The ordinary rectangular blue flag with one white G is distinguished from the group’s swallowtails. A Grande Napoli stem-jack photograph confirms a more spread-out G than the conventional flowing funnel letter; Brown’s letter does not quite match it. The funnel on Orsa in April 1964 and Mitchell’s drawing has a black top, while modern photographs omit it. Letter size also varies, including a smaller version on Eurocargo Venezia in August 2012. Because ships interchange between subsidiaries, Rosanoski regards this as a group funnel.
Grimaldi Compagnia, or Grinavi, is usually dated to 1960, although a 2003 named-company entry gives 1999 before reverting to 1960. The later group website describes it as both shipowner and holding company, owning interests in group shipping and terminals. Sicula Oceanica is listed as an operating company, with interests also in Industria Armamento Meridionale and Malta Motorways.
Italy: Palermo, later Genova.
Keep the explicit scope label independent; no alias or company identity is inferred.