A Few Posts on Saigon 1 – The Messageries Fluviales de Cochinchine

The Messageries Fluviales de Cochinchine was the French run River Shipping Company of for their Indo-China empire. The company dates back to the 1870s or 1880s when the French navy had to support about 3,000 soldiers in Indo-China and services were also needed for the 50,000 or so people living in Saigon port, the colonial capital. I think a lack of financing meant the line died out by the 1930s. Anyway, here’s a photo I came across recently of the docks of the Messageries Fluviale in Saigon showing their pretty extensive operations. I’m afraid I can’t date the photo accurately.

Here’s their logo: