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Buenos Aires province port activity increase

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Public ports in the Province of Buenos Aires reached their highest activity levels since 2019 during the first quarter of 2026. Bulk cargo movement rose by 21.3% year-on-year, totaling 14.8 million tons, while container movement increased by 8.1% to 130,000 units. This growth was largely fueled by a 29.7% rise in grain exports, an 87.4% surge in crude oil exports, and ~~a 17.7%~~ an increase in value-added products moved in ~~containers.~~ containers, which reached 18.1% growth in recent reporting. Key operational hubs included Bahía Blanca and Coronel Rosales for bulk cargo, with Dock Sud managing 96% of container traffic. ~~Logistical metrics also showed increases, including a 10.4% rise in vessel operations and a 10.1% increase in truck movements.~~ In a broader regional context, other South American maritime hubs are experiencing shifts. In Argentina, Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro is pursuing a strategy to transform Rosario into a major mining port to capture the flow of lithium and copper exports. ~~Meanwhile, Peru reported a 6.5% growth~~ Additionally, in ~~public port infrastructure during~~ the ~~first half~~ province of Neuquén, formal private sector employment grew by 7.6% between December 2023 and May 2026, ~~moving~~ adding nearly 12,000 jobs. In Peru, the Ministry of Transport and Communications reported that public port infrastructure moved 35.1 million metric tons in the first half of ~~goods, with containerized~~ 2026, a 6.5% increase from the previous year. Containerized cargo ~~accounting~~ accounted for 53.6% of that ~~volume.~~ volume, with key operators including DP World Callao and APM Terminals Callao.

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