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image by Al Fisher, 7 Febuary 1999
Alpha Shipping - vertical white - brightblue swallowtail.
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the
World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995.
Jarig Bakker, 31 December 2005
image by Neale Rosanoski, 23 October 2010
This flag of a vertical white-blue swallowtail does not appear in my copy of
Brown 1995. The company was not formed until 12/1994 so I think it most unlikely
that it could feature in a 1995 publication. My reading is that it originated
from an image shown on their original website http://www.alpha.lv which I
downloaded in 2005 when the site was still under construction. In 2004
the company was renamed Alpha Shipping Co. SIA. Their website is now operative
and shows a logo of a stylised white "A" on a blue panel. There is no sign of
this original "flag" or any other incorporating their current logo either from
photos of their ships or the website, the nearest on the latter being from a
series of photos shown with No. 15 for Riga showing a table flag on a back shelf
in an office shot but I cannot make any connection.
Neale Rosanoski, 23 October 2010
At <www.aquachart.lv>,
there is the animated flag
of this Riga firm and an explanation: "...Sign of AQUARIUS
simbolizes good bussines qualities such as mutual respect,
collaboration searching, amicable solutions of any disputes...In
accordance with its sign, AQUACHART will accompany you in
shipmanagement and chartering of vessels, protecting you and your
company against any risk and danger."
Jan Mertens, 24 August 2003
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 September 2008
Flags from Lloyds flags and funnels 1912: Historical Russian
shipping company: Helmsing & Grimm, located in Riga.
It is a white triangular pennant with a dark blue dot shifted to
the hoist.
Source: [LLo12], p.123, image no.
1810
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 September 2008
Irbe Redereja is a young Latvian firm, active since 2003 under
the national flag. English web site at <www.irberedereja.lv>
Riga-based Irbe (meaning "partridge" or
"grouse" I believe) operates three cargo ships at the
moment, two of them strengthened for heavy cargo and a
thirdequipped for container shipping.
Photo of house flag in
'Home' section : white field with the stylized company name 'Irbe
Rédereja' in blue placed between two green lines bowed
outwardly.
Jan Mertens, 5 June 2008
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 November 2007
The interesting scripophily site, HWPH
or Historisches Wertpapierhaus AG at Zorneding, Germany, has
following share on view:
No. 439 - Steamship Company “Latvia-Belgium Line, Ltd.”
(Riga, 1924, 500 Lats, 1000 were issued). This bilingual share
mentions the company name in Latvian ‘Latvijas-Belgijas
Linija’ and English.
I have not found out much about this firm except that is was
active between 1929 and 1940. I think the Belgian connection must
have been the trade route (Riga-Antwerp would be the obvious
choice) rather than partial ownership. No idea as to
what, or possibly who, was transported. Fate of the ship
‘Kandava’ at Warsailors
forum; (in German; Arthur Seeberg named as manager).
Above share shows the flags of both countries plus the house flag, twice; the colours
are unknown. We see (dark coloured) stylized initials
‘LB’ on a (light coloured) field. The ‘L’ is
lengthened to sustain the ‘B’.
Jan Mertens, 30 November 2007
image by Željko Heimer and Jarig Bakker,
31 December 2005
Latvian Shipping Co., Riga - horizontal redbrown - white -
redbrown flag, proportioned c. 3:4:3.
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the
World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995.
Jarig Bakker, 31 December 2005
image by Jarig Bakker, 21 February 2005
Russian Baltic S.S. Co., Riga - white flag, blue foul anchor,
red rope.
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign
Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26].
Jarig Bakker, 21 February 2005
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 March
2009
One of the many maritime Schulte Group companies is Surecruit
at Riga, Latvia. Relevant webpage:
“Schulte Group Recruiting and Shipping Office - Riga was
initially founded in 1991. For several years the
company remained a small operation; employing about 100 seafarers
from Latvia, mainly for gas carriers. However, in 1998
our business expanded rapidly as a consequence of
increasing demand for experienced crew on different vessel types.
It was also that year when the company was renamed
“Surecruit Riga”.
Now employing ten, the office cares for more than six hundred
crew most of which are still active on tankers of various sorts.
Above webpage shows a flagoid
obviously inspired by the Schulte house flag (green with white
initial ‘S’ in red disk): red disk with white initial
‘S’ placed on a dark blue field. There is also Surecruit office in Estonia.
Jan Mertens, 10 February 2008
