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The Compagnie Générale Transméditerranéenne, locally nicknamed Transmed, was founded in March 1969. It was a wholl-owned subsidiary of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Most of the fleet of the company came from the Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, absorbed by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in 1967.
The goal of the Transmed was a cargo and passenger service in the western Mediterranean basin, specifically to Corsica (by state contract), Algeria and Tunisia (in agreement with their respective government).
In spring 1976, the Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) was created as the immediate successor of the Transmed. The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique was merged in 1977 with the Messageries Maritimes to form the Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM).
Source: Paul Bois. Armements marseillais - Compagnies de navigation et navires à vapeur (1831-1988), published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence [boi03].
Ivan Sache, 29 February 2004
The flag of Compagnie Générale Transméditerranéenne is white with a red disk in upper hoist and the writing Cie Gle / TRANSMEDITERRANEENNE in red. It is directly derived from the house flag of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
Source: Paul Bois. Armements marseillais - Compagnies de navigation et navires à vapeur (1831-1988), published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence [boi03].
Ivan Sache, 29 February 2004