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CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTS STATISTICAL SUMMARY, YEAR 2017

CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, COCATRAM 1

CREDITS

Members of the Central American Ports Maritime Statistics Network

Guatemala

Angel Sical Chiquita Guatemala S.A. - Puerto Barrios [email protected]

Sergio Tally Marroquin Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla

[email protected]

Antonio Asencio Comisión Portuaria Nacional [email protected]

Ludwin Apixola Empresa Portuaria Quetzal [email protected]

El Salvador

Billy Gavarrete Puerto CORSAIN [email protected]

Francisco Herrera Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de El Salvador [email protected]

Salvador Ernesto Maya Sánchez CEPA – ACAJUTLA [email protected]

Honduras

Argentina Mejia Martínez Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras [email protected]

Nicaragua

Janery Arauz Empresa Portuaria Nacional de Nicaragua [email protected]

Jerlin Ubeda

Dirección General de Transporte Acuático del Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura de Nicaragua

[email protected]

Costa Rica

Rocío Valverde Rojas Junta de Administración Portuaria y Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica

[email protected]

Gustavo Chavarría Valverde Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacific [email protected]

Luis Fernando Araya Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte [email protected]

Panamá

Carlos Burbano Autoridad Marítima de Panamá [email protected]

Asesor Honorario

Juan Echeverría Terminal Granelera del Pacifico, S.A. - TERPAC [email protected]

COCATRAM

Otto Guillermo Eduardo Noack Sierra Executive Director COCATRAM

José Dopeso Aparicio Maritime and Port Director

Marli Ocampo Hernández Statistics Analyst

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Acknowledgements

The Central American Maritime Transport Commission (COCATRAM) is pleased to present the 2017

Summary of Maritime Port Statistics to the maritime port community of the Central American Isthmus,

to be used as a decision-making and research tool in the subsector.

COCATRAM has arranged this Statistical summary in two parts; the first one is comprised of three

sections, specifically Cargo, Vessels and Containers, which briefly approach key aspects of port

performance in the Central American region during 2017. The second part features appendixes

containing statistical tables that strengthen information at the regional level.

The information contained in this document comes from forty-five international service ports operated

by both state-owned and private companies in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa

Rica and Panama. The three sections that comprise the first part of the Statistical Summary feature

general information and comments on cargo, vessels and container traffic by port and country,

including total volume of foreign trade, cargo handling type , vessel type, and size of containers, among

others.

The main source of information of this summary is based on official information provided by port

authorities and operators in the Central American region in charge of gathering national port statistics

through the members of the Central American Maritime Ports Statistics Network (REMARPOR in

Spanish), in place since year 2000, and which is coordinated by COCATRAM. Data about regional

foreign trade were obtained from official websites of each country's entity in charge of this area. In the

case of Nicaragua, there was not information available when this report was edited. Similarly, cruise

ship traffic information in Honduras was obtained with the support of the General Directorate of the

Merchant Marine of Honduras, to whom we do express our warmest thanks.

The information contained in this report is updated to April 2018, and it covers calendar year 2017.

However, it is subject to future updates to be made as information from official sources of member

countries is provided. More details on port throughput statistics can be found in the Central American

Maritime Port Statistical Information System (SIEMPCA) at:

http://www.cocatram.org.ni/estadisticas/

COCATRAM, together with the port authorities and terminal operators in the Central American Isthmus

have reaffirmed their commitment to prepare this document fully aware of the great importance it has.

Should you have any comment regarding the information herein contained, please contact COCATRAM

Statistical Unit at: [email protected].

http://www.cocatram.org.ni/estadisticas/




INDEX Conventional Signs .....................................................................................................................................................7

Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................................................7

1 Cargo throughput ................................................................................................................................................8

1.1 Cargo handled by country and port ............................................................................................................8

1.2 Foreign trade and port traffic ....................................................................................................................19

1.3 Cargo throughput handled by coast ..........................................................................................................21

1.4 Distribution of cargo according to cargo-handling method ......................................................................26

2 Vessel Calls ......................................................................................................................................................29

3 Containers and Box Trucks/Trailers .................................................................................................................31

