Tandanor
History
The company was established as "Talleres Navales de Marina" on November 10, 1879, during the presidency of Nicolás Avellaneda for the maintenance of Navy of Argentina ships. In 1922 it was renamed "Arsenal Naval Buenos Aires", then establishing as a "sociedad anónima" under its current denomination, with majority of state-capital injection in 1971.ref name=indnav>Centro de Estudios para la Producción. La industria naval en la Argentina. Buenos Aires, Ministry of Industry
The recently formed S.A. was created in order to suply the merchant fleet and assist with maintenance tasks. It was directed by the Argentine Navy and the National Ports Administration together. The company added workships and two docks to its operational base.
By 1943 Tandanor had more than 6,000 specialised workers. The increased demand of engineers resulted in the creation of the career of Naval Engineering, established by the University of Buenos Aires in 1950, as well as several training programs were also established. During those times the ARA Libertad fregate was constructed as a school ship of the Navy.
In 1973 the Navy sent personnel of TARENA to work at Tandanor, also giving it new facilities. By those times the company had eight docks and needed to expand its business due to the increasing activity at the Atlantic Ocean. Five years later, Pearlson Engineering of Miami, US, was commissioned to built a elevator "Syncrolift". Tandanor was privatised in 1991 as part of the economy politics of then president Carlos Menem. The company was declared bankrupt in 1999.
The company was nationalised through a decree by president NĂ©stor Kirchner in March 2007, declaring null all the previous process. As a retribution to their efforts to carry out the company during last years, workers of Tandanor received a 10% of the company, leaving the 90% as state-owned.
