The house flag of the Currie Line, London. A blue swallow-tailed burgee with red borders at the upper and lower edge. At the hoist end there is a white saltire above a white cross. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. A rope and toggle is attached. The Leith Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Ltd, (J. Currie & Co Leith) used a similar flag with a red border all the way round -see 'Lloyds code of distinguishing flags of the steamship owners of the United Kingdom' 1882.

In 1862 James Currie came to work for the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. and was responsible for opening up a series of new trade routes. In 1866 James and his brother Donald formed Donald Currie & Co. - the first incarnation of the 'Currie line' Donald was responsible in 1900, for the amalgamation of the Union Line and his company the Castle Line into the Union-Castle line, two companies had formerly been in competition with each other on the route to South Africa.
In spite of an increase world trade, Donald Currie & Co ceased to operate in 1919, and transferred its fleet to the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Company. In 1933 the Isaac line was acquired and this opened up new trade routes in Europe and the Western Mediterranean. In 1940 the name Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. was deemed inappropriate, and the 'Currie Line' came into being.
In 1969 the Currie Line was acquired by Walter Runciman & Co (a division of Anchor Line Ship Management). In 1976 the Anchor line Ltd split into five divisions, and one of them was named the 'Currie Line Ltd.' who became the division for European services and trade in Europe. The Currie line Ltd ceased trading in 2004 (Other divisions were still active in 2005).