OUR HISTORY
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1897
After navigating as a sailor and being promoted to Captain of Nelson Lines when he was 19 years old, Captain Juan Murchison founds two companies in the port of Buenos Aires:
- A stevedoring Company,
- A boats and tugboats Company, to attend to ships while at dock.
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1947
Murchison brings the first forklifts into the country.
1967The first 11 containers (bringing Xerox machines) are unloaded in Argentina. Murchison establishes as one of the main port operators.
1969With the purpose of accompanying the development of Southern Argentina, Murchison settled in:
- Bahía Blanca,
- San Antonio Este,
- Puerto Madryn,
- Puerto Deseado y
- Comodoro Rivadavia.
Murchison becomes a leader in port operations in the fish, wool, steel and chemical industries.
1981
Murchison sets up the first gantry crane in South America, at dock C in the port of Buenos Aires.
1985
Expansion to other countries starts with the purchase of companies with operations in Brazil and Uruguay.
1989
The property where Terminal Zárate is currently located is purchased.
1994Murchison takes part in the tender for the port of Buenos Aires and gets the concession of Terminals 1 and 2. These Terminals were later sold to P&O Ports.
1996
Inauguration of Terminal Zárate, the first terminal specialized in vehicles in South America.
1997Murchison Uruguay begins operations providing logistic services in Uruguay, becoming leader in the business within 3 years.
1998Inauguration of Terminal Portuaria Patagonia Norte, as operator in the port of San Antonio Este, where Murchison is associated with important companies dealing with fruit and vegetables in the Valley Region.
2000Murchison Uruguay a new deposit of 14000 m2 that allows you to operate trucks and containers to level. This center works 24 hrs.
2001
Terminal Zárate sets up gantry cranes for the Container and Break Bulk Terminal.
Murchison Defiba UTE is created for bonded warehouses operations in Buenos Aires.2007Murchison begins to get involved in logistic services for mining industries. A new market opens for the Company.
Terminal Patagonia Norte wins the bid for exclusive concession of Sitio 21 for containers and general cargo in the port of Bahia Blanca.
2010Defiba Murchison UTE starts operations on a bonded warehouse at Rosario Airport.
2011
Terminal Zárate enlarges dock in order to reach capacity to operate 4 ships simultaneously.
2012
Terminal Zárate purchases the first mobile dock crane Liebherr LHM550, which enhances port’s competitiveness regarding Project Cargo.
Murchison Uruguay opens a 50.700 m2 logistic warehouse and enlarges the bonded platform for vehicle operations.
Murcan starts operating. This is a new bonded warehouse in Don Torcuato owned by Murchison and Defiba.
2014
Murchison Uruguay acquires a new distribution center, with more than 90,000 m2 of total area, which allows it to expand the national deposit area, besides incorporating a closed fiscal deposit and a beach of containers and general loads.
2015
Murchison Argentina starts operating in Añelo (Neuquén) providing logistic services and equipment rental to specify the requirements of the conventional and non conventional oil & gas industry
2016
Terminal Zárate acquires 3 rubber grantry cranes (RTGs) for containers services.
2017We turned 120 years old.