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by Ivan Sache, 13 September 2003
The flag of Amber Bay
Shipping Ltd. can be seen at <www.amberbay.lt>.
Jan Mertens, 23 August 2003
The house flag of the Lithuanian shipping company "Amber
Bay Shipping Ltd.", based in Klaipeda, is shown on the
company website, as reported by Jan Mertens
The flag is divided per saltire, the upper and lower triangles
being green and the two lateral triangles being white. A yellow
disc charged with a black V letter is placed in the middle of the
flag.
Klaipeda (formerly known as Memel) is the third biggest city in
Lithuania (c. 200,000 inhabitants) after Vilnius and Kaunas. It
is located on the Baltic Sea, on the opening of the Kurski Bay
(Kurskij zaliv). The Bay is nearly completely separated from the
Baltic Sea by a thin stripe of land (Kurskaja kosa). The southern
part of the Bay belongs to Russia (Kaliningrad enclave).
I wonder if Amber Bay could not be a nickname for the Kurski Bay,
since most yellow amber is to be found on the coasts of Poland,
Russia (Kaliningrad) and Lithuania.
The colours of the flag of the Amber Bay Shipping Ltd. might
recall the green and yellow stripes of the Lithuanian national
flag. I hope they do not refer to the alledged green-yellow-green
flag of Memel, which was rather
the flag of the Mameluks in Egypt. Yellow might also recall
amber. The V might be the initial of the company founder or
anything else.
Ivan Sache, 13 September 2003
The richest amber deposits are found there; especially
in the Kaliningrad enclave, it seems. The "V" does not
recall the word "amber", that's for sure. Anyhow
the colours of the central disk are aptly chosen: a black letter
encrusted in yellow. (I recently learned that the older amber is,
the whiter it gets. The variety one usually sees is
golden-yellow).
Jan Mertens, 18 September 2003
The company commented as follows:
"National flag is yellow, green & red. Green as our bay
surrounded by green plants (trees etc...). About the color yellow
you were right. Letter "V" stands, because of family
name of owner.
Regards,
Amber Bay"
So Ivan was right about nature's beauties and the company owner's
family name. The website lists a Mr. Aloyzas Vilkas as General
Manager.
Jan Mertens, 20 September 2003
by Jarig Bakker, 16 July 2004
The flag of Fertex
Transport can be seen at <www.fertex.lt>.
Jan Mertens, 17 August 2003
Fertex houseflag - diagonally blue over red; top hoist white
F, bottom fly blue T.
Jarig Bakker, 16 July 2004
by Jarig Bakker, 16 July 2004
The flag of Lithuanian Shipping Company (logo on white or
light blue) can be seen at <www.ljl.lt>.
From this site: "AB "Lietuvos jūrų
laivininkystė" (Lithuanian Shipping Company) was
established on 27th June, 2001 as the result of reorganisation of
"LISCO", established in 1969. Today, Lithuanian
Shipping Company (LJL) is national company, with 73.24 of shares
owned by Government of Lithuania and the rest - by private
shareholders. Presently, the company owns and operates 18 vessels
of different types. As a part of ex-LISCO, company has 33 years
experience in shipping and good reputation among clients and
business partners in carryng wide range of cargoes: bulk, timber,
general cargoes as well as containers. The cargoes are carried on
basis of different contracts that best suites client's
needs."
Jan Mertens, 23 August 2003
Lithuanian Shipping Company - light blue with the company logo
at the hoist.
Jarig Bakker, 16 July 2004
by Jorge Candeias, 4 April 1999
Uglana Co. Ltd. (Lithuania) - Quartered per saltire, blue
above and below and red at hoist and fly, with a white lozenge
centered charged with a blue "L". Where the
"L" come from is a mystery...
Jorge Candeias, 4 April 1999
According to <www1.omnitel.net/uglana> (defunct), it's a
company from Klaipeda in Lithuania.
Jarig Bakker, 5 April 1999