Chart

Chart No. 1 Cargo throughput percentage by country (Thousands of MT, %), year 2017 .......................................8

Chart No. 2 Guatemala: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 .....................................9

Chart No. 3 Guatemala: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 ....9

Chart No. 4 El Salvador: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 ..................................10

Chart No. 5 El Salvador Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years s 2016-201710

Chart No. 6 Honduras: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 .....................................11

Chart No. 7 Honduras: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 ....11

Chart No. 8 Nicaragua: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 ....................................12

Chart No. 9 Nicaragua: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 ...12

Chart No. 10 Costa Rica: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 .................................13

Chart No. 11 Costa Rica: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 13

Chart No. 12 Panamá: Cargo throughput by principal ports (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017 .....................15

Chart No. 13 Panamá: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 .....15

Chart No. 14 Central America: Cargo throughput by principal ports (Thousands of MT), Years 2017 .................16

Chart No. 15 Central America: Cargo handled by ports (Thousand mt), Year 2017 ..............................................18

Chart No. 16 Central America: Cargo loaded and offloaded by seaboard in port, ..................................................21

Chart No. 17 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type .........................................22



Chart No. 18 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand mt and percentage), Years 2017 ..............22

Chart No. 19 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand mt), Years 2016-

2017 ..........................................................................................................................................................................23

Chart No. 20 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand mt and percentage), Year 2017 .....................23

Chart No. 21 Central America: Traffic Cargo Breakdown by type of handling in port, (Thousand mt and

percentage), Year 2017 .............................................................................................................................................27

Chart No. 22 Central America: Traffic offloaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand mt y %), Year 2017 ..27

Chart No. 23 Central America: Traffic loaded breakdown by type of cargo, .........................................................28

Chart No. 24 Central America: Traffic loaded breakdown by type of cargo, .........................................................28

Chart No. 25 Central America: Distribution by type of vessel, Year 2017 .............................................................29

Chart No. 26 Central American: Number of vessels by type, Year2016-2017 .......................................................30

Chart No. 27 Central American: Number of vessels by type, by littoral, Years 2016-2017 ...................................30

Chart No. 28 Central America: Container throughput in ports, (TEU), Year 2016-2017 .......................................31

Chart No. 29 Central America: Container throughput by coast ..............................................................................32

Tables

Table No. 1 Central America: Cargo throughput by country, (Thousands of metric ton), year 2016-2017...............8

Table No. 2 Central America: Cargo handled by ports, (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017 ...................................17

Table No. 3 Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade, (Millions US dollar y thousand MT), Years

2017 ..........................................................................................................................................................................19

Table No. 4 Central America: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled (Thousand mt), Year 2017 .................20

Table No. 5 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand mt), Year 2017 .......................24

Table No. 6 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand mt), Year 2017 ............................25

Table No. 7 Distribution of cargo handled in ports per year, by type of handling (Percentages), Years 2013-2017

..................................................................................................................................................................................26



ANNEXS

Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001-2017 ...............................................34

Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001-2017 .............................................................35

Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Years 2001-2017 ......................................................................36

Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2017 ............................................................................37

Table 1. Central America: cargo throughput by country and port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2017 ........................39

Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year 2017 ..................................................41

Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year 2017 ............................................................43

Table 4. Central America: Traffic by cargo, (Thousands of MT), Year 2017..........................................................45

Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2017 .............................46

Table 4-B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year, 2017 .................................47

Table 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (Units), Year 2017 ...............................48

Table No. 7. Central America: Cruises vessels and passengers arrivals by port, Year 2017 ...................................54

Glosary of Terms ......................................................................................................................................................55



Conventional Signs

- : Data not applicable

… : Information not available

0 : Figure did not reach the first expressed unit

Acronyms

BAPCRASA : Boyas Alba Petróleos Cenergicas y RASA

C : Caribbean Seaboard

C.C.T. : Colon Container Terminal

COCATRAM : Central American Commission for Maritime Transport

C.P.T. : Colon Port Terminal

L : Loaded

MIT : Manzanillo International Terminal

O : Offloaded

PATSA : Petro America Terminal S. A.

