Buquebus

Buquebus
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Area served
River Plate
ServicesPassenger transportation
Websitewww.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

Silvia Ana L
Buquebus vessels in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

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  Argentina
Atlantic III 1993 1993 Buenos Aires - Montevideo 4,994 GT  Uruguay
Eladia Isabel 1986 1986 Buenos Aires - Colonia 7,799 GT  Uruguay
Albayzin 1994 1994 Buenos Aires - Colonia 3,265 GT  Uruguay
Luciano Federico L 1997 1997 Buenos Aires - Colonia 1,737 GT  Uruguay
Silvia Ana L 1996 1996 - 2000
2007 -		 Buenos Aires - Colonia 7,895 GT  Uruguay
Patricia Olivia II 1998 1998 Buenos Aires - Colonia  Uruguay
Flecha De Buenos Aires 1986 1996 Buenos Aires - Colonia  Uruguay
Thomas Edison 1999 1999 Buenos Aires - Colonia  Uruguay
Francisco 2013 2013 Buenos Aires - Montevideo 7,109 GT  Uruguay World's fastest ferry.[3]
China Zorrilla 2025 2026 Under construction 13,000 GT World's largest catamaran & aluminium ship.
Fully battery electric.[4]

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.[5] It has a capacity of 1,024 passengers and crew and 150 cars.[6]

In 2022, HSC Albayzin was towed to Montevideo for scrapping.[7]

See also

BQB Líneas Aéreas, former Buquebus-owned airline.

References

  1. ^ "Los Cipreses S.A. Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ "Viaja y disfrutá en los mejores buques del país | Buquebus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  3. ^ "Guinness World Records - Fastest ferry". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Argentina and Uruguay to feature a zero-emission fast ferry crossing by early 2026". Maritime South. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Guinness World Records - Fastest ferry". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Bruce Mounster (June 18, 2013). "107km/h: now that's a fast ferry". The Mercury.
  7. ^ "Albayzin venduta per la demolizione". Pianeta Navi. 13 October 2022.
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