Documentary images — company attribution uncertain

C1223 is based on a photograph of the car carrier Kashima at Wellington on 23 August 1998. JLL regarded C1223 and C1224 as probably the registered owners’ colours, rather than necessarily those of Cido as manager.

C1224 comes from Morning Charm at Wellington on 30 April 2000. RGT asked whether there were narrow black edges at top and bottom. Rosanoski thought the top was not black, but the distant photograph was indistinct and the bottom could not be seen.

G500 is based on a starboard photograph of Salamanca dated 4 December 2012. Shipspotting assigned it to Sandigan Ship Services Inc., but Rosanoski notes that Sandigan was only the manager and that its vessels carried different owners’ or charterers’ colours. Salamanca had retained its name since construction in 2000, while ownership changed from Diana Enterprise [Libera Corporation] to Salamanca Shipping Co. in 2003, Girasol Maritime Ltd. in 2005 and Golden Era Industrial Ltd. in 2007. The last two were Cido name companies; Sandigan remained manager. The earliest photograph, of 12 January 2007, largely obscures the funnel, which was probably plain red. Salamanca was absent from Cido’s website fleet in December 2012. Rosanoski conjectures that the livery may belong to a charterer, but does not establish this and records it under the current registered owner.

Exact registered-owner livery not established.

Owner versus Cido use remains unresolved.

Golden Era/Girasol/charterer attribution remains open.