PPCC : Panama Ports Company Cristobal

PPCB : Panama Ports Company Balboa

P : Pacific Seaboard

PPIT : PSA Panama International Terminal

SANTOCAS : Santo Tomás de Castilla

TEU : Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit/

mt : Metric Ton, equivalent to one thousand kilograms



1 Cargo throughput

1.1 Cargo handled by country and port

A cargo volume equivalent to 152,204.5 thousand metric tons (MT) was handled through the Central

American seaports in 2017; thus, reporting a slight increase of 7.4% when compared with last year drop.

In relation to cargo operations, unloaded cargo accounted for 60% [of the total cargo], while loaded

cargo represented 40%. Both cargo operations reported similar increase rates, specifically 7%.

In connection to cargo throughput handled by country, the largest increase was reported by Panama by

11%, followed by Nicaragua by 10%, Guatemala was near 4%, Costa Rica by 3%, and Honduras by

2%; however, El Salvador showed a 1% decrease. (See Table 1 below)

Table No. 1 Central America: Cargo throughput by country, (Thousands of metric ton), year 2016-2017

Country 2016

(Thousands of mt) Distribution Percentages

2017 (Thousands of mt)

Distribution Percentages

Variation Percentages

Guatemala 26,414.9 18.6 27,437.4 18.0 4.0

El Salvador 6,657.0 4.7 6,559.2 4.3 -1.5

Honduras 13,839.3 9.8 14,093.6 9.3 1.8

Nicaragua 4,397.1 3.1 4,827.8 3.2 9.8

Costa Rica 16,670.3 11.8 17,142.4 11.3 2.8

Panamá 73,761.7 52.0 82,107.7 53.9 11.3

Total 141,740.3 100.0 152,204.5 100.0 7.4 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 1 Cargo throughput percentage by country (Thousands of MT, %), year 2017

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Guatemala, 27,473.8, 18.0%

El Salvador, 6,559.2, 4.3%

Honduras, 14,093.6, 9.3%

Nicaragua, 4,827.8, 3.2%

Costa Rica, 17,142.4, 11.3%

Panama, 82,107.7, 54.0%



GUATEMALA

Cargo throughput handled by Guatemalan ports totaled 27.4 million MT in 2017, which represented

18% of the total cargo handled in the Central American region. Unloaded cargo accounted for 58% [of

the total cargo], and it reported a 3% increase, while loaded cargo totaled 42%, and it showed a 6%

increase when compared with 2016.

Ports located in Guatemala's Pacific coast, specifically Boyas de San José and Quetzal, handled the

largest volume of unloaded cargo (70%). When comparing these percentages with those of 2016,

Quetzal port reported a 2% rise in unloaded cargo, while Boyas de San José port reported a 3%

decrease. On the other hand, Puerto Barrios and Puerto Santo Tomas de Castilla, located in the

Caribbean coast, handled the largest volume of loaded cargo (62%). Both ports reported increase in

unloaded and loaded, by 5% and 9% respectively.

Chart No. 2 Guatemala: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Empresas Portuarias Quetzal, SANTOCAS y Chiquita Guatemala S.A

Guatemalan port primarily handled containerized and solid bulk cargo. The first operation accounted for

39% of the total cargo, and it saw a 11% increase when compared with 2016 figures. On the other hand,

the second operation reported a 35% increase, up 9% compared with the previous year. Regarding

liquid bulk cargo, it came to 21%, thus, declining by 1% [when compared with the previous period];

while general cargo handled totaled 5%, and it suffered a 32% decrease when compared with 2016.

Chart No. 3 Guatemala: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Empresa Portuarias Quetzal, SANTOCAS and Chiquita Guatemala S.A

