Colonia Express
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 Passenger ferry | |
| Predecessor | Remolcadores Unidos Argentinos |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sebastián Planas |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Area served | River Plate |
| Services | Passenger&vehicle transportation |
| Owner | Lumary S.A. |
Number of employees | 250 |
| Website | [] |
Colonia Express S.A. is a Uruguayan company[1] that operates ferry services on the River Plate, between Buenos Aires and Colonia del Sacramento, with duty-free shopping. The company operates three hotels and coach services to Montevideo, Punta del Este and Carmelo.
History
[edit]The company was Remolcadores Unidos Argentinos (bought from Buquebus in 1998) and became Colonia Express in 2007.[2]
The company competes with Buquebus[3][4] for a market of 2.5 million people per year who travel across the River Plate.[5]
As of 2019[update], Colonia Express had 38% market share, with most customers coming via Buenos Aires, including many tourists from abroad. By including cargo, the company adjusted its seasonality of 70% annual revenue coming in five months of the year, to 60%.[2]
Fleet
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Colonia Express operates a fleet of three fast ferries on the 30-nautical-mile (56 km; 35 mi) river route between Buenos Aires and Colonia del Sacramento.
| Ship | Built | Service years | Route | Speed (knots) | Tonnage | Flag | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSC Atlantic Express | 1991 | 2015- | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 37 | 3,000 GT |  Uruguay | [6][7] |
| HSC Superferry Express | 2019 | 2019- | Buenos Aires - Colonia | 40 | 2,116 GT | Uruguay | Partially built in Argentina[2][8] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lumary S.A. Company Profile". Dun & Bradstreet.
- 1 2 3 Ansorena, Tomás Rodríguez (25 December 2019). "Sebastián Planas de Colonia Express: "En años de crisis, lo importante es la facturación"". Forbes Argentina (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Openferry". openferry.com.
- ↑ "Uruguay Ferry Guide: Buquebus & Colonia Express from BA". Ferrygogo.
- ↑ "Innovación que marca el rumbo: Buquebus presenta el ferry 100% eléctrico más grande del planeta" (in Spanish). La Nación. 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "HSC HOVERSPEED BELGIUM (1991)". www.faktaomfartyg.se.
- ↑ "HSC Atlantic Express". www.ferry-site.dk.
- ↑ "HSC Superferry Express". www.ferry-site.dk.
External links
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