International Container Terminal Services, Inc.'s (ICTSI)'s business unit TecPlata S.A., which operates the Port of La Plata, Argentina, and the Port of Sta. Fe started a barge feeder service that creates a new and direct link to Brazil and Asia.

The barge service which was launched on December 9 has a minimum of two calls per month between Sta. Fe and La Plata and provide superior connectivity for a market estimated at 80,000 TEUs. From the Port of Sta. Fe, the first export containers were loaded onto Newport Management's 500-TEU barge, Bagual.