Fortunately, the clique is no longer in power: The tender for the Hydroway creates a trust fund that will be financed with a "retention"

This Friday, the national government launched the international tender for the dredging and beaconing service of the Main Navigational Route (Paraná River Waterway) with a proposal aimed at improving the logistics management of Argentine agro-industrial exports. Bidders have until February 27, 2026, to submit offers. The concession will have a duration of 25 years from the signing of the contract, although it can be extended for an additional period of up to five years. The technical specifications document determines that the "zero stage" of the concession, which will last up to one year, the concessionaire must carry out studies to execute the following works: deepening of the Timbúes-Paraná stretch from Las Palmas to 40 feet (currently it is 34 feet) and deepening and adaptation of the navigable channel trace of the Emilio Mitre Channel from kilometer 49.8 to the Atlantic Ocean to 39 feet. Subsequently, within a maximum period of three years from the completion of the dredging ...