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Montevideo, July 2nd 2025 - 12:48 UTC

Tag: Punta Arenas

  • Monday, August 3rd 2015 - 08:08 UTC

    Unemployment in Magallanes drops slightly to 3.8% in April/June quarter

    ”Normally unemployment at this time of the year (winter) is higher than in summer months, but it actually dropped slightly” said Carlos Abarzúa

    Unemployment in Magallanes region, extreme south of Chile, was 3.8% in the second quarter of the year, which represents a 1.5 percentage point increase over the last twelve months despite a slight fall of 0.2 percentage point compared to the previous quarter (March/May) of 2015, according to the latest release from the INE stats office.

  • Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 06:34 UTC

    Punta Arenas rescues semi-submersible rig stranded in the port's muddy bottom

    The Zhen Hua 28 was stuck in a sand and muddy bottom, probably up to four meters deep, but was impressive because of its size

    A semi-submersible rig of Chinese origin commissioned to Total and which grounded 200 meters from the coast in Punta Arenas following strong winds and tides that let it lose from its moorings in the port, has been rescued on the high tide. Apparently the huge vessel has not suffered major 'visible damages', reports La Prensa Austral.

  • Saturday, June 6th 2015 - 09:16 UTC

    Punta Arenas fishing industry complains of a sharp fall in catches and landings

    “In 2012 we had 11 vessels in the fisheries, and now we are down to four, which means dropping from 30.000 to 10.000 tons of exports”, pointed out Gutierrez.(Pic LPA)

    The fishing industry in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, is going through a serious recession --30% fall in landings-- which is not only impacting the activity of the four main companies, with lesser jobs, but also port operations and the price of freight as volumes are smaller, warned this week Enrique Gutierrez, General Manager of Pesca Chile.

  • Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 06:18 UTC

    Unemployment in Punta Arenas climbs to 4.4% in February-April period

    Retail, manufacturing and construction were the three sectors which most contributed to the increased unemployment in Punta Arenas

    Unemployment in Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile climbed to 4.4% in the February-April period, which represents an increase of 2.3 percentage points over the same period a year ago, according to the latest release from the INE stats office.

  • Wednesday, May 6th 2015 - 06:06 UTC

    Punta Arenas cruise visitors this season totaled 56.383 with 100 calls

    Of the 100 vessel calls, forty were international and the rest domestic (Pic LPA)

    The results of the 2014/2015 cruise season were considered 'positive' for Punta Arenas, in the extreme south of Chile, which received 100 vessel calls, of which 40 international and 60 domestic, totaling 56.383 visitors, a similar number to the previous season.

  • Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:35 UTC

    Punta Arenas cruise visitors numbers up 30% during the 2014/15 season

    Windy Punta Arenas is the main port of call for cruise vessels in the south of Chile. This season 48 visited the city.

    Cruise visitors to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile during this last 2014/15 season increased by 30%, with 48 vessel calls between last October and April this year, according to Chilean migration and international police records. This represents 78.872 cruise passengers, and is an increase over the 35 calls from the previous season 2013/2014.

  • Friday, February 13th 2015 - 13:56 UTC

    A canine brigade in Punta Arenas helps to speed the landing of 4.000 visitors

    The sniffers walking along the queue of arriving passengers last Monday

    How do you manage to make the mandatory phyto-sanitary controls when 4.000 visitors come ashore on the same day virtually at the same time, and the port is not a major terminal. Particularly when the country is a main producer of fruit and other agriculture goods and must act with the utmost jealousy to ensure its privileged position as a world leading exporter.

  • Friday, February 6th 2015 - 01:46 UTC

    Falklands want to be good neighbors and have closer links with Latin America

    A full day of celebrations at Stanley's racecourse on Saturday to commemorate 250 years of British rule

    The Falkland Islands and its people want to be 'good neighbors, have trade links, cooperation agreements and closer relations with the southern cone of South America, but 'without losing our identity', said Falklands lawmakers to Punta Arenas Prensa Austral that was present at the celebrations last Saturday for the 250th anniversary of the first flying of the Union Flag in the Islands marking the beginning of British rule.

  • Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 01:13 UTC

    Falklands contribution to the development of sheep farming in Magallanes

    In the late 1880 sheep from the Falklands were shipped to the extreme south of Chile to help start the industry

    The close historic and farming links between the Falkland Islands and the Magallanes Region, were underlined in a recent article by Punta Arenas researcher Silvestre Fugellie dedicated to sheep farming, the 'golden fleece' that changed the economy of those barren lands in the extreme south of Chile over a century ago.

  • Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 22:59 UTC

    Falklands experience in energy projects attracts strong interest in Latam conference and Chile

    Engineer Glenn Ross was a special guest speaker at the renewable energy conference, RELACCX held last week in Puerto Rico

    The Falkland Islands experience in implementing energy projects, both conventional and wind farms was shared with the attendants of the recent RELACCX (Renewable Energy Latin America and Caribbean Conference and Exhibition) event, held in Puerto Rico, and where Falklands' engineer Glenn Ross was an invited speaker.