoming part of
Italy the company became "Cosulich" Societ? Triestina
di Navigazione in 1919 with a change in the flag with the hoist
"checks" done away with and the central band becoming a
diagonal quarter of green-white with the black letters
becoming "C" and "L". In 1/1932 it was
merged into Italia Flotte Riunite. In 1946 the current company of
Fratelli Cosulich S.p.A. was formed reviving the name and using a
variation of the flag format.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Paul, 25 December 2002
Name: "Corrado," Societa di Navigazione.
Circa: early 1950s.
Source: Flags, Funnels and Hull Colours by Colin Stewart
c.1956.
Note: Due to 4-color printing, exact shades are
difficult to determine.
Paul, 25 December 2002
"Corrado" Società di Navigazione. Formed 1927 and
operated until c.mid 1970s.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Ivan Sache, 2 November 2003
D'Alesio Group (including D'Alesio and Dalmare) is based in
Livorno. The houseflag of D'Alesio is a triangular flag
horizontally divided blue-red-blue.
Source: <www.omniainformatica.it>,
located by Jan Mertens.
Ivan Sache, 2 November 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 2 Febuary 1999
A black and light blue compass-card ornamented in the top with
what looks like a couple of joysticks (?) on a yellow field.
Jorge Candeias, 2 Febuary 1999
d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. formed 1952 by 2 of the
brothers from Fratelli d'Amico. This flag is shown as a logo on
the company website and I have recorded it from a paper ad in
1977. It, or a simpler variation, is also shown as the emblem on
the funnels but according to Brown (1958, 1982 and 1995) the flag
is yellow with a narrow blue bend.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Jorge Candeias
The logo is a drawing like this flag.
Jorge Candeias, 30 Jan 1998
According to InfoMare the only company to fit the flag is
Eagle Containers co. of La-Spezia , Italy..
Dov Gutterman , 15 January 1999
by Ivan Sache, 18 October 2003
Houseflag of EneRmaR Trasporti Isole Sarde (Genoa, Italy) is
based on <www.enermar.it>.
Dov Gutterman, 18 October 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 4 March 1999
White with a logo centered, consisting of a greyish blue
"E" to the left with the central bar crossing a green
globe-like device and ending in an arrow-point.
Jorge Candeias, 4 March 1999
Full name Euroceanica Investments B.V. and from their phone
number the company is Swiss being based Geneva They appear to be
more of an investment company rather than shipping being linked
with Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
by Jorge Candeias, 31 March 1999
A triangular flag with the tip cutted out (is there a specific
name for this shape?). White with a dark red cross and the black
initials "RR" in the first quarter.
Jorge Candeias, 31 March 1999
The "RR" on the flag presumably comes from the
Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. connection of which it is a
subsidiary, operating the offshore vessels and deep sea tugs of
the group, the full name being Finarge-Armamento Genovese S.r.l.
Genovese S.p.A. I have doubts about whether the pennant has a
square point. The company website image does look like it but as
it is small and also depicts a waving flying flag, a false
impression may have resulted.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 April 2003
From <www.finbeta.com>:
"Finbeta S.p.a. is an Italian shipping company based in
Savona and controlled by the Bertani family which operates a
fleet of chemical parcel tankers".
The flag at this site is an
horizontal red-yellow-red-yellow-red flag charged with red logo
on white sqare.
Dov Gutterman, 4 November 2003
by Ivan Sache, 14 January 2004
Following the link found by Joe Mc Millan - The Mystic Seaport
Foundation <www.mysticseaport.org>,
we can reach the 1911 Lloyd's flagbook, whose full title is
(after the scan of the cover): 'Lloyd's book of house flags and
funnels of the principal steamship lines of the world and the
house flags of various lines of sailing vessels', published at
Lloyd's Royal Exchange. London. E.C.
The house flags of sailing vessels are shown on pages 133 to 136.
On p. 133 we have:
#2031. Fratelli A.A.G. (or O?) Semides, Genoa. The flag is blue
with the letters F S (white).
Ivan Sache, 14 January 2004
