BUENOS AIRES: A strike by maritime workers is preventing ships from entering and leaving Argentina’s grains ports, the country’s exporter’s and processing chamber CIARA-CEC said on Tuesday, disrupting commercial activity at a major hub for the country’s agricultural exports. Argentina is one of the world’s top exporters of soymeal, soy oil and corn, with most shipments moving through ports along the Parana River. The duration of the strike and the number of vessels affected were not immediately clear.

Around 140 vessels were waiting on Monday to enter or leave Argentine ports after maritime pilots stopped accepting new assignments in protest at a decree deregulating their…

A pilots' walkout against Argentina's Decree 690/2026 has stranded at least 140 vessels on the Paraná, halting grain and fuel exports through the country's main foreign-trade…