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Deutsche Reedereiflaggen (c)

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[Germany] 3:5 image by António Martins-Tuválkin
German merchant ensign Other "C" companies: See also:

Cargo-Service Hanse-Tally-Kontor

[Cargo-Service Hanse-Tally-Kontor] image by Jarig Bakker, 6 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Cargo-Service Hanse-Tally-Kontor GmbH - dunno how to describe this - duuuh - houseflag.
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

Ceres Transport AG

[Ceres Transport AG] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2019

The company was based in Hamburg and also known as Gebrüder Hesse. The flag was celestial blue with a throughout white lozenge, charged with a red initial "C".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.188
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2019

China-Reederei AG

[China-Reederei AG] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2019

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was blue, with three fish fish in Jebsen style, flanked by two white embowed wreaths laurel fronds, connected in base.
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.37
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2019

Chinesische Küstenfahrt (Siemssen & Co.)

[Chinesische Küstenfahrt] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 15 June 2014

The company was located in Hamburg. It is a white pennant with a red chevron pointing to the fly.
Source: Arnold KLUDAS: "Die Geschichte der deutschen Passagierschiffahrt" (5 Bde.) Hamburg 1986; Reprint Laibach Slovenia-Buch Nr. 03617-8 Flagchart p.223
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Apr 2009

A. Christiansen

[A. Christiansen] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The company was based in Geestemünde. The flag was a blue-white-red horizontal tricolour with a white oval in centre, charged with a black initial "C".

Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.17, image no.321
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

H.W. Christophersen

[H.W. Christophersen #1]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2010 		[H.W. Christophersen #2]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 July 2019 		   

There is not much known, but the company was established in 1966 together with H.P. Vith the Flensburger Bereederungs-Alliance GmbH and was based in Flensburg.

The flag was dark blue with a white capital "C" in the centre of a blue rhomb fimbriated white (see left image above). The other flag was celestial blue, parted by a throughout, voided lozenge white, charged with a white initial "C" (see right image above).
Sources: "Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen", 2nd ed.; Hamburg; 1956; p.14 and Massary 1928, series 1, image no.200
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 May 2010 / 31 July 2019

"Cimbria" Reederei GmbH

['Cimbria' Reederei GmbH] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2019

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was celestial blue with a red shield in centre, charged with a white embattled wall, issuant from base.
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.178
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2019

Max Claussen

[Max Claussen] image by Jarig Bakker, 2 Feb 2006

Max Claussen, Rendsburg - blue flag, white diamond, red "MC".
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 2 Feb 2006

Reederei Clermont

[Reederei Clermont #2] image by Eugene Ipavec, 18 Jul 2006

To be honest, I first encountered the flag and then the company, only to find that the tangible item, the "flag in the cloth", was different from the items on the company site, or so I thought at first. Reederei Clermont is a tourist shipping company operating out of Wismar, a German (formerly East German) town on the Baltics. Website: obsolete company page http://www.reederei-clermont.de

Founded in 1990, this family business now operates four ships of which two are newly built. Routes include visits to the harbour and immediate surroundings (have a look at the WW2 concrete ship), to the island of Poel, chartered trips, and a regular line to nearby Wendorf.  Also possible are marriage ceremonies on board ship, presumably when the weather is not stormy (yet). 8-)

Now the flag, seen as a drawing on above sites and on several photos is white with a blue ascending diagonal stripe, a blue initial "C" in the upper hoist and a blue steering wheel in the lower fly.

But a German eBay auction item 9531901274 (ended 23 June 2006) shows a version with a broad descending diagonal, the "C" lower and the steering wheel higher.  See the original photo rotated and mirrored to bring it into line with the company version (tell-tale camera watermark now in the upper right corner, on its head!).

I am convinced that the attachment, as sent, shows the house flag correctly.
Jan Mertens, 14 Jul 2006

Marcus Cohn & Söhne

[Marcus Cohn & Söhne] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2012

The company was located in Königsberg (today: Kaliningrad), the owner probably being Jewish.. The flag was a white with a blue 6-point star in the centre.
Sources: Lloyds 1912 ; p.61, flag no.522 and Massary 1928, series 1, image no.112
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 May 2012

Cohrs & Ammeé AG

[Cohrs & Ammeé AG] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2019

The company was based in Hamburg. The flag was red with black centred annulet cotised white-black and filled white. Inside the annulet is a throughout cross white fimbriated black, the quarters of the annulet are charged with black initials as follows: "C" (above left), "A" (above right and beneath left) and "G" (beneath right). In centre of the cross is a smaller "H".
Source: Massary 1928, series 1, image no.113
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Aug 2019

Ernst Commentz

[Ernst Commentz] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 July 2019

The company was based in Brake. The flag was white with an isosceles red triangle, charged with a black "C" in centre.
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.14, image no.167
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 July 2019

