Hidrovía: Argentina and Paraguay work on a solution to the toll conflict

Argentina and Paraguay remained in conflict over the collection of tolls on the Paraná-Paraguay waterway. This Wednesday, the parties approached positions to reach a solution. During the meeting led by the General Administration of Ports Society of the State (AGPSE) it was agreed to move forward, in the short term, in overcoming the differences. The collection of the fee established in the section of the Paraná River between Confluencia and the port of Santa Fe had generated a diplomatic dispute. The friction began when the previous government decided to charge a toll of $1.47 per ton. At that time, the rest of the countries that make up the waterway agreement argued that the toll violates the “Santa Cruz de la Sierra” Agreement. Under the administration of President Javier Milei, the AGP convened the Center for River and Maritime Shipowners (CAFyM), the Permanent Commission of Transportation of the La Plata Basin (CPTCP) and the Paraguayan Chamber of Terminals and Private Ports ...