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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.
Atlantic Express is a high speed catamaran operated by Argentinian ferry operator Colonia Express. She was launched on 28 January 1991 as Hoverspeed Boulogne . [ 1 ] The vessel operates between Buenos Aires and Colonia del Sacramento .
MV Lite Ferry 8: Lite Ferry Nine: IMO number: 9886299: A brand new ship made in China. Lite Ferry 10 [7] IMO number: 8618695: There were 2 vessels to be named such. The first one was a double-ended ferry, measuring 46.0 meters by 10.0 meters by 3.8 meters with a Net Tonnage of 165. She had a sister ship, the Lite Ferry 9, which was later sold ...
On 13 November 2007 the Silvia Ana L was sold to Buquebus, and entered service with them on 12 December 2007. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On 15 December 2007, the Silvia Ana L began work on the fast speed ferry service from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and to Colonia del Sacramento .
HSC Francisco is a high-speed catamaran built by Incat in Hobart, Tasmania.Powered by liquefied natural gas, [4] she is currently the fastest passenger ship in service, reaching a speed of 58 knots (107 km/h; 67 mph).
The gas turbine powered Luciano Federico L operated by Montevideo-based Buquebus, holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest car ferry in the world, in service between Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina: its maximum speed, achieved in sea trials, was 60.2 knots (111.5 km/h; 69.3 mph). [61]
Luciano Federico L is a high-speed B60 catamaran ferry, which operates between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, a distance of 110 nautical miles (200 km; 130 mi). [6]The ship is based on the Type 1130 catamaran, designed by AMD Marine Consulting of Sydney, Australia, and has an overall hull length of 77.32m, a beam of 19.5m and a full load draught of 2.15m.
In the United States, a colonia is a type of unincorporated, low-income, slum area located along the Mexico–United States border region that emerged with the advent of shanty towns. [ 1 ] The colonias consist of peri-urban subdivisions of substandard housing lacking in basic services such as potable water, electricity, paved roads, proper ...