THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY AS A PORT HAS DIMINISHED IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO THE BUILDING OF MODERN, MORE EFFICIENT GRAIN TERMINALS UP RIVER AT TIMBÚES, SAN LORENZO AND SAN MARTÍN, AND DOWN RIVER AT VILLA GOBERNADOR GÁLVEZ, PUNTA ALVEAR AND GENERAL LAGOS, ALTHOUGH THE TERMINALS TO THE SOUTH REMAIN UNDER ROSARIO CUSTOMS JURISDICTION. THE TRADE IN BAGGED CARGOES DIED AWAY, LEAVING THE OLD CITY WHARFS LARGELY IDLE EXCEPT FOR SEASONAL SHIPMENTS OF SUGAR AND CITRUS, AND MOST CARGO OPERATIONS, OTHER THAN GRAIN, HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT AT TERMINAL 1.
PORT AUTHORITIES, ENAPRO (ENTE ADMINISTRADOR PUERTO DE ROSARIO), THE PUBLIC ENTITY ADMINISTERING THE PORT AS FROM OCTOBER 17, 2002, HAS HANDED OUT IN CONCESSION THE PORT OPERATION FOR 30 YEARS TO TERMINAL PUERTO ROSARIO S.A.