O L O L O L O L

Boyas de San José Quetzal Santo Tomas de Castilla Barrios

2016 2,553.8 343.0 8,625.1 3,406.2 2,799.7 5,231.5 1,502.6 1,953.1

2017 2,391.3 421.2 8,808.7 3,417.6 3,125.0 5,652.6 1,603.8 2,053.6

0.0

2,000.0

4,000.0

6,000.0

8,000.0

10,000.0

0.0

20,000.0

L O Total L O Total

2016 2017

General Cargo 1,089.5 1,080.1 2,169.6 543.7 949.9 1,493.6

Containerized 5,281.8 4,312.6 9,594.4 5,916.5 4,726.5 10,643.0

Ro-Ro 0.2 48.3 48.5 1.0 50.8 51.9

Liquid Bulk 1,382.2 4,418.5 5,800.7 1,529.2 4,229.3 5,758.6

Dry Bulk 3,122.1 5,610.0 8,732.1 3,547.1 5,963.1 9,510.1

Others 58.0 11.6 69.6 7.5 9.2 16.7



EL SALVADOR

Cargo throughput handled by Salvadoran ports totaled 6.6 million MT in 2017. Of this figure, 82%

accounted for unloaded cargo, and it suffered a 4% decrease when compared with 2016. On the other

hand, loaded cargo totaled 18%, and it reported a 10% increase.

This year Acajutla port handled 73% of all the cargo handled nationwide, up 2% compared to 2016.

Unloaded cargo showed a slight decrease, while loaded cargo had a 11% increase. All the cargo

loading operations in the country are performed through this port terminal. This port handled 40% of the

solid bulk cargo, and it suffered an approximate decrease of 4%. Containerized cargo totaled 37%, with

an 8% variance when compared with the previous year. Handling of liquid bulk cargo was 15%, and

general cargo totaled 7%.

Chart No. 4 El Salvador: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Ports Acajutla, CORSAIN and La Unión

Cargo handled by Corsain port showed a 5% increase, and cargo operations are disaggregated as

follows: general cargo (fishing products) by 11%, and liquid bulk cargo (liquefied gas) by 89%.

Cenergicas and Rasa port terminals showed a decrease in handling of liquid bulk cargo. The most

affected was Cenergicas port terminal which reported a 50% decrease when compared with 2016. On

the other hand, Alba Petroleos port terminal kept the same volume of cargo handled the previous year.

Chart No. 5 El Salvador Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years s 2016-2017

Source: Ports: Acajutla, CORSAIN and La Unión

O L O L O L O L O L O L

Acajutla Corsain La UniónT. Boyas de ALBA

PLTRÓLLOT. Boyas deCLNLRGICA

T. Boyas de RASA

2016 3,629.4 1,087.4 281.5 - 9.6 - 154.7 - 357.3 - 1,137.2 -

2017 3,613.0 1,210.8 295.8 - - - 155.0 - 176.5 - 1,108.1 -

0.0500.0

1,000.01,500.02,000.02,500.03,000.03,500.04,000.0

-

2,500.0

5,000.0

O L Total O L Total

2016 2017

General Cargo 355.7 10.3 366.0 382.2 0.3 382.5

Containerized 1,105.2 538.4 1,643.6 1,183.6 587.4 1,771.0

Ro-Ro 18.8 0.4 19.1 23.1 1.8 25.0

Liquid Bulk 2,386.0 242.4 2,628.5 2,155.8 279.4 2,435.2

Dry Bulk 1,703.9 295.9 1,999.8 1,574.0 341.9 1,915.9

Others 0.1 - 0.1 29.6 - 29.6



HONDURAS1

Cargo volume handled by Honduran ports totaled 14.1 million MT in 2017. It reported a 2% growth,

reflected in both unloaded and loaded cargo. In this regard, unloaded cargo totaled 63%, and loaded

cargo reached 37%. Similarly, most of the cargo-handling methods reported an increase when

compared with last year figures, except for handling of liquid bulk cargo that reported a 5% drop.

Concerning cargo throughput handled at port level, Cortes port handled 80% of the total cargo at national

level, and it showed a 1% increase when compared with last year figures. San Lorenzo and Castilla port

each one handled 9% of the cargo, and the former reported a 15% increase and the latter showed a 1%

increase as well. Tela port continued reporting a decrease in the volume of cargo handled. In this period its

operations decreased in 4%.

Chart No. 6 Honduras: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras

General cargo handled totaled 4%, showing a 50% growth in unloaded cargo when compared with

2016. Containerized cargo totaled 37%, and it showed a 3% increase when compared with liquid bulk

cargo handled, which totaled 25%. This segment reported a 6% decrease. On the other hand, solid

bulk cargo handled totaled 23%, and it reported a 3% increase.

