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Croatia - Shipping Companies, part 4, after 1990

• Dubrovnik
  • Atlantska plovidba, Dubrovnik
• Korčula
  • Mediteranska plovidba, Korčula
• Mali Lošinj
  • Lošninjska plovidba, Mali Lošinj
• Rijeka
  • Croatia Line, Rijeka
  • Jadrolinija, Rijeka
  • Vodomar, Rijeka
• Split
  • Brodospas, Split
  • Jadroplov, Split
  • Splitska plovidba, Split
• Šibenik
  • Slobodna plovidba, Šibenik
• Zadar
  • Tankerska plovidba, Zadar

After the break of Yugoslavia, the red star was dropped from the flags. Many companies were privatized, merged, changed their names and symbols.

• Croatia - Shipping Companies
• Croatia

Dubrovnik

Atlantska plovidba, Dubrovnik

Atlantska plovidba d.d. Dubrovnik

3:5~

The flag is red over blue with white anchor between company initials.

Successor to the 1880 company Dubrovačka plovidba, the company since 1955 uses the present name, and virtually the same flag.

Korčula

Mediteranska plovidba, Korčula

Mediteranska plovidba d.d., Korčula

3:5~

The flag is red with blue bordered white lozenge containing golden company initials.

The company was established 1955 as Korčulansko-pelješka plovidba. Specialized in refrigerated freight in the international navigation but also tourist and cargo coastal shipping. In 1986 owned 9 ships. Since early 1990's the red five-pointed star in the flag was replaced with the company initials.

Mali Lošinj

Lošninjska plovidba, Mali Lošinj

Lošinjska plovidba d.d., Mali Lošinj

3:5~

The flag is blue with two white thin horizontal stripes in the middle and white disk with tricolour company initials.

The company for international and coastal transport was established in 1956 included besides shipping also shipbuilding and tourism. In 1986 maintained fleet of 21 merchant ships (including 5 ro-ro ships). In 1962 intergraded the company Kvarner (est. 1954). In early 1990's replaced the star with the company initials.

Rijeka

Croatia Line, Rijeka

Croatia Line d.d., Rijeka

3:5~

The flag is white with skewed blue field with white stylized sailing ship.

Until 1992 the company was known as Jugolinija (or Jugoslavenska linijska plovidba) and used entirely different flag.

Jadrolinija, Rijeka

2:3

The house flag of Jadrolinija is white banner with the company emblem in the middle consisting of red vertical lines forming a lozenge-like shape and blue initial J, and in hoist upper corner a red bend and blue bend in lower fly corner.

Until 1990's used different flag with five-pointed star. The company was known also as Adriatic Line and Javno Poduzece "Jadrolinja" P.O. It was established in 1947 after nationalization of the company Jadranska plovidba of Sušak. In 1996 organized as an action society, in the 2001 operating 48 ships and over 1500 employees.

Vodomar, Rijeka

3:5~

The flag is blue with a yellow lozenge carrying a blue letter V. The company was established in 2001.

Split

Brodospas, Split

Brodospas d.d., Split

2:3?

The flag is blue-white-blue triband with white disk overall containing red annulet with black link rings.

Brodospas was founded in 1947 with task to clear Croatian ports, shipyards and sailing routes of numerous navigational obstacles from the World War II. The company continued with tasks of the maritime search and rescue with her a fleet of specialised ships also after the privatisation in early 1990's.

Jadroplov, Split

Jadroplov International Maritime Transport, Split

5:3?

The flag is yellow with blue emblem in the middle. The flag is apparently higher then long, though some sources show it in the traditional horizontal layout.

Until 1990's the company was named Jadranska Slobodna Plovidba and used black flag with star in white lozenge. The company was established in 1947 in Rijeka, and the seat was moved to Split in 1956. In 1962 included also the Split company Opća plovidba. It specialises in cargo transport.

Splitska plovidba, Split

Splitska plovidba d.d., Split

1:2

The flag is a white, rectangular, with two thin horizontal stripes running along the middle of it, the ower one being pale blue and the upper one dark blue. The upper stripe forms a "wave", a circular protrusion next to the hoist encircling two red squares. At the same time, the Museum also had a table flag, of similar design, triangual, however, with some differences - the lower stripe is here silver (gray), the "curl" is separated from the rest of the stripe running from the fly to the hoist, and along the top (the base of the triangle) it includes an italic dark blue inscription SPLITSKA PLOVIDBA d.d. fibriated white where it crosses the stripes.

Šibenik

Slobodna plovidba, Šibenik

Slobodna plovidba d.d., Šibenik

3:5~

The flag is blue with white stylized letter Š (sh), initial letter of the name of the city of Šibenik.

This company appears to have ceased by 2000.

Zadar

Tankerska plovidba, Zadar

Tankerska plovidba d.d., Zadar

1:2

The flag of Tankerska plovidba is swallow-tailed divided vertically into white hoist part picturing St. Grisogon, patron of Zadar, riding on horse in blue, and in fly part that is red over white over blue in colour of the Croatian national flag.

Until 1990's the company used five-striped flag with star.

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