Port of Montevideo invests heavily in infrastructure for the cruise industry

Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 01:38 UTC

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Uruguay has began works in the extension of a pier in the port of Montevideo to cater the cruise industry which should be ready for the next season 2012/13 when the country will also become a hub for the exchange of passengers. Read full article

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Are the Argentines still refusing to handle British flagged vessels, if so, then it looks like Montevideo will benefit from it, or are the Uruguayans doing the same? can not recall.
Apr 26th, 2012 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
No - they only banned Falkland flagged vessels. The refusal in Argentina was even a breach/extension of their policy as they are only meant to refuse access to ships involved in the hydrocarbon extraction on the islands.

CFK seems to have forgotten about them for now - YPF is this weeks cause celebre.
Apr 26th, 2012 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Brit Bob
I believe yo are right boys, I've seen Brit cruises advertised that are going to both the Falklands and Argentina in the press this week.

It does seem that they've stopped hating the cruise industry this week.

But I did hear a rumour that they were going to ban Marmite!
Apr 26th, 2012 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Usurping Pirate
Every cruise ship that calls into Buenos Aires and then the FI is a boon to the islanders.
Why ? Because people who previously knew fek all about the Falklands can see that ;
a ) Argentina is a lunatic asylum run by the worst lunatics and
b ) that there are no argies or any vestige of argie culture on the islands , and after the chaos of BA the place must seem like Nirvana .

There must be 50,000 passengers a year going through both places.If they tell their story to 10 friends or relatives each , it means 500,000 people a year learn what lying toads the RG's are about their spurious claim to the place .
Apr 26th, 2012 - 08:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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