Tag: Paraguay waterway

• Saturday, September 9th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Paraguay to seek Mercosur arbitration on Paraná Waterway toll collection by Argentina

  

  The Government of Paraguay announced Friday that it will be seeking an international arbitrage within the South American Common Market (Mercosur) to settle the dispute with Argentina over the charging of tolls to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway.

• Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Mercosur members challenge Argentina toll fee on Parana/Paraguay waterway

  

  Delegations from Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay recently convened a meeting to challenge Argentina’s imposition of a toll fee on the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. The neighboring countries argued that the evidence presented by Argentina did not provide enough services to justify the charge.