# Stranded grain ships to be towed to decongest port in Argentina - BusinessWorld Online

> Seven grain ships stranded at Rosario will be towed free and sent to sea after being loaded beyond the draft allowed by the port's shallow waters, local authorities said. The ships had been moored during a 48-hour tugboat strike. Paraguay and Brazil agreed to release Itaipu dam water to help barge traffic on the Parana, and unions warned the strike could resume the following week.

- Date: 2021-05-23 · published 2021-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47133-stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina-businessworld
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Moving the stranded ships clears a backlog of soymeal and corn cargoes, but low river levels and the threat of renewed strikes keep Argentine export logistics tight.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-05-21 | [Stranded Grains Ships To Be Towed Free From Rosario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47130-stranded-grains-ships-to-be-towed-free-from-rosario.md) | -2.1% | -9.6% |
| SBM | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +3.5% | +14.2% |
| SBM | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-04-25 | [Argentina truckers end protest at Quequen grain port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13799-argentina-truckers-end-protest-at-quequen-grain-port-reuters.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2024-06-06 | [Port strike suspended at Argentine grains hub, ensuring flow of goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13916-port-strike-suspended-at-argentine-grains-hub-ensuring-flow-of-goods-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-05-21 | [Stranded Grains Ships To Be Towed Free From Rosario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47130-stranded-grains-ships-to-be-towed-free-from-rosario.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | -0.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/agribusiness/2021/05/24/370363/stranded-grain-ships-to-be-towed-to-decongest-port-in-argentina/

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