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# Nauru Shipping Companies

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- Nauru Pacific Line

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- Nauru

## Nauru Pacific Line

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 July 2026
based on image provided by Neale Rosanoski, 28 October 2008

The national shipping line of Nauru was later run from Melbourne after being formed in 1969, and was run as a subsidized operation until closed down in 1992. Originally the ships were owned by the Nauru Local Government Council and operated as Nauru Pacific Line but in 1980 they were registered under Nauru Corporation (Victoria) Inc. The Log of 5/1990 and 4/1994 record it under the name of the Nauru Pacific Line (Australia) Pty. Ltd. and detail/ show a dark blue flag charged with a 12 pointed white star bearing a black anchor though from sightings I made in 1983 and 1989 I recorded the anchor as being blue:

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 July 2026
The anchor colour thus differs from the yellow shown by Pedersen. Perhaps we are all right and the colour was changed over the years. Personally I favour the Australian home advantage with black. My own sighting might have looked "blue" because I thought it in line with the field colour and being dark blue there would be little difference at a distance.
Neale Rosanoski, 28 October 2008

image by Christian Berghänel and António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 January 1998 and 29 July 2026
It is also shown as yellow by Brown 1995 who record it under the name of Nauru Corporation (Victoria) Ltd.
Neale Rosanoski, 28 October 2008

According to Pedersen 1981 this is the civil ensign: blue field, in the centre is a white 12-point star and in the centre of the star is a yellow anchor. In another source I have read that this is the flag of a Nauruan ship company.
Christian Berghänel, 17 January 1998

image by Christian Berghänel and António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 January 1998 and 29 July 2026

It also shows the star as having unequal points which I regard as unlikely both in view of funnel photos and the stated meaning of the star representing the 12 tribes of the island.
Neale Rosanoski, 28 October 2008