Buquebus

Headquarters Buenos Aires, Argentina
Area served
 River Plate
Services Passenger transportation
Website www.buquebus.com

Buquebus is an Argentine company 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.[1]

ShipBuiltEntered
service		RouteTonnageFlagNotes
Juan Patricio19951995Buenos Aires - Montevideo1,760 GRT Argentina
Atlantic III19931993Buenos Aires - Montevideo4,994 GRT Uruguay
Eladia Isabel19861986Buenos Aires - Colonia7,799 GRT Uruguay
Albayzin19941994Buenos Aires - Colonia3,265 GRT Uruguay
Luciano Federico L19971997Buenos Aires - Colonia1,737 GRT Uruguay
Silvia Ana L19961996 - 2000
2007 -		Buenos Aires - Colonia7,895 GRT Uruguay
Patricia Olivia II19981998Buenos Aires - Colonia Uruguay
Flecha De Buenos Aires19861996Buenos Aires - Colonia Uruguay
Thomas Edison19991999Buenos Aires - Colonia Uruguay
Francisco20132013Buenos Aires - Montevideo

The Buquebus website also lists Catalonia, which has been chartered to P&O Ferries as HSC Express for several years.

A new ferry named Francisco, after Pope Francis, was completed by Incat in 2013. Capable of 107 km/h (58 knots) it will be one of the fastest ferries in the world, and will be used for the Buenos Aires to Montevideo route. It has a capacity of 1,024 passengers and crew and 150 cars.[2]

See also

BQB Líneas Aéreas, former Buquebus-owned airline.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.buquebus.com.uy/BQBWebV2/web/Estatica?html=Buques.html
  2. ↑ Bruce Mounster (June 18, 2013). "107km/h: now that's a fast ferry". The Mercury.
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