The Argentine court ordered the release of the Paraguayan-flagged vessel, held for more than a week on the waterway.
The Argentine Naval Prefecture received the electronic legal document from the Civil and Commercial Court, which provides for the release of the detained vessel under the argument of not paying the illegal toll.
“The lifting of the Paraguayan-flagged tugboat HV GRUS has been arranged, opportunely locked in records dated 07/28/23”, indicates the judicial document.
Related note: Tolls on the waterway have already caused damage of USD 3 million
It is estimated that the lost profit of the tugboat is 40,000 dollars per day, that is,would be 400,000 dollars of loss, taking into account the 10 days of immobility.
So far this is the only decision officially communicated, that is, At no time is the possibility of suspending the collection of the toll applied in exchange for any consideration from January 1st mentioned.
The issue has already been addressed at the regional level, where all the countries spoke out against this arbitrary measure. So did the Paraguayan Legislature, through both chambers.
Learn more: Legislative requires Argentina to respect free navigability
