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Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederlandsche Lloyd, Rotterdam - white
flag, red saltire, in center blue diamond; at hoist and fly blue "NL".
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship
Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 26 January 2005
"The Nedlloyd markings are themselves of interest. Since 1963, two major
Dutch shipping companies had run joint services under this title. For vessels
regularly on these services, the basic funnel colours of the partners were
retained, the buff with black top of N.V. Stoomvaartmaatschappij "Nederland"
of Amsterdam, in use since the firm was formed in 1871, and the plain black
of Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd, of Rotterdam.
To them was added the Nedlloyd emblem, sometimes as
roundel, sometimes within a diamond shape, at a height which interrupted
the black top of the buff funnel. Ships often retained their owner's houseflag,
but on occasion flew the Nedlloyd blue flag. From this
partnership, closer links blossomed with Royal Interocean Lines (KJPCL)
and Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij
(the holding company formed in 1908), and in 1969 the firms merged to form
Nederlandse Scheepvaart Unie. Thus a holding company
with interests which ranged from liner services and tankers, to bulk carriers
and coastal craft, was created which covered a host of greater and lesser
companies. No fundamental change in markings was made at the time of the
merger, though ships within the group began to fly the N.S.U.
pennant, superior to their owner's houseflag. About 1970, the principal
liner services of the group were combined under the title of Koninkijke
Nedlloyd N.V., of Rotterdam and this consisted of the fleets of "Nederland",
Rotterdamsche Lloyd, and N.V. Vereenigde
Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij of The Hague. New markings were
adopted, in which the colour scheme of the last-named predominated. They
were not to last for very long, however, for in 1977, the parent company
altered its title from N.S.U. to Koninkijke
Nedlloyd Groep, and a new houseflag was adopted, eventually to replace,
with the funnel mark, the existing markings of every shipping concern within
the group."
Source: J.L. Loughran, "A Survey of Mercantile Houseflags & Funnels",
1979.
Jarig Bakker, 15 Nov 2006
info: see above. Pennant of the NSU after J.L. Loughran,
"A Survey of Mercantile Houseflags & Funnels", 1979: slanting vertical
orange - white - blue stripes, in center a black outlined crown (cf. Vereendigde
Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmij).
Jarig Bakker, 15 Nov 2006
Jan Mertens reported this link
with mainly Dutch houseflags. Nederlandsche Lloyd (Nedlloyd) - flag quartered
white and blue; a red cross, consisting of two intertwined ropes, fimbriated
white.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2005
Nedlloyd flag, red replaced by orange, after Loughran's "A Survey of
Mercantile Houseflags and funnels", 1979.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2005
Nedlloyd Lijnen B.V., Rotterdam - blue flag, two intertwined orange
ropes outlined white. (mirror-image of images present above)
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World,
compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95].
Jarig Bakker, 23 Sep 2005
Jan Mertens reported this link
with mainly Dutch houseflags. P&O Nedlloyd - flag quartered orange
and blue (top = c. 1/4 flagheight; hoist is c. 1/3 flagwidth), in top hoist
"P&O", in top fly "Nedlloyd". The site has red, but shows a long pennant
(consisting only of the top) with clearly orange.
Jarig Bakker, 3 Mar 2005
Something just stumbled upon – a site
showing Dutch advertising (posters, brochures, etc.) concerning famous
shipping companies, put together by Hidde Baanstra. There I encountered
a company - NV
Nedlloyd Lijnen (Lines) - I had never heard of and a flag I had never
seen: Dark blue field, white ring surrounding white initials ‘NLL’. According
to above page (check out the various posters), this was a joint effort
of Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd NV, Rotterdam
and NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij “Nederland”,
Amsterdam (nineteen sixties).
The idea was to thoroughly enjoy a sea voyage on board of cargo ships
headed for the Far East or Oceania via the Red Sea.
Jan Mertens, 14 Nov 2006
N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland", Amsterdam. Flag: white
field, blue saltire, red lozenge in centre bearing white initial ‘N’.
Image from Flagchart of houseflags of Dutch shipping companies, attached
to the magazine "De Blauwe Wimpel", April 1956.
Jarig Bakker, 1 Feb 2001
info: see above. Pennant of the NSU after J.L. Loughran,
"A Survey of Mercantile Houseflags & Funnels", 1979: quartered blue
and white, red cross over all. (group flag).
Jarig Bakker, 15 Nov 2006