August 25th 2023
Strike (URGARA) by grain surveyor’s lifted
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Weekend duty staff: (Friday September 01st, until Monday September 04th, 2023 0800 hrs.)
HQ Buenos Aires:
Horacio Vazquez +54 9 11 5578 4554
Upriver:
Omar Mangiaterra +54 9 11 3156 1681
Kevin Masia +54 9 11 6919 2280
Tomas H. Noguera +54 9 11 6434 1674
Walter Nestor Travaglini +54 9 11 3156 1680
National Holidays: Friday October 13th and Monday October 16th.
Grains and Markets:
The Government in Argentina is now spreading rumors of a new (fourth) “bonus” exchange rate for soya bean exports. One wonders where they think they will find the soya beans. As a measure of the soya bean shortage in the local market; Vicentin yesterday announced that they will be closing down their two crushing plants in San Lorenzo due to the lack of soya beans. More crushing plants are bound to follow as the shortage of soya beans, caused by the drought, begins to bite. Some estimates have it that before the end of 2023 up to 70 per cent of the crushing capacity at Upriver may shut down for this reason.
Iran eventually fixed their tender for a volume of 360,000 tons of soya bean meal with dates October through December. Origin yet unreported.
Indonesia is reported to be in the market for a Pamanax full of soya beans.
Strike (URGARA) by grain surveyor’s lifted :
The grain surveyours union (URGARA) have lifted their strike. Loading operations are now underway in all ports. This is a temporary decision and subject to ongoing negotitions.
Starting yesterday August 30th evening the grain surveyors union have gone on strike. Although this is a nationwide strike not all grain and fertilizer handling operations are affected. There are still many non union surveyors available and quite a few ports and exporters have availed themselves of their services.
The situation today at Upriver ports is as follows:
RENOVA NORTH: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
RENOVA SOUTH: No Vessel alongside
LDC TIMBUES: No Vessel alongside
COFCO INT. TIMBUES NORTE: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
COFCO INT. TIMBUES SUR: No Vessel alongside
ACA TIMBUES: Vessel alongside, not loading
AGD TIMBUES: No Vessel alongside
PROFERTIL: Con buque, operando normalmente
MINERA ALUMBRERA: Vessel alongside, not loading
TERMINAL 6 NORTH: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
TERMINAL 6 SUR: Vessel alongside, not loading
ARAUCO: No Vessel alongside
QUEBRACHO: No Vessel alongside
T.F.A.: Vessel alongside discharging, NON UNION
PAMPA ENERGIA: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
COFCO INT. PGSM NORTE: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
COFCO INT. PGSM SUR: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
ADM AGRO SAN LORENZO: No Vessel alongside
PAMPA: No vessel alongside
DEMPA: No Vessel alongside
ACA: Vessel alongside, not loading
VICENTIN: No Vessel alongside
SAN BENITO: Vessel alongside, not loading
TPR: No Vessel alongside
UNIT 6: No Vessel alongside
UNIDAD 7: No Vessel alongside
VGG: No Vessel alongside.
PUNTA ALVEAR: Vessel alongside, not loading
LDC GRAL.LAGOS SECOS: Vessel alongside loading, NON UNION
LDC GRAL.LAGOS LIQUIDOS: No Vessel alongside
ADM AGRO ARROYO SECO: Vessel alongside, not loading
Necochea and Bahia Blanca are both fully on strike.
Buenos Aires Container Terminal 5 (BACTSSA):
As mentioned previously. BACTSSA, Buenos Aires container terminal 5 has today had it’s last day. The terminal was managed by Hutchison Whampoa of Hong Kong. No vessels have called at BACTSSA since April 2021. This now leaves Buenos Aires port with effectively two terminals. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 managed by DP World and Terminal 4 managed by APM Terminals (Maersk). Initial plans mentioned by Buenos Aires AGP who leases the terminals to the operators are that the area will be used as an extended storage area for containers prior to the entry in to the mentioned terminals.
BACTSSA/Hutchison – Basin D
Bunker deliveries at Zona Comun:
STS BUNKER AT ZONA COMUN FOR NEXT DAYS:
As always, the STS operation is up to the discretion of the Master’s of the vessels involved.
Will keep you posted.
Best regards,
Antares Servicios Maritimos S.A.
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