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
- Industrytransport1
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Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas (ELMA) (English: Argentine Shipping Lines Company) was an Argentine cargo shipping line established on September 30, 1960.2
Timeline
- Sep 30, 1960Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaEmpresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas
- WikidataQ3053373
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsEmpresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas photo by TilmannR, CC0