Buquebus is a Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

an company which operates ferry services from Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

, Colonia

Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departamento of Colonia. It has a population of around 22,000.It is renowned for its historic quarter, a World Heritage Site...

 and Piriapolis

Piriápolis

Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10 and its intersection with Route 37. It is about east of the national capital, Montevideo . Piriápolis is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and more...

 to Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay

Salto, Uruguay

Salto is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay and the second largest city of the country. It is located on Route 3, about northwest of Montevideo, and on the east bank of Río Uruguay, across the city Concordia of Argentina...

, Carmelo

Carmelo

Carmelo is a city located in the department of Colonia of western Uruguay. Route 21 passes through the city, joining it with Nueva Palmira to the northwest and Colonia del Sacramento to the southeast. Carmelo is noted for its wineries.-History:...

, Atlántida, Punta del Este

Punta del Este

Punta del Este is a resort town on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It is located on the intersection of Route 10 with Route 39, directly southeast of the department capital Maldonado and about east of Montevideo...

, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo

Punta del Diablo

Punta del Diablo is a village and seaside locality in Uruguay, Rocha Department, east from the capital Montevideo. According to the 2004 census, its permanent population consisted of 389 inhabitants, mostly fishermen and artisans, while during high tourism season, the population swells to...

 from Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

, Colonia

Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the oldest town in Uruguay and capital of the departamento of Colonia. It has a population of around 22,000.It is renowned for its historic quarter, a World Heritage Site...

 and Piriapolis

Piriápolis

Piriápolis is a city in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on the coast of Río de la Plata, on Route 10 and its intersection with Route 37. It is about east of the national capital, Montevideo . Piriápolis is an important summer resort in the country, predating the larger and more...

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Besides, the company operates BQB Líneas Aéreas

BQB Líneas Aéreas

BQB Líneas Aéreas is an airline based in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Its main base is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport...

, an airline based in Punta del Este with destinations to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Spain (the route was confirmed, however it is not in service yet)

Fleet

Buquebus currently (June 2010) operates a fleet of nine fast ferries

High-speed craft

A high-speed craft is a high speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry.The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and even monohull designs have become popular.Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the...

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Ship	Built	Entered service	Route	Tonnage	Flag	Notes
Juan Patricio	1995	1995	Buenos Aires - Montevideo		Argentina
Atlantic III	1993	1993	Buenos Aires - Montevideo		Uruguay
Eladia Isabel	1986	1986	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Albayzin	1994	1994	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Luciano Federico	1997	1997	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Silvia Ana L HSC Silvia Ana L HSC Silvia Ana L is a high-speed ferry owned and operated by Color Line on a route connecting Kristiansand, Norway to Hirtshals, Denmark. She was built in 1996 by Bazans Fernando Shipyard, Cadiz, Spain for the Uruguay-based Buquebus...	1996	1996 - 2000 2007 -	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Patricia Olivia II	1998	1998	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Flecha De Buenos Aires	1986	1996	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay
Thomas Edison	1999	1999	Buenos Aires - Colonia		Uruguay