TecPlata, Patagonia Shipping Lines launch New Service to Ushuaia

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Port Wings News Network:

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Buenos Aires terminal, has launched a new service to Ushuaia in partnership with Patagonia Shipping Lines (PSL), creating a vital logistics corridor to Argentina’s southernmost city.

Located at the southern tip of the country, Ushuaia is both geographically isolated and strategically important. The region’s industries—particularly electronics assembly, fishing, and energy—are supported by government incentives and protective trade measures designed to sustain this frontier community. With limited overland access, maritime transport is Ushuaia’s lifeline, connecting its output to the rest of Argentina.

A key beneficiary of the new service is Newsan, one of Ushuaia’s largest employers, which assembles consumer electronics for nationwide distribution. By strengthening supply chain efficiency, the TecPlata–PSL connection directly supports both regional industry and Argentina’s broader trade network.

“This new service was established as part of TecPlata’s commitment to delivering more efficient, sustainable and connected logistics solutions, reinforcing our vision of becoming a key logistics hub for Argentina,” said the TecPlata Board of Directors.

“We are confident that, through collaboration with partners like PSL and earlier in the year with global shipping line ONE, we can deliver agile and customized solutions tailored to our customers’ needs, both shipping lines and merchants serving Argentina as a whole,” they added.

The TecPlata–PSL service further expands TecPlata’s role within Argentina’s national port system, offering a competitive platform for regional carriers and enabling stronger integration of Argentina’s southern economy into global trade flows.

About TecPlata S.A.

In October 2008, TecPlata S.A. was granted a 30-year concession to build and operate an all-purpose port terminal in the greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina by the Consorcio de Gestion del Puerto La Plata.  Built with an investment of US$450 million, TecPlata is Argentina’s most modern container terminal with an initial capacity of 450,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) capacity, and capable of being extended of up to 1 million TEUs in the second phase.

Headquartered and established in 1988 in Manila, Philippines, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is in the business of port development, management and operations.  ICTSI’s portfolio of terminals and projects are located in developed and emerging market economies in the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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