BUENOS AIRES, April 5 (Reuters) - Tugboats in Argentina's main grains export route managed on Thursday to dislodge a boat that ran aground three days ago, delaying at least 85 ships, a shipping industry group said.
The stranded vessel was preventing ships from leaving or entering the country's grains export hub, the port of Rosario. Argentina is one of the world's biggest suppliers of grains and harvesting is underway.
The Samjohn Liberty, being used by Louis Dreyfus to ship 48,000 tonnes of soymeal to Poland, ran aground on Monday about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Rosario and tugboats were dispatched to help dislodge it.[ID:nL2E8F49D2]
Guillermo Wade, an official at the CAPyM shipping chamber, said traffic on the Parana River should soon be able to resume normal activity.
Port traffic picks up at this time of year as soy and corn harvesting gather speed in the South American country, although drought damage means soy and corn production look set to fall this season.
Earlier this year, a stranded boat disrupted shipping for almost two weeks before it could be freed. [ID:nL2E8CU6QX]
