Our shipyard is building flat bottomed barges which are expected to be more in demand as a means of river transportation. The primary shipping method of grains produced in Paraguay and western Brazil is changing from the conventional land transport with trucks to cheaper river transportation with barges. The importance of barge shipping is expected to become greater and we are committed to responding to this demand and thus contributing to the revitalization of the river transportation system by building more barges in Paraguay as quickly as we can.
| Company name | ASTILLERO TSUNEISHI PARAGUAY S.A. |
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| Location | Ruta Villeta‐Alberdi Km 8.5, Dpto. Central –Paraguay |
| Date of establishment | October 2008 |
| Representative | Hitoshi Takahara, President and CEO |
| Number of employees | 350 (incl. cooperative companies) |
| Major business areas | Shipbuilding, barge construction for river transportation (built 24 barges in 2013) |
1,500 to 3,000dwt hold barge. It is a shallow-draft Parana-type barge most suited to navigate through the Parana River. Liquid tank barge and container carrier barge can be also built to meet the requirement.
We started to build 4,000 to 6,000 hp pusher boats from 2014.
It has a unique shallow-draft-type shape and large transport capability.
- June 2011
- The construction of the shipyard began.
- February 2012
- The company exchanged a letter of agreement with the Paraguay Work Promotion Service Agency.
- July 2013
- The company received the 'President Award' for its contribution to the industrial development in Paraguay.
- April 2014
- The first pusher boat started to be built.
- January 2012
The first barge started to be built.
- October 2012
The first 2500dwt barge was launched.
- September 2013
Boat repair business started.
