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18 Grain Ships Delayed at Quequen Port by Trucker Protest

Apr 23, 2026

At least 18 boats faced delays loading grain and oilseed cargoes at Argentina's Quequen port due to a protest staged by a small group of truckers, port data showed on Thursday, as exporters estimated losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars.The truckers began a strike on April 7, blockiReutersng access to the Bahia Blanca and Quequen ports, demanding higher freight rates after fuel prices rose nearly 30% this year due to the Middle East conflict…

Argentina Trucker Protest Delays at Least 10 Ships at Port Waiting to Load Grain

Apr 21, 2026

At least 10 vessels were delayed in loading grains on Tuesday at Argentina's Quequen port as truckers demanding higher freight rates block access to the terminal, a source at the port said.'No trucks are entering with grain, we are completely paralyzed…

Trucker Strike Continues to Paralyze Grain Exports at Argentinian Ports

Apr 20, 2026

A small group of truckers continue to paralyze grain exports from Argentina's Quequen port, the nation's ports chamber said on Monday, despite most of the sector accepting new rates after a more-than-week-long strike held up at least $450 million in shipments…

Argentina Grain Exports Rise From Strong Harvest

Mar 20, 2026

Argentina is shipping out grains at a strong pace this season as record sunflower exports and booming corn sales help absorb one of the country's biggest harvests in years, the Rosario grains exchange said on Friday, though the conflict in the…

Argentinian Grain Ports Operate Normally Post Strike

Feb 20, 2026

Argentina's grain ports were operating normally on Friday after their activities were paralyzed for the last two days by a maritime workers' strike over the government's newly-approved labor reform bill, the head of the Chamber of Port and Maritime Activities said…

Strike Halts Grain Ship Traffic at Argentina's Rosario Port

Apr 09, 2025

Grain and agro-industrial products ships will be unable to dock or leave Argentina's Rosario agro-port hub on Thursday because of a CGT union strike against government policies, the head of the private port chamber CAPyM said.The CGT's action…

Only One Bid, DEME, for Argentina River Dredge Contract

Feb 12, 2025

Belgian company DEME Group was the sole firm to bid in the Argentine government's tender for a major maintenance contract for the Parana waterway, a key route for grains transport, the government said on Wednesday.The bid could mark a major shakeup in dredging the river…

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