Buquebus
| Buquebus Logo | |
| File:Buquebus Terminal.jpg Buquebus terminal in Buenos Aires | |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|---|---|
Area served | River Plate |
| Services | Passenger transportation |
| Website | www.buquebus.com |
Los Cipreses S.A., doing business as Buquebus, is a Uruguayan company[1] that operates ferry services from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and Colonia. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay, Carmelo, Atlántida, Punta del Este, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo from Montevideo, Colonia and Piriapolis.
The company also operated BQB Líneas Aéreas.
Fleet
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Buquebus operates a fleet of nine fast ferries.[2]
| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | Tonnage | Flag | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Patricio | 1995 | 1995 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | 1,760 GT | Error creating thumbnail: Argentina | |
| Atlantic III | 1993 | 1993 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | 4,994 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | |
| Eladia Isabel | 1986 | 1986 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 7,799 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | to be scrapped[3][4] |
| Albayzin | 1994 | 1994 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 3,265 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | |
| Luciano Federico L | 1997 | 1997 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 1,737 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | |
| Silvia Ana L | 1996 | 1996 - 2000 2007 - |
Buenos Aires - Colonia | 7,895 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | |
| Patricia Olivia II | 1998 | 1998 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | ||
| Flecha De Buenos Aires | 1986 | 1996 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | ||
| Thomas Edison | 1999 | 1999 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | ||
| Francisco | 2013 | 2013 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | 7,109 GT | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | World's fastest ferry.[5] |
| China Zorrilla | 2025 | Under construction 2026 | Buenos Aires - Colonia del Sacramento | 13,000 GT | World's largest catamaran & aluminium ship. Fully battery electric.[6][7] |
The Buquebus website also lists HSC Catalonia, which has been chartered to P&O Ferries as HSC Express for several years.
The newest ferry, named Francisco, after Pope Francis, was completed by Incat in 2013. Capable of 107 km/h (58 knots) it was, at time of commissioning, the fastest ferry in the world.[8] It has a capacity of 1,024 passengers and crew and 150 cars.[9]
In 2022, HSC Albayzin was towed to Montevideo for scrapping.[10]
See also
[edit | edit source]BQB Líneas Aéreas, former Buquebus-owned airline.
References
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