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image by Ivan Sache
Source: http://www.tk-group.com
The flag is horizontally divided blue-white-blue
with a white disc charged with a blue B.
Ivan Sache, 1 December 2003
image by Jarig Bakker, 20 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the
World [lgr95]
Oslo - Lithuanian-style Blue-White-Blue flag; in
center white disk bordered black; blue "K". (a bit different from the present
Klaveness-flag)
Jarig Bakker, 20 January 2006
image contributed by Neale Rosanoski, 17 August 2006
Ivan's flag should have a narrower white band in line with Jarig's. However
Jarig's circle should not be outlined and it is a bit too small [Brown
has got these points wrong apparently, both in the 1982 and
1995 editions]. According to the table flag on the
Josef Nüsse site the circle is also positioned slightly towards the hoist though the
company website image does not appear to be so, but it is small and
shown wavy.
Neale Rosanoski, 17 August 2006
A privately owned company, part of the larger Torvald Klaveness Group:
The first company within the Torvald Klaveness
Group was established in 1946 by the late Mr. Torvald Klaveness. It all started
with technical and commercial management and competitive brokering. Since then
the Group has gradually expanded and is now one of the largest dry-bulk shipping
organizations in the world and consist of several individual companies.
Phil Nelson, 20 January 2006
See also: Cementa Rederi AB and Skånska Cement A/B
first flag
image by Jarig Bakker, 12 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
Blue flag, yellow "C" towards the hoist.
Jarig Bakker, 12 August 2005
second flag
image by Jarig Bakker, 12 August 2005
Source: http://kommandobryggan.se/Bryggan/Rederi.htm
White flag, blue inverted "T".
Jarig Bakker, 12 August 2005
The first cement company that entered into shipping appears to be Slite Cement & Kalk in 1917 which had a horizontal triband of white-blue-white with, towards the hoist, overall and merging, a blue circle bearing a white "S". Later there appears to have been a joining of interests with Skånska Cement A/B of Malmö which was formed in 1924 to cover the shipping interests of Skånska Cementaktiebolaget. In 1969 Skånska Cement A/B became Cementa A/B which was acquired in 2003 by the Norwegian company Torvald Klaveness Group and no longer exists.
Both flags are shown though the first has the "C"
placed in the flag centre. The use of the "C", rather than as "S"
probably relates to the 1893 formation of Svenska
Cementförsäljningsaktiebolaget Cementa to coordinate marketing.
Neale Rosanoski, 19 March 2006
Skånska Cement
image by Phil Nelson
Source: Colin Stewart and John B. Styring: Flags, Funnels and Hull
Colours, 1963 [ste63].
Skånska Cement was named Cementa 1969-1973 and from 1973 it was called Euroc. Euroc merged with the Norweigan company Aker in 1996, and they got the name Scancem.
According to http://www.euroc.se:
Established in 1871, Scancem was first listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1900. In July 1999, the German Heidelberger Zement and the Belgian Cimenteries CBR S.A. acquired 73.4 percent of the share capital and 90.8 percent of the voting rights. In late August, the two companies launched a tender offer to acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Scancem.
Immediately before this purchase in 1999, the major owners where Skanska and Aker RGI. (Skanska, formerly known as Skånska Cementgjuteriet, was originally a daughter company of Skånska Cement, but was made independent in 1887.)
Scancem is situated in Malmö. It doesn't seem
as they have any ships of their own at present.
Elias Granqvist, 22 September 2000
Prior flag
image by Jarig Bakker
Lloyds was still showing the company operating as Cementa A/B in
2000. According to Lloyds the company was formed in 1924 as Skånska
Cement A/B but this appears to relate to the shipping division which they have
changing name to Cementa A/B in 1947 but as they were still showing the ships
under the original name until about 1970 it seems this date is incorrect.
Thereafter they make no mention of any of the other changes and possibly it
was a case of the shipping division continuing to operate unchanged. The other
company noted as their subsidiary, Skånska Cementgjuteriet, was shown
separately from c.1970 to c.1996 changing name towards the end 1st to
Skånska Cement A/B and then to
Skånska Dredging A/B. According to the
flag cap badge shown in Collectors Corner the "C" was placed towards
the hoist with Stewart and US Navy showing it centered. Collectors
Corner badges show a change to a white flag bearing a blue design which is
supported by Brown 1982 although the latter shows the same thickness
throughout for the emblem.
Neale Rosanoski, 5 August 2003