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Houseflags of Norwegian maritime companies (B)

Last modified: 2006-08-26 by phil nelson
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Bertrand Jacobsen

[Bertrand Jacobsen]
image by Ivan Sache
Source: Lloyd's book of house flags and funnels of the principal steamship lines of the world and the house flags of various lines of sailing vessel [llo11] at Mystic Seaport Foundation #2021

The flag is white with BJ (blue) in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 27, December 2003

Bjorklids Ferjerederi

[Bjorklids Ferjerederi]
image by Jarig Bakker, 8 January 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Tromso - red flag, blue diamond bordered white, white "B".
Jarig Bakker, 8 January 2006

Bona Shipholding

[Bona Shipbuilding]
image by Jorge Candeias

Borgestad-Reim Shipping A/S

[Borgestad-Reim Shipping A/S flag]
image by Jarig Bakker, 11 October 2005
Source: Brown’s Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World, 1995 [lgr95]

Porsgrunn - swallowtail, Spanish-style white and green.
Jarig Bakker, 11 October 2005

Bruusgaard Kiosteruds Dampsk.

[Bruusgaard Kiosteruds Dampsk. flag]
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies [wed26]

Drammen white flag, blue cross bordered white and red; in all corners black "BK&Co."
Jarig Bakker,15 February 2005

Bugge & Olsen AS

Current flag
[Bugge and Olsen AS]
image by Ivan Sache
Source: http://www.buggeolsen.no/

The company was founded in 1894 in Larvik by Niels Magnus Bugge and O.P. Olsen. The flag is horizontally divided blue-white-blue (1:3:1) with the blue letters B&O on the white stripe.
Ivan Sache, 1 December 2003

Original flag
[Bugge & Olsen]
image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies [wed26]

The original flag as shown by Lloyds 1912 [llo12] and Brown 1926 [wed26] was red with the white letters "B&O".
Neale Rosanoski 26 August 2004

Red flag, white "B&O".
Jarig Bakker, 24 December 2004

Bukser & Bjergning A/S
Buksér og Berging AS

[Bukser & Bjergning]
image by Jarig Bakker, 5 September 2005
Source: Brown’s Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World, 1995 [lgr95]

Hövik - per hoist-diagonal white over red; in bottom hoist and top fly blue "B".
Jarig Bakker, 5 September 2005

It seems the company now spells its name "Buksér og Berging AS" ("Bjergning" is an old spelling of the word meaning "salvage".) More about the company, with the house flag in the website banner.
Jan Oskar Engene, 6 September 2005

Bukser (Buksér), now usually means "towing" -- "Towing and Salvage Ltd".
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 7 September 2005

A/S Bukserbåter

[A/S Bukserbater]
image by Jarig Bakker, 4 February 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Narvik - blue flag, white diamond, red "B".
Jarig Bakker, 4 February 2006

Bulk Handling A/S (L. Gill-Johannesen A/S)

[Bulk Handling]
image by Jarig Bakker, 27 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Oslo - White-Blue-White swallowtail, in center blue disk.
Jarig Bakker, 27 December 2005