Chart No. 7 Honduras: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

1 Ceiba was given in concession to the municipality and it is not reporting any cargo moving to the National Port Company.

0.0

10,000.0

O L O L O L O L O L

San Lorenzo Cortés Castilla La Ceiba Tela

2016 923.3 225.2 7,135.9 4,032.2 292.9 927.0 0.0 0.1 302.8 -

2017 1,060.7 268.7 7,162.3 4,077.2 306.0 927.6 - - 291.1 -

0.0

5,000.0

10,000.0

O L Total O L Total

2016 2017

General Cargo 275.8 39.6 315.3 456.3 43.3 499.6

Containerized 2,465.9 2,679.2 5,145.1 2,456.2 2,800.6 5,256.8

Ro-Ro 0.0 - 0.0 - - -

Liquid Bulk 2,980.4 696.1 3,676.5 2,884.8 580.9 3,465.7

Dry Bulk 2,158.2 984.1 3,142.2 2,208.4 1,039.8 3,248.1

Others 774.6 785.5 1,560.1 814.4 808.9 1,623.4

Source: Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras



NICARAGUA

Cargo handled by Nicaraguan ports totaled 4.8 million MT in 2017; thus, reporting a 10% growth when

compared with the previous period. Unloaded cargo accounted for 74% of the total cargo, and it reported a

5% increase, while loaded cargo totaled 26%. This operation also showed a 25% increase when compared

with 2016.

Chart No. 8 Nicaragua: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Empresa Portuaria de Nicaragua

Corinto port handled 79% of all the cargo handled nationwide, showing a 6% increase when compared with

2016. Unloaded cargo came to 67%, and loaded cargo totaled 33%. The latter reported a 24% growth in this

period, which particularly included delivery of solid bulk cargo with a 17% increase. Containerized cargo

accounted for 37% of the total cargo moved in this port, reporting a 21% increase in this segment. Similarly,

liquid bulk cargo handled reached 27% of the total cargo handled, down 11% on 2016 in both unloading and

loading operations. General cargo handled totaled 3%, and it suffered a 42% decrease.

During the period under review, Sandino port showed a 28% growth in the volume of cargo handled; Arlen

Siu port also showed a 25% increase; while Puerto Cabezas and Bluff ports showed a decrease of 26% and

1% drop respectively. Regarding sorts of cargo-handling method, general cargo accounted for 4% of the

total cargo moved, and it suffered a 3% decrease; containerized cargo reached 31%, and it reflected a 22%

increase; solid bulk cargo totaled 28%, and it had a 20% increase in this period; while liquid bulk cargo

totaled 37%; however, it suffered a 2% decrease.

Chart No. 9 Nicaragua: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Empresa Portuaria de Nicaragua

0.0500.0

1,000.01,500.02,000.02,500.03,000.0

O L O L O L O L O L

Corinto Cabezas Arlen Síu El Bluff Sandino

2016 2,579.3 1,004.8 27.5 - 29.5 17.4 20.9 - 717.6 -

2017 2,559.1 1,248.4 20.2 - 31.9 26.7 20.8 - 920.7 -

0.0

2,000.0

O L Total O L Total

2016 2017

General Cargo 70.5 111.6 182.1 107.5 69.6 177.1

Containerized 672.6 539.0 1,211.6 723.4 750.8 1,474.2

Ro-Ro 36.3 1.0 37.4 26.2 0.0 26.2

Liquid Bulk 1,598.9 233.6 1,832.5 1,589.0 205.8 1,794.8

Dry Bulk 996.5 137.0 1,133.5 1,106.7 248.8 1,355.5

Others - - - - - -



COSTA RICA2

Costa Rican ports showed 3% growth in this period, going from 16.7 million MT in 2016 to 17.1 million

MT in 2017. Unloaded cargo accounted for 55% of the total cargo handled, and it saw a 3% increase,

and loaded cargo totaled 45%, showing a 2% increase.

