Argentina cuts port costs for 2024/25 Buenos Aires cruise season

Officials announced a 20% base discount of the Trunk Waterway Toll for cruise ships that exceed 30,000gt. Ships larger than 70,000gt will get a bonus reduction of as much as 53%.

In addition, ships larger than 30,000gt that make 10 or more calls will receive an additional 5% discount.

Incentivizing larger ships

The measures are intended to encourage the arrival of larger cruise ships carrying more passengers, resulting in a bigger impact on tourism and generating more foreign currency.

Drawing more ships to Buenos Aires is also expected to benefit other cruise destinations in Argentina. 

The discounts were announced by General Ports Administration Chief of Staff Guillermo Francos along with Economy Minister Luis Caputo, Deregulation and Transformation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, Transportation Secretary Franco Mogetta, Tourism, Environment and Sports Secretary Daniel Scioli and General Ports Administration Controller Gastón Benvenuto.

2024/25 cruise projections

The discounts apply to the upcoming 2024/25 season when Buenos Aires has more than 115 confirmed cruise calls with total capacity for 400,000 passengers.