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This one looks more Korean than from Hong Kong: white with a disc centered.
The disc contains a blue outer border, a white inner border and an
assymetrical yin-yang-like disc in the interior: a large red field above
separated from a smaller blue field by a narrow white wavy disc.
Jorge Candeias, 4 April, 1999
This flag is also apparently that of the South Korean company Boyang Ltd.
with any connection being unknown. Fullwin originated 1976 as Full Wind
Navigation Co.Ltd. changing in 1979 to Fullwind Maritime Ltd. and then to
Fullwin Marine Ltd. in 1987.
Neale Rosanoski, 23 January 2003
image by Eugene Ipavec, 26 January 2011
Hong Kong based Gold Bridge Shipping Ltd is a subsidiary of tanker shipping
company BLT (Indonesia) already present on FOTW-ws. Website:
http://www.gbship.com/
Founded in 1990 as a joint venture and completely owned by BLT owners BSG Corp.
since 1995, the firm’s areas of activity are listed as "shipowner - commercial
or ship operator - technical management - ship brokerage and shipping agency -
storage tank services - other logistical services" ('Corporate Data' section,
upper menu).
Since 1995 also the chemical tanker fleet has been expanded by newbuilds. Currently Gold Bridge is mainly active in East Asia and South East Asia; storage
tanks are operated in SW China. In all, ten vessels are listed and
described (‘Fleet Lists’).
Shown as a drawing on the website, the house flag(oid) is blue with narrow red
stripes horizontally edging the field; white combined - and partly overlapping -
initials "GB" appear in the centre, the first letter higher. This design also
appears on funnels.
Jan Mertens, 19 January 2011
image by Jorge Candeias, 8 February 1999
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 July 2010
GrandFame Ship Management Ltd at Hong Kong seem very flag conscious as we are
treated to a view of the Chinese flag waving above that of Hong Kong (and a
pilot flag thrown in for good measure):
http://www.gfship.hk/eng/index.html and to this nice view of international
flags:
http://www.gfship.hk/eng/network.html
GrandFame’s house flag, by contrast, appears modestly as a little drawing and -
as may be seen on the first page linked to - on a ship’s funnel: blue field with
white lozenge, not touching the flag’s edges, bearing blue serifed initials
"GF".
The company was founded in 1996. Services offered are ship management and
chartering of "all kinds of cargoes", brokerage, consultancy, and agency. A
world map on the site (see second page linked to) situating GrandFame’s
activities places many house flaglets in East Asia, and one in Greece.
Jan Mertens, 26 March 2010
image by Jarig Bakker, 25 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Green flag with
5 horizontal yellow stripes, white diamond, black "G".
Jarig Bakker, 25 January 2006
image by Jarig Bakker, 23 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
White flag bordered blue, blue "HS".
Jarig Bakker, 23 December 2005
image by Miles Li, 2 April 2017
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company (1863-1973)
Miles Li, 2 April 2017
image by Miles Li, 2 April 2017
"Replica" flag flown in Whampoa Garden, a housing estate built on the site of
the former Whampoa Dock in Kowloon.
Miles Li, 2 April 2017
image by Jarig Bakker, 23 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Blue flag, yellow diamond bordered white; red
"HB".
Jarig Bakker, 23 December 2005
by Jarig Bakker, 3 February 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, 1926 [wed26]
Hong Kong - red flag, white saltire.
Jarig Bakker, 3 February 2005
Red flag with a white lozenge charged with IMC in blue, the letter M being bigger than the two others.
Source: Josef Nüsse
Ivan Sache, 25 August 2002
Changed name 1991 to IMC Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. after relocating to Singapore.
Neale Rosanoski, 23 January 2003
Blue flag, over all white diamond, charged with black outlined diamond with
red "CNI".
Jarig Bakker, 16 November 2005
This one is too good not to quote in full (almost), coming from China Sea
Marine Trading Co. owned by Steve Bunker & Sharon Bondroff of Gray, Maine, US.
Page in question, first item, url followed by extensive quote so credits are
due:
http://www.chinaseatrading.com/results_flags.php?pageNum_Recordset1=0&totalRows_Recordset1=14&Search=flags_key
"The shipping magn[ate] C.Y. Tung was known as the "Niarcos of the East." He
assembled a fleet of 150 large ships and organized the Overseas Orient Line. One
of his acquisitions was the old R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth which he renamed
the S.S. Seawise University. The idea-- to create a floating university for 800
or so sea-going students.
When I bought this flag I was told that it came off the "Seawise U" in 1972.
It's a good story and makes sense but I can't verify it. Anyway, it is a great
old C.Y. Tung company house flag in wool bunting, about nine feet long. It has
the usual small moth holes but has good color and is sound for display."
Picture
taken from clickable photo
for the moment named (LUOP): dark blue field bearing a white
diamond, fimbriated dark blue, in the centre red entwined initials "CNI" (the
"N" inside the "C" and the "I" extending beyond the "C").
Although this photo is much better than the rather poorly (and unidentified)
eBay table flag pic I once saw a tiny drawing was found among the sponsors of
the HK Maritime Museum.
"Island Navigation Corporation International Ltd" apparently a member of the
Tung Group - see quote from:
http://www.allcompanyonline.com/company/37/4/15/826632/Island-Navigation-Corporation-International-Ltd.html
"Island Navigation Corporation International Ltd. ('INCIL') is one of the
largest shipping companies in Hong Kong. It is one of the TUNG's group of
companies. The founder of the group is Mr C Y Tung, the shipping tycoon. The
main business of INCIL is ship-owning, vessel chartering, vessel management. Our
related company also provide container liner service to all part of the
world.Ship owners / operators Ship agents".
More on the famous Mr Tung:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tung_Chao_Yung
Jan Mertens, 27 July 2010
image by Eugene Ipavec, 18 June 2010
Ji Zhou Shipping Co. Ltd, established at Hong Kong, maintains a
website.
"Jizhou Shipping Co., Ltd was established in 2003 with its headquarter[s] in
Hong Kong. (...) The company is now providing [a] weekly container liner service
between Fujian and Japan, calling [at] Xiamen, Fuzhou, Mizhushima, Osaka,
Yokohama,Tokyo and Nagoya etc. Two container vessels fully owned by the company
"Ji Feng" and "Ji Peng" and self-owned containers are employed."
There is a Japanese branch while additionally established, specialized firms are
Ji Peng (Fuzhou) Ship Management Co., Ltd; Ji Tong (Fuzhou) Shipping Agency Co.;
Fujian Hualong Logistics Co.; and Fuzhou Kaihong Logistics Co.
Large image of house flag, light blue bearing a red Chinese character
(explanation most welcome - thanks in advance):
http://www.gogostone.com/picture/jizhou/3272008613152633.jpg
Reduced image.
Jan Mertens, 09 June 2010
Blue flag, white saltire.
Jarig Bakker, 16 November 2005
White flag with two narow stripes in top and bottom and a red D inscribed in a black oval in the middle.
Source: Josef Nüsse
Ivan Sache, 25 August 2002
Kishinchand Chellaram Maritime Agencies Ltd. changed name 1996 to Chelleram
Shipping Ltd. and then in 1999 reconstructed into Chelleram Shipping (Hong
Kong) Ltd. and K.C. Maritime Ltd. With the change of name Chelleram Shipping
have adopted a new flag which can be vied at the Hong Kong Seite 4 of Josef's
website. The "D" is on this flag is probably connected with the
fleet naming system used where the 1st name is "Darya".
Neale Rosanoski, 23 January 2003