Regarding Costa Rican port performance, Caldera port handled 30% of [all] the port cargo, reporting a

7% increase, which is particularly reflected on loaded cargo (28%). Limon-Moin port complex handled

67% of the cargo, and it increased its unloading operations in 4%; while it reported a 2% decrease in

loading operations. Golfito and Punta Morales [ports], each one reported 1% of the cargo handled. In

this regard, Puntarenas handled 2,970 MT and Quepos 4,470 MT.

Chart No. 10 Costa Rica: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: INCOP y JAPDEVA

Cargo handled by Costa Rican ports is disaggregated as follows: general cargo by 6%, containerized

cargo by 61%, with a 2% increase (handled through Caldera port by 21% and Limon-Moin port complex

by 79%), solid bulk cargo by 16%, with a 5% increase, while liquid bulk cargo totaled 17%, and

reported a 7% increase.

Chart No. 11 Costa Rica: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: INCOP y JAPDEVA

2 Fertica port terminal continued in operation in 2017.

0.01,000.02,000.03,000.04,000.05,000.06,000.07,000.0

O L O L O L O L O L O L

Caldera Golfito Punta Morales Puntarenas Quepos Limón-Moín

2016 4,067. 817.2 - 130.0 - 212.6 0.9 0.8 0.0 4.7 5,120. 6,316.

2017 4,167. 1,049. 0.7 195.6 - 185.8 1.8 0.8 - 4.5 5,325. 6,210.

0.0

20,000.0

O L Total O L Total

2016 2017

General Cargo 963.23 125.06 1,088.29 917.41 174.12 1,091.53

Containerized 3,363.27 6,869.24 10,232.51 3,400.79 7,006.52 10,407.31

Ro-Ro 92.36 0.10 92.46 72.13 1.94 74.08

Liquid Bulk 2,540.24 175.62 2,715.86 2,678.78 227.76 2,906.54

Dry Bulk 2,226.32 310.65 2,536.96 2,424.00 235.71 2,659.70

Others 3.51 0.68 4.18 2.67 0.55 3.22



PANAMA

In 2017, the Panamanian port system reported 82.1 million MT, growing by 11% when compared with

2016. This increase covered both unloading and loading operations, although the largest increase

(13%) was reported in unloading operations.

In relation to growth at port level, the most significant was reported by PPCC port terminal with 7,348.8

thousand MT in 2016, to 11,297.7 thousand MT in 2017, equivalent to 54% of the cargo handled.

Charco Azul ranked second regarding cargo volume moved, with a 14% increase. Similarly, MIT

reported a 5% increase, Chiriqui Grande reflected a 25% increase, and CCT reached a 11% increase

as well.

PPCB continued reporting the largest volume of cargo handled in 2017, even though it reported a 2%

decrease when compared with 2016. Similarly, port terminals that reported a decrease included PATSA

by 4%, PPIT by 50% and Terminal Granelera by 57%.

Volume of containerized cargo reached 56%, thus reporting a 11% increase. Liquid bulk cargo handled

totaled 42%, and it saw a 15% increase; solid bulk cargo with a 1%, suffered a 26% decrease. General

cargo represented less than 1%, and it also suffered a 59% decrease, including Ro-Ro cargo with less

than 1%.

Chart No. 12 Panamá: Cargo throughput by principal ports (Thousands of MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 13 Panamá: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

Source: Panama Maritime Authority

O L O L O L O L O L O L O L O L O L O L

PPCB Charco Azul MIT PPCC Chiriquí Grande CCT T. Petrolera T. DECALMELONES OIL T.

INCPATSA

2016 11,709 8,081. 1,852. 9,871. 5,346. 6,429. 4,259. 3,089. 8,468. 451.0 2,184. 1,595. 3,097. - 2,071. - 1,102. 279.8 1,337. -

2017 10,765 8,559. 2,779. 10,600 6,018. 6,329. 6,192. 5,105. 10,940 181.8 2,516. 1,661. 3,214. - 2,209. - 1,611. 392.7 1,290. -