Commerz Reederei

[Commerz Reederei] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2009

Flag per saltire blue and white; in center an oval disk bordered black, charged with "CR" in black.
Source: the Esso publication "Deutsche Reedereien und ihre Erkennungszeichen 1956" P14. It was also shown by the same publication format "Flaggen und Schornsteine der Deutschen Reedereien" 1957 P4.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2009

The company itself would seem to be have been very shortlived with only one vessel, COMMERZ, which was delivered 11 November 1954 and sold 28 May 1955.
Neale Rosanoski, 31 Jan 2010

Condock Reederei Bauer

[Condock Reederei Bauer] image by Jarig Bakker, 6 Oct 2005

Condock Reederei Bauer K.G., Hamburg - Spanish style BWB flag, in center a blue drydock with an arrows pointing upwards.
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels Shipping Companies of the World, compiled by J.L. Loughran, Glasgow, 1995 [lgr95]
Jarig Bakker, 6 Oct 2005

CONTAL Shipping

[CONTAL Shipping (Shipping Company)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2012

CONTAL Shipping Ltd. (Germany): It is a light blue over red over light blue horizontal triband with white fimbriation between the stripes. In the red stripe is a light blue inscription "CS" also fimbriated white. At the fly end a small Greek cross is in the red stripe touching the upper fimbriation.
Source: Verband Deutscher Reeder homepage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 July 2012

Contchart Hamburg Leer Gmbh & Co. KG

[Contchart (Shipping Company)]

The company (freighting and ship management) was established on 23 October 2012 in Hamburg as a joint venture of MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship and Thien & Heyenga. Before the beginning of 2012 Thien & Heyenga had founded the freighting company Contchart Hamburg Gmbh & Co. KG. MPC purchased 50% of the shares and the company was renamed. On 3 December 2012 GB Shipping became a third partner of the company. The fleet managed was then restocked from 102 ships up to 170 ships. The flag combines the colours of Eastern Frisia (blue - red - black) - representing Leer - and Hamburg (red - white).
Source: information provided by Klaus-Peter Bühne
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Sep 2013

Contemaris Line

[Contemaris Line (Shipping Company, Germany)] image by Jorge Candeias, 15 Jan 1999

This company is associated with RMS/Eurolines, based in Duisburg. The logo includes both flags flying from crossed poles with their names below.
Dov Gutterman, 15 Jan 1999

Continental Chartering

[Continental Chartering] image by Jarig Bakker, 6 Nov 2003

Dov Gutterman reported the link of Continental Chartering - flag: white with near top and bottom narrow blue stripes; in the center blue capitals "CC".
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003

Continentale Rhederei

[Continentale Rhederei] image by Jorge Candeias, 23 Dec 2004

The flag is not only clear, but also quite striking: quartered of white and red with a black cross over all, whose arms join in a disc, all bordered in white and fimbriated in black.
Jorge Candeias, 23 Dec 2004

That is Continentale Rhederei A.G., Hamburg. (A.G. = Aktiengesellschaft = Limited Company).
Jarig Bakker, 24 Dec 2004

D. Cordes & Co.

[D. Cordes & Co.] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The company was based in Bremen. The flag was white with a black serifed inscription "D.C .& Co." and had a black-red bordure.
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.17, image no.347
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Cords & Buck

[Cords & Buck] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2009

Cords & Buck GmbH
The company was located in Bremen. It is a blue over red over blue horizontal triband with ratio approx 1:3:1 and black capitals "CB"? in the red stripe.
Source: Title: "Flaggen, Schornsteine, Reedereien- Flaggen und Schornsteine der deutschen Reedereien und ihre Schiffe über 300 BRT"; Hamburg 1957; p.F.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Apr 2009

Bernhard Cramer

[Bernhard Cramer] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2012

Bernhard Cramer Schiffahrts- und Verwaltungs GmbH has a white flag with a thin blue bordure. Two horizontal lines and one crooked line are forming a ship's silhouette. The prow points to the fly. Below is a blue inscription "CB".
Source: Verband Deutscher Reeder homepage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Jul 2012

Richard Crety

[Richard Crety] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2019

Bugsierbetrieb Richard Crety, a towage company, based in Hamburg. The flag was a white-green-white horizontal triband.
Source: Schnall funnel chart 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Aug 2019

Cuxhaven-Brunsbüttel Dampfer AG

[Cuxhaven-Brunsbüttel Dampfer AG] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2019

The company was based in Cuxhaven. The flag was quartered of red (upper hoist and lower fly), white (upper fly) and blue (lower hoist), the upper hoist quarter was charged with a white Hamburg gate, as Cuxhaven then belonged to Hamburg.
Source: Flaggenbuch 1905, part V, p.16, image no.312
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 July 2019

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