The national government has officially launched a 12-month administrative takeover of the Port of Ushuaia after detecting apparent financial irregularities and the diversion of public funds. The measure was ordered by the National Ports and Navigation Agency (ANPYN, by its Spanish initials) and published this Thursday in the Official Gazette. The government of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands said it will take legal action against the takeover of the port. From the National Ports and Navigation Agency, a strategic body created in 2025, Arreseygor has taken on responsibility for leading a process with significant institutional impact on the national port system. From that position, Arreseygor is now directly responsible for the administrative intervention of the port of Ushuaia — a measure with strong institutional and strategic impact that has placed the Fuegian port under direct national government control and thrust it into the center of Argentina’s port, logistics and geopolitical agenda.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 22, 2026 22:23 UTC