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Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:29:00 GMT
Antarctic cruise company abandons Ushuaia and moves to Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas, the extreme south of Chile will be hosting Silversea Cruises as its base of operations, having decided to abandon Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. Silversea announced a release in which it makes official its Antarctic...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:22:00 GMT
Chilean company announces first Antarctic cruise on 3 December, from Punta Arenas
A Chilean company Antarctica21 is planning 17 Antarctica cruises this coming season, leaving from Punta Arenas, the first of which is scheduled for December 3rd, with an only vessel the Magellan Explorer.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:04:00 GMT
South Georgia stamp release to celebrate the return of whales to the recovered ecosystem
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced the release of a new stamp set to celebrate the recovering ecosystem of the Territory and in particular whales, according to the latest edition of the South...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Nobody goes ashore as ARA Libertad docks in Chilean port of Valparaíso
No crew member of Argentina's training sailship ARA Libertad was allowed to go ashore as the vessel docked in the Chilean port of Valparaíso while diplomatic tension between the two countries mounts.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Uruguayan Mayor expectant on return of Argentine tourists
Enrique Antía, Mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the elite Punta del Este beach resort is located Tuesday warned of actions by the Buenos Aires Government of President Alberto Fernández to persuade vacation...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Chile announces sanitary protocol for tourists on cruise expeditions to Antarctica
Chile announced on Monday that foreign tourists on cruise expeditions to Antarctica can call and land in the country as long as they comply with a strict sanitary protocol. Andrea Wolleter, head of Chile's tourism services made...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Project with Falklands' SAERI to safeguard South Georgia’s Blue Belt
Following a horizon scanning exercise that identified marine invasive species as a key threat, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is embarking on a marine bio-security project with the Falklan...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT
Punta Arenas Antarctic International Center bidding process scheduled for next February
The biding conditions and process for the construction the International Antarctic Center in Punta Arenas, should be ready before the end of the current government of president Sebastián Piñera, according to Magallanes govern...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:13:00 GMT
RRS James Clark Ross has been sold to the Ukrainian Antarctic Scientific Center
This is the second time that a UK research asset has transferred to Ukrainian research colleagues – the first being the transfer in 1996 of the former Faraday station that is now known as Vernadsky.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Argentine congress fearful Falklands' new port could overshadow Ushuaia
The Argentine congress is restless and is concerned since the Falkland Islands started to build its new deep water port, fearing, besides the usual cacophony of claims, that the Islands could replace Ushuaia as the main access ...



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