Astarsa
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Astilleros Argentinos Río de La Plata S.A. (ASTARSA, which can be roughly translated as Argentine Shipyards of the River Plate) was an argentinian shipyard. Its core business was built and repair of ships and locomotives. It also manufactured pipes, industrial machinery, and tractors. It went out of business in the 1990s.
launched in Argentina was built by ASTARSA for Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales
(YPF).
The shipyard was located in the city of Tigre
, north of Greater Buenos Aires
, on the Luján River
. It had a peak of 1500 naval and metallurgic workers.
ASTARSA acted as sub-contractor for General Motors
Inter-America Corp. Astarsa's main line of business was shipbuilding. Shortly before its involvement with GM
, the company also acted as subcontractor for Werkspoor and Alsthom (1966–1971), in addition to doing major repairs to diesel (and steam!) locomotives for the Ferrocarriles Argentinos. In 1994 the company ceased operations, abandoning locomotives (new and under repair) within its shop. By 1997, the company declared bankruptcy and the shop was in the process of being sold by 2000.
History
In the 1920s the Sociedad Colectiva Hansen y Pucchini, predecessor of ASTARSA, was founded. The first ship over 1000 tonslaunched in Argentina was built by ASTARSA for Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales is an Argentine oil company.Founded in 1922 under President Hipólito Yrigoyen's administration, it was privatized in 1993 by Carlos Menem, and bought by the Spanish firm Repsol; the resulting merger in 1999 produced Repsol YPF...
(YPF).
The shipyard was located in the city of Tigre
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Tigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
, north of Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires is the generic denomination to refer to the megalopolis comprising the autonomous city of Buenos Aires and the conurbation around it, over the province of Buenos Aires—namely the adjacent 24 partidos or municipalities—which nonetheless do not constitute a single administrative...
, on the Luján River
Luján River
The Luján River runs from its source near Espora about east of Buenos Aires, Argentina to its outflow into the Río de la Plata north of the city.-See also:* List of rivers of Argentina-External links:*...
. It had a peak of 1500 naval and metallurgic workers.
ASTARSA acted as sub-contractor for General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
Inter-America Corp. Astarsa's main line of business was shipbuilding. Shortly before its involvement with GM
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
, the company also acted as subcontractor for Werkspoor and Alsthom (1966–1971), in addition to doing major repairs to diesel (and steam!) locomotives for the Ferrocarriles Argentinos. In 1994 the company ceased operations, abandoning locomotives (new and under repair) within its shop. By 1997, the company declared bankruptcy and the shop was in the process of being sold by 2000.