Port of Rosario
The Port of Rosario is an inland port and a major goods-shipping center of Argentina, located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, on the western shore of the Paraná River, about 550 km upstream from the Atlantic Ocean.[1] [2]
Overview
The port is the largest of a series located in the several cities of the
At this point of the course of the Paraná (Kilometer 420) lies the depth transition between overseas and river navigation. The main channel of the river directly in front of the port has an advantageous configuration that allows to preserve a depth of 34 feet with minor periodic
The facilities were opened in 1852 partly as a hedge against the political and armed conflicts that ultimately led to the
Administration
The Port of Rosario has, since 1994, been managed by ENAPRO (Ente Administrador del Puerto Rosario), a public company overseen by the provincial government, which grants concessions as appropriate to private companies.[3] The first bid was won in 1998 by International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI),[4] managers of the Port of Manila and of a terminal in the Port of Buenos Aires. ICTSI's Argentine subsidiary, Puerto Rosario S. A. (PROSA), faced labour conflicts and strikes after firing a number of port terminal workers it had promised to keep. It also failed to pay the royalties due to the ENAPRO and to perform the agreed investments. In 2000 the concession was revoked.[5]
In 2002 a new company, Terminal Puerto Rosario S. A. (manager of the Port of Tarragona, Spain) was awarded the concession of Terminals 1 and 2 of the port for 30 years.
In October 2005 the National Secretariat of Ports and Navigable Ways ordered the beginning of works to dredge the Paraná to a depth of 34 feet, in the first stage, and later to 36 feet, downstream from Puerto General San Martín; this will allow for cargo vessels of up to 50,000 tonnes. The 34-feet stage (allowing for 46,600-tonne ships) was completed in August 2006. [6] [7]
References
- ^ Universidad Nacional de Rosario Archived 2008-06-09 at the Wayback Machine - Details about the Greater Rosario area ports.
- ^ CONICET Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine - La ciudad y su zona de influencia tienen un polo portuario que atrae inversiones. Overview of the port economy in the Rosario area (in Spanish).
- ^ ENAPRO - Website of the port management entity.
- ^ International Container Terminal Services
- ^ Philippine Rating Services Corporation Archived 2006-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - Investment write-off taken up in ICTSI rating review (19 April 2000).
- ^ La Capital, 30 Aug 2006. Hidrovía culminó obras de dragado a 34 pies[permanent dead link].
- ^ La Capital, 29 Oct 2005. Hidrovía: empezaron los trabajos de profundización Archived 2007-03-13 at the Wayback Machine.
