Last modified: 2007-09-22 by phil nelson
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image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 9 August 2007
The bulk of the China Merchants
Steam Navigation Co. was seized by Taiwan
in 1949. Thereafter the fleet appeared in Lloyds as China
Merchants Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. based in Taipei.
In 1972 the fleet was placed under the newly formed Yang Ming
Marine Transport Corporation though Lloyds have ever since continued
to show the company as still operating with a certain amount of
obvious confusion with the Hong Kong company of the same name. However
it appears that the company does [at least up until 2005] continue to
exist though its "fleet" now consists of the 109T tender "Tar Shieh".
According to Stewart 1963 [ste63]
its flag after shifting to Taiwan was based on the
Merchant Ensign being red with 4 horizontal wavy yellow bars
but with the canton left clear and on this was placed the yellow disc.
Neale Rosanoski, 9 August 2007
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It possibly is, or may only be similar to, the flag of Concord Navigation Co. Ltd. which is shown by Brown 1978 with the diamond being throughout and the letters erect. This company seems to have operated in the late 1960s so depending on whence this version has been sourced, it may only be coincidence.
Neale Rosanoski, 14 December 2003
image by Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World
[lgr95]
Taipei - white flag, green 8-pointed star (slightly shifted).
Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Container ship company founded in 1969.
Phil Nelson, 28 December 2005
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
company logo
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
Using the funnel as a guideline Brown does not correctly portray the star and
the four main points should be longer. There also appears to have been a change
in the design going by a table flag appearing on
Dunelmpr.co.uk
which shows the logo which now appears on the company website being placed on
a white field [see abive]. Whilst not sure that this is also used for a sea flag,
the design has also been photographed on the funnel of the Ever Gaining
in December 2005 suggesting that a change is underway and the flag is for general
use.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
image by Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World
[lgr95]
Kaohsiung - blue flag, double indented red rectangle
bordered white.
Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Taipei - green flag, white "N".
Jarig Bakker, 16 February 2006<
Taipei - Israeli-style White-Red-White-Red-White
flag, in center interrupted by the firm's logo.
Jarig Bakker, 16 February 2006<
Taipei - orange flag; a bastion of five bulwarks,
outlined white, white "T".
Jarig Bakker, 16 February 2006<
Taipei - horizontal Yellow-Red-Yellow flag, in center
the firm's emblem.
Jarig Bakker, 16 February 2006<
Taipei - horizontal Blue-White-Blue flag; in center
red "U", interrupted by three blue waves outlined white.
Jarig Bakker, 16 February 2006<
Established: February 1965
Further evidence that the "W" on the white flag is dark blue and not black
has been obtained from a ship photo on the company website which shows it being
flown as a bow jack. Surprisingly another of their ship photos shows a bow jack
version which has a light blue field bearing the dark blue "W".
Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
image by Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Taipei - horizontal RYR, proportioned c. 1:3:1; in center red square, blue
"Y", white interruped "M".
Jarig Bakker, 2 December 2005
Part of the Yang Ming Group. Founded 1972.
From the company website
Phil Nelson, 28 December 2005Yang Ming is transliterated from its two Chinese characters. "Yang Ming" refers to the sun and lightness. "Yang" refers to the sun, whereas "Ming" is the combination of the sun and the moon and often denotes "brightness," "clarity" or "enlightenment."
The logo is a square block shape integrated with our initials "YM". The "Y" stretches out from the bottom to the top, which signifies Yang Ming's endeavor for innovation. The "M" stands for grandeur, width and firmness, which implies that Yang Ming's employee teams work honestly and pragmatically for effective results. Our logo also delivers Yang Ming's core values of "Teamwork, Innovation, Honesty and Pragmaticism."
company logo
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006
Source: Yang Ming website
Brown [lgr95] has not got the panel
quite right and going by the funnel bands the yellow is a golden shade.
Neale Rosanoski, 11 January 2006