Uruguay wins the long port dispute with Argentina in the Río de la Plata. The Milei Government authorizes the neighboring country to dredge the entrance channel to the port of Montevideo up to 14 meters.
Dredging the channel from the current 13 meters to 14 could cost, according to experts, about 200 million dollars and its maintenance between 20 and 40 million annually. The approval of the Argentine neighbors took place on January 31 and was valued by the Uruguayan side as a “milestone”