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1. Are there any restrictions on vessels whose previous port call was from COVID-19 high risk countries? Prior to vessel’s arrival, specific documents and information must be submitted to the health authorities in order to obtain free pratique authorization from the Health Authorities. These documents

Due to the low water levels that still affect the Cuenca del Plata and, particularly, the port facilities placed at rivers Paraná Medio, Paraná Inferior y Paraná de las Palmas, Argentine Naval Prefecture suggest paying special attention to the risks that may arise during approaching,

Regarding our newsletter* of October 30th of 2020 informing about the new speed limit of 9 knots established between Km 406 and 435 of the Paraná River, we have the duty to inform that the Argentine Coast Guard is monitoring the speed of vessels navigating

The Argentine Ministry of Transport calls for expression of interest to bid for the public work concession by toll for the modernization, extension, operation and maintenance of the signaling system and dredge and re-dredge tasks and the maintenance of the main waterway between kilometer 1230

By Resolution RESOL-2020-861-APN-PRES#SENASA, the National Health and Agrifood Quality Service [SENASA by its Spanish acronym] adds to Resolution No 693/17 the “Supervision procedure of the Control System of Capability of Loading of Holds and Tanks of Vessels and Barges for the export of grains, their

Due to the extraordinary ebb that Río Paraná has been experiencing, the Paraná Coast Guard establishes that, due to safety navigation reasons, vessels shall navigate cautiously and reduce speed to the minimum suitable for good government when there are other vessels moored, maneuvering or operating

Despite having forbidden –on August 10th, 2020 through Provision DISFC-2020-15-APN-DPMA#PNA– the discharge of washing waters from the scrubbers to waters of national jurisdiction, today the Argentine Directorate for Environmental Protection suspends this restriction. The cause of this suspension is the quarantine established in the country

Recently, San Lorenzo Coast Guard has reported that, due to navigation safety and environment protection issues, those vessels that count with left-handed propeller system, from now on, must request the assistance of a tugboat for mooring and undocking maneuvers. Vessels that have left-handed propeller —left-handed

Since the system of discharging washing waters of scrubbers is being studied by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in order to get information about their effects on the environment and avoid an irreversible damage on the marine ecosystem, the Directorate for Environmental Protection of the

As a consequence of the unprecedented ebb that continues affecting the Cuenca del Plata and, especially, the navigation of the rivers Paraná Medio, Paraná Inferior, Paraná de las Palmas and Río de la Plata, the Argentinian Coast Guard advises the captains and pilots on the