P & O NEDLLOYD LTD.

The shared container-ship funnel was dark blue with a medium-width orange band. The full livery change, especially hull colours, was to take four years as ships docked for maintenance. Pegasus Bay confirmed it at Wellington in November 2000. P&O Nedlloyd Marita appeared in December 2003 with the normal funnel and a Blue Star flag painted on the superstructure; the next two ships in its Reederei Blue Star class, Adriana and Regina, instead appeared with Blue Star funnels early in 2004.

The British operation acquired Blue Star in February 1998, apparently replaced in 2002 by Reederei Blue Star, and took over Tasman Express’s trans-Tasman trade and charters in February 1999. Those ships still used their old funnels in December. Ellerman & Bucknall was sold to Grindrod in 2001. Other interests included Port Line, Australia Asia Express, Swire ventures, Charante and Orchid Holdings with Keppel.

U.K., London.