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O L O L

2016 2017

General Cargo 375.4 332.4 88.9 203.5

Containerized 22,130.9 19,128.3 24,084.7 21,670.8

Ro-Ro 159.8 44.4 179.7 83.5

Liquid Bulk 19,029.3 11,027.3 23,280.2 11,385.2

Dry Bulk 1,512.4 21.5 1,081.3 49.5

Others - - 0.5 -

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5,000.0

10,000.0

15,000.0

20,000.0

25,000.0

30,000.0



Among the top 10 seaports with the largest cargo volume handled in the Central American

region, Panama Ports Company Balboa led the group; however, again, it reported a 2% drop

when compared with 2016, 5% lower than the two previous periods, as it reported a 7%

decrease in 2015 and 2016. It is followed by Charco Azul which ranks second. It reported a 14%

increase in contrast to 2016 when it contracted in 16%, while in 2015 in reflected an increase of

21%. Both Manzanillo International Terminal and Quetzal ports follow in the same order,

reported a 5% and 2% increase respectively, then they were followed by Limon-Moin port

complex and Panama Ports Company Cristobal. The latter reported a 54% increase in cargo

handled when compared with the previous period. Ports such as Cortes, Chiriqui Grande, Santo

Tomas de Castilla and Caldera are included in this list.

Chart No. 14 Central America: Cargo throughput by principal ports (Thousands of MT), Years 2017


- 5,000.0 10,000.0 15,000.0 20,000.0 25,000.0

PPCB

Charco Azul

MIT

Quetzal

Limón-Moín

PPCC

Cortés

Chiriquí Grande

Santo Tomas de Castilla

Caldera

Acajutla

CCT

Corinto

Barrios

T. Petrolera

Boyas de San José

T. DECAL

MELONES OIL T. INC

San Lorenzo

PATSA

Castilla

T. Boyas de RASA

Offloaded

Loaded



Table No. 2 Central America: Cargo handled by ports, (Thousand MT), Years 2016-2017

Port Seaboard 2016 2017 Difference

Absolut Difference Percentage

Panama Port Company Balboa Pacific 19,790.4 19,325.2 -465.3 -2.4%

Charco Azul Pacific 11,724.0 13,379.3 1,655.3 14.1%

Manzanillo International Terminal Caribbean 11,776.1 12,347.3 571.2 4.9%

Quetzal Pacific 12,031.3 12,226.3 195.0 1.6%

Limón-Moín Caribbean 11,436.2 11,535.5 99.3 0.9%

Panama Port Company Cristobal Caribbean 7,348.8 11,297.7 3,948.9 53.7%

Cortes Caribbean 11,168.1 11,239.5 71.4 0.6%

Chiriquí Grande Caribbean 8,919.4 11,122.7 2,203.3 24.7%

Santo Tomas de Castilla Caribbean 8,031.2 8,777.6 746.4 9.3%

Caldera Pacific 4,885.1 5,217.7 332.6 6.8%

Acajutla Pacific 4,716.8 4,823.8 107.0 2.3%

Colon Conteiner Terminal Caribbean 3,779.7 4,177.8 398.1 10.5%

Corinto Pacific 3,584.2 3,807.5 223.4 6.2%

Barrios Caribbean 3,455.6 3,657.4 201.8 5.8%

T. Petrolera Caribbean 3,097.4 3,214.8 117.4 3.8%

Boyas de San José Pacific 2,896.7 2,812.4 -84.3 -2.9%

T. DECAL Pacific 2,071.7 2,209.9 138.2 6.7%

Puertos Melones Oil Terminal Inc. Pacific 1,381.8 2,003.8 622.1 45.0%

San Lorenzo Pacific 1,148.5 1,329.5 181.0 15.8%

Petro America Terminal Pacific 1,337.5 1,290.3 -47.2 -3.5%

Castilla Caribbean 1,219.9 1,233.6 13.7 1.1%

T. Boyas de RASA Pacific 1,137.2 1,108.1 -29.0 -2.6%

Sandino Pacific 717.6 920.7 203.1 28.3%

PSA Panama International Terminal Pacific 1,252.1 628.2 -623.9 -49.8%

Colon Port Terminal Caribbean 432.7 529.3 96.6 22.3%

Bocas Fruit Co. Caribbean 290.3 327.3 37.0 12.8%

Corsain Pacific 281.5 295.8 14.3 5.1%

Tela Caribbean 302.8 291.1 -11.7 -3.9%

T. Granelera Caribbean 541.5 230.5 -311.8 -57.6%

Golfito Pacific 130.0 196.3 66.3 51.0%

Punta Morales Pacific 212.6 185.8 -26.8 -12.6%

T. Boyas de CENERGICA Pacific 357.3 176.5 -180.8 -50.6%

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO Pacific 154.7 155.0 0.3 0.2%

