Buquebus
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 Buquebus terminal in Buenos Aires | |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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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
Buquebus operates a fleet of nine fast ferries.[2]
| Ship | Built | Entered service |
Route | Tonnage | Flag | Notes |
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| Juan Patricio | 1995 | 1995 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | 1,760 GT |  Argentina |
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| Atlantic III | 1993 | 1993 | Buenos Aires - Montevideo | 4,994 GT |  Uruguay |
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| Eladia Isabel | 1986 | 1986 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 7,799 GT | Uruguay |
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| Albayzin | 1994 | 1994 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 3,265 GT | Uruguay |
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| Luciano Federico L | 1997 | 1997 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 1,737 GT | Uruguay |
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| Silvia Ana L | 1996 | 1996 - 2000 2007 - |
Buenos Aires - Colonia | 7,895 GT | Uruguay |
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| Patricia Olivia II | 1998 | 1998 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | Uruguay |
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| Flecha De Buenos Aires | 1986 | 1996 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | Uruguay |
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| Thomas Edison | 1999 | 1999 | Buenos Aires - Colonia | Uruguay |
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| 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
- ^ "Los Cipreses S.A. Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Viaja y disfrutá en los mejores buques del país | Buquebus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Guinness World Records - Fastest ferry". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Argentina and Uruguay to feature a zero-emission fast ferry crossing by early 2026". Maritime South. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Guinness World Records - Fastest ferry". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Bruce Mounster (June 18, 2013). "107km/h: now that's a fast ferry". The Mercury.
- ^ "Albayzin venduta per la demolizione". Pianeta Navi. 13 October 2022.