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WILHELMSEN LINES A/S.

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image by Jarig Bakker, 11 October 2005

Wilhelmsen Lines’ white flag has a large black W at the hoist, leaning towards the fly and broken by three very narrow light-blue lines, two near the top and one near the bottom. Small slanting black WILHELMSEN over LINES appears beside its base; the colour note specifies Cambridge blue. Brown 1995 and Nüsse document it, but Armacup Patricia flew the plain parent-company flag in 1998, leaving actual seagoing use uncertain.

Wilhelmsen Lines A/S began operating on 1 January 1989 with Wilh. Wilhelmsen as majority shareholder alongside Transatlantic, Det Östasiatiske Kompagni, Hollming, TR Shipping and BS Finanace. Its services included Barber Blue Sea, ScanCarriers, Willine and Barber West Africa. It merged with Nosac (UK) to form Barwil Agencies while trading as Wilhelmsen Lines from June 1996, and amalgamated with Den Norske Amerikalinje that year while retaining its own name. Interests included Car Carrier Inc., Laser Lines, Open Bulk Carriers, RoSa Line and Pride K/S.

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