Colonia Express S.A. is a Uruguayan company 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 The company was Remolcadores Unidos Argentinos (bought from Buquebus in 1998) and became Colonia Express in 2007.
The company competes with Buquebus for a market of 2.5 million people per year who travel across the River Plate.
, 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%.
Fleet
Colonia Express operates a fleet of three fast ferries on the 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 HSC Superferry Express 2019 2019- Buenos Aires - Colonia 40 Partially built in Argentina
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