Private company

Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas

Argentine cargo shipping line

Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas (ELMA) (English: Argentine Shipping Lines Company) was an Argentine cargo shipping line established on September 30, 1960. The Argentine Maritime Lines Company involved the merger of two companies, both state: the Merchant Fleet of the State (FME) and Argentina Fleet of Navigation of Ultramar (FANU). It served Argentina's foreign trade until the 1990s, when the government of Carlos Menem declared its dissolution.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 30, 1960Founded1
  • Industrytransport1
House flag of the Argentine Shipping Lines Company (ELMA)
Photo: TilmannR, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas (ELMA) (English: Argentine Shipping Lines Company) was an Argentine cargo shipping line established on September 30, 1960.2

Timeline

  1. Sep 30, 1960Founded Founded1

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