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Basler Rheinschiffahrt, Switzerland

image located by Jan Mertens, 13 April 2006
Source: http://www.befrag.ch/

About the flag

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About the Flag

The full name is Befrag AG. As explained on this Swiss firm�s website: http://www.befrag.ch/ the name recalls the word �BEFRAchtunG� (freighting).

Now located in Birsfelden near Basel (Basle) on the Rhine, Befrag was founded at Basle by M. Ludwig, general manager and major shareholder, in 1997. Although primarily a freighting agency for inland navigation (more specifically tankers), the company is also active in personnel management, brokerage, etc.

The house flag is green with a white descending diagonal (drawn, perhaps unintentionally, in an �asymmetrical� position) containing the name �BEFRAG� in red letters � shadowed, I see; in the lower hoist is a white-bordered red square with a large couped white cross recalling Switzerland.

This flag is used on vessels, the best example on the site being the �Brienzersee� in the �Tankschiffe� (tankers) section: clickable photo. As Befrag cooperates with Plouvier of Belgium, the presence of an Intertrans (Plouvier-owned Swiss firm) house flag on the same vessel should cause no surprise.
Jan Mertens, 13 April 2006

Flag also seen at http://www.micharms.de/Binnenschiffe/pictures/tanker/z/zugersee_02.jpg.
Jan Mertens, 16 September 2006