Unigas International Ltd.

About Us

Ultramar was founded in 1952 by Captain Albert von Appen as a ship agency company, initially focusing on providing agency and logistical support services to foreign shipping companies. Captain von Appen was subsequently joined by his two sons, Sven von Appen and Wolf von Appen, who successfully developed and diversified the group into other shipping related activities and expanded the activities into a.o. Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama – and in more recent times into Europe and the U.S.

The group is major operator of port terminals and has undertakings in industrial activities including mining, power generation, gas storage and distribution, sulphoric acid production. Please visit www.ultranav.cl

In deep sea shipping activities, Ultranav today operates about 290 vessels, approximately 70 of which are owned vesssels. To this can be added about 70 specialized vessels within harbour and deep sea towage, salvage activities, and off-shore drilling and production support in a number of locations throughout South America.