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Argentinian customs and oil workers strike to gain access to vaccines
After port workers in Argentina were designated essential service providers in response to strike action in May – earning them…
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Port of Rosario hit by another strike
A group of 11 unions that represent port workers issued a statement yesterday announcing a new work stoppage at Argentina’s…
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Strike hits grain exports at Port of Rosario
A 48-hour strike last week by tugboat captains and others backed up agricultural exports at Argentina’s Port of Rosario. The…
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Decreasing water levels on Parana River threaten to further disrupt shipping
For at least the last year, water levels in the Parana River have been an issue, forcing carriers to reduce…
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YPF declares force majeure on contract for Exmar’s Tango FLNG
Belgian gas shipping firm Exmar has received notice from Argentine energy company YPF declaring force majeure on the charter contract…
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Riverbank collapse hinders grain exports from Argentina
A bank has collapsed along the Parana River, Latin America’s grain superhighway, forcing ships to travel with around 20% less…
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Argentina shuts down ports and mills in Timbues
Timbues, a major town for agricultural exports in Argentina, has announced a decision to temporarily shut down ports and mills…
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China bids to dredge and deepen the Parana, Argentina’s grains superhighway
Chinese state-owned construction giant China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) is preparing a bid to dredge Argentina’s Parana River, the country’s…
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Patagonia buys feeder boxship from Marlow Navigation
Argentinean domestic container shipping operator Patagonia Shipping Lines (PSL) has acquired the 2012-built 1,368 teu containership from Cypriot owner Marlow…
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Early international interest shown in Argentina’s offshore oil rights auction
Argentina is attracting interest from an array of international oil firms about its auction of offshore rights planned for later…
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Grounded Wah Kwong bulker disrupts traffic around Rosario port
A bulker carting a cargo of soybean meal was grounded on Argentina’s Parana River causing disruption to the grains hub…
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Interocean pounces on another post-panamax
In the post-panamax sector, the German controlled 93,000 dwt sized has been sold for $17.2m to the Menendez family according…
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Truck strike in Argentina causes logjam at Rosario
A truck owners’ strike in Argentina has halted unloading of commodities at various terminals and has caused a logjam of…
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Second person dead from COFCO grain terminal explosion in Argentina
There has been a second fatality confirmed from Wednesday’s explosion and fire at a grain terminal in the port of…
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Explosion at COFCO terminal in Argentina kills one, injures over 20
A grain terminal operated by Chinese state-run grain trading giant COFCO at Argentina’s Port of Rosario suffered a major explosion…
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Boskalis and DEME win major South American dredging contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster and DEMA have landed a 5-year contract by Comision Administradora del Rio de la Plata (CARP) for…
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Ports in Argentina hit by three-day strike of inspectors
Many seaports in Argentina are facing shutdowns and slowdowns over three days starting on Wednesday as port inspectors mount a…
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Argentine union suspends dock strike after picketer killed by truck
Argentine dockworkers suspended a 24-hour work stoppage on Thursday after a picketing striker was killed when a trucker drove his…
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Ultrapetrol set to emerge from Chapter 11
Argentina’s Ultrapetrol has had its second amended prepackaged plan of reorganisation approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The plan will…
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Private equity to snap up bust Ultrapetrol’s river unit
Argentina’s Ultrapetrol has got the go ahead from a US bankruptcy court to embark on a quick chapter 11, with…
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