MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO. S.A.

The yellow flag has a black circle enclosing a yellow m standing on a wavy line above sc. The funnel follows the same design, with black top and band, but their spacing and the ground shade vary. MSC Insa places the band nearer the top; MSC Benedetta has a narrow top and closely placed band. MSC Serena has a narrower band, and MSC Brasilia differs slightly at the wavy line’s ends. MSC Immacolata has a narrow black top and equally narrow band separated by an equal width of deep golden yellow. Other accounts range from cream, including cream lettering in Ocean Ships, through yellowish buff to darker buff. The pale MSC Antonia photograph makes the funnel appear white, while its flying flag can still be recognised as yellow.

Brown’s version places the wavy line between the two levels of letters rather than supporting the m. Rosanoski found no evidence that this logo arrangement was used; FOTW labels the illustration a former flag.

M189 follows MSC Kiwi at Wellington on 22 March 2001.

M261 was reported for MSC New Plymouth in February 2002, apparently during a colour change connected with her Leonhardt & Blumberg charter. A later Wellington photograph shows M89.

Chartered MSC Togo shows a similar funnel with a deep black top, tending to look white in photographs.

M591 follows the chartered MSC Chile of F. Laeisz on 28 August 2005.

Schneider records a flag used from 2008: yellow with a central black m above a black wavy line and black sc below, without the roundel.

The corresponding yellow banner places the same black emblem at the upper end.