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House flag of the Compagnie Phocéenne d'Armement Maritime - Image by Ivan Sache, 28 February 2004
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The Compagnie Phocéenne d'Armement Maritime was founded in 1966 by the group Rodrigues-Ely, involved in ship chartering since the times of steam shipping. The company operated six second-hand cargo ships named xxx-R.E., xxx being a surname (Lucien, Dina, Renée, Jeanne, Léon and Germaine), on coastal lines between Marseilles and Levant.
In 1973, the company attempted to open a line to Corsica, but this was
refused by the French state for monopole reasons. Therefore, the
operations of the company were concentrated to Greece, Syria, Turkey,
Lebanon, Egypt, and, from time to time, the Red Sea and the Black Sea (Odessa).
The company went out of business in 1984 and was absorbed by the
Compagnie Méridionale de Navigation.
Source: Paul Bois. Armements marseillais - Compagnies de navigation et navires à vapeur (1831-1988), published by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Marseille-Provence [boi03].
Ivan Sache, 28 February 2004
P. Bois [boi03] shows the house flag of the Compagnie Phocéenne d'Armement Maritime as white with a stylized "R", whose upper part is light blue with a white steerwhell and the lower part blue.
Ivan Sache, 28 February 2004