SHIMAZU KAIUN K.K. (1)

The aluminium-based funnel carries the marking of charterer Nihon Sekiyu. Alan Watt thought these colours unlikely to have continued, since Sun Marine appeared to have merged with Tsurumi Yuso.

Formed in 1950, Shimazu operated a fleet chiefly named Nippo Maru with numbers, including the name subsidiary Isle Shipping Corporation, formed in 1995. From 1998 the fleet appeared under Sun Marine, but Rosanoski could not establish whether this represented reformation, renaming or takeover.

Japan, Tokyo.