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United Arab Shipping Co. (Kuwait)

image by Jorge Candeias

image by Jarig Bakker, 03 September 2005

Introduction
Description
Former Flag
Kuwait Shipping Co.

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Introduction

United Arab Shipping Co. was formed jointly in 1976 between Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The company is headquartered in Kuwait with a corporate office in the UAE. The company currently operates a fleet of 47 ships.
Source: Corporate website
Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012

Description

Dark purple – red – white- very dark green – black horizontal stripes with narrow white stripes separating the dark colours and the central white stripe about 4x wider than the other stripes. In the center, extending further than the white stripe, a golden helm wheel charged with two brown crossed anchors, united by a chain, also brown.
Jorge Candeias, 26 February 1999

In Browns Flags and Funnels (1995), United Arab Shipping Co. (S.A.G.), Kuwait – 7 horizontal stripes of red, white, orange, white, green, white, black, proportioned c. 3:1:3:21:3:1:3; in center a black outlined steering while, with in center two black anchors in saltire.
Jarig Bakker, 03 September 2005

Josef Nuesse shows the company's house flag similar to Loughran's rendition (right image above).
Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012

Former Flag

image by Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012

Nuesse also shows a probably former house flag of the company, horizontally divided green-white-red with a black "A" all over.
Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012

Kuwait Shipping Co.

image by Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012

The house flag of Kuwait Shipping is shown with a "K" instead of the "A", indicating that the Kuwait Shipping Co. might have predated the United Arab Shipping Co.
Source: http://www.flagpole.de/reedereiflaggen/welt/asien-i/
Ivan Sache, 05 May 2012