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Van Nievelt, Goudriaan (The Netherlands)

Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co's Stoomvaart Maatschappij., N.V., Rotterdam

image by Jarig Bakker, 22 Oct 2003

Van Nievelt, Goudriaan
Van Nievelt, Goudriaan (old)

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Van Nievelt, Goudriaan

Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co's Stoomvaart Maatschappij., N.V., Rotterdam.
Flag: blue with a five-pointed white star in the center; in the corners white letters VNGC.
Source: houseflagchart attached to the magazine "De Blauwe Wimpel", April 1956.
Jarig Bakker, 22 Oct 2003

Van Nievelt, Goudriaan (old)

image sent by Jan Mertens, 24 Sep 2008

The following book recounts the history of “Nigoco” – an alternative name – and its many related firms: Frank Haalmeijer and Ben Scholten: ‘Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co’s Stoomvaart Maatschappij (Nigoco)', De Alk, Alkmaar (NL), 1995, 208 p., ill. ISBN 90 6013 029 4.
With house flags and funnels drawn by Martin Heere (end-titles): I will send several flags scanned from these plates, List use only please. Opening the series is the very first house flag, preceding the one with the star shown on FOTW-ws.

As related by above authors, on a blue field appeared a lion rampant guardant, crowned, holding a globe, all in yellow. Yellow initials V-N-G-C were placed in the corners. Conceived in 1905, the flag was replaced by the well-known blue-and-white starred variant before even the first ship was launched.
Nigoco enthusiast’s site (many photos of ships): The great VNGC (1905-1991) is no more, but there has been a restart (in 2001 as a shipping agency and maritime service provider), and under the same flag(oid), too!
Jan Mertens, 24 Sep 2008