Arlen Síu Caribbean 46.9 58.6 11.7 25.0%

El Bluff Caribbean 20.9 20.8 -0.1 -0.6%

Cabezas Caribbean 27.5 20.2 -7.4 -26.7%

COLON 2000 Caribbean 18.5 18.3 -0.2 -0.9%

Quepos Pacific 4.7 4.5 -0.2 -4.5%

Cristóbal Muelle 3 Caribbean 0.0 2.9 2.9 100.0%

Puntarenas Pacific 1.7 2.6 0.9 53.7%

Puerto Vacamonte Pacific 0.0 2.5 2.5 100.0%

La Ceiba Caribbean 0.1 … … …

La Unión Pacific 9.6 0.0 -9.6 100.0%

TOTAL

141,740.4 152,204.5 10,464.1 7.4%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Nota: …: data not available. Por



Chart No. 15 Central America: Cargo handled by ports (Thousand mt), Year 2017


19,325.2

13,379.3

12,347.3

12,226.3

11,535.5

11,239.5

11,297.7

11,122.7

8,777.6

5,217.7

4,823.8

4,177.8

3,807.5

3,657.4

3,214.8

2,812.4

2,209.9

2,003.8

1,329.5

1,290.3

1,233.6

1,108.1

920.7

628.2

529.3

327.3

295.8

291.1

230.5

196.3

185.8

176.5

155.0

58.6

20.8

20.2

18.3

4.5

2.9

2.6

2.5

-

- 5,000.0 10,000.0 15,000.0 20,000.0 25,000.0

Panama Port Company Balboa (PPCB)

Charco Azul

Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT)

Quetzal

Limón-Moín

Cortés

Panama Port Company Cristobal (PPCC)

Chiriquí Grande

Santo Tomas de Castilla

Caldera

Acajutla

Colon Container Terminal (CCT)

Corinto

Barrios

T. Petrolera

Boyas de San José

T. DECAL

PUERTOS MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC

San Lorenzo

Panama Port Petro America Terminal (PATSA)

Castilla

T. Boyas de RASA

Sandino

Panama Port PSA Panama International Terminal…

Colon Port Terminal (CPT)

Bocas Fruit Co.

Corsain

Tela

T. Granelera

Golfito

Punta Morales

T. Boyas de CENERGICA

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO

Arlen Síu

El Bluff

Cabezas

COLON 2000

Quepos

Cristóbal Muelle 3

Puntarenas

Puerto Vacamonte

La Ceiba



1.2 Foreign trade and port traffic

Both imports and exports in the Central American region totaled US$ 99.4 million in 2017, which

is equivalent to 80.8 million MT. Table 3 below shows in detail values reported by each country.

When compared with the previous period, these figures show a 7% drop in cargo volume

[handled], contrary to the one reported by cargo handled at port level which showed positive

percentages; although in terms of values it remained similar to 2016.

With respect to imports, they totaled 70.7%, while exports reached 29.3%. Regarding cargo

volume, imports accounted for 66% of the total cargo handled, and exports reported 34%.

Similar values were reported the previous period.

It should be considered that volumes of foreign trade [cargo] also cover cargo transported by

road and air, although it does not include reimports, free trade zones, or inward processing

procedures.

Table No. 3 Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade, (Millions US dollar y

thousand MT), Year 2017

Country

Total Imports Total Exports Total Foreign Trade

Value (CIF) Volume Value (FOB) Volume Value Volume

Millions US$ Thousand mt Millions US$ Thousand mt Millions US$ Thousand mt

Guatemala 18,389.75 17,361.48 10,982.78 14,599.61 29,372.53 31,961.09

El Salvador 10,592.79 8,914.24 5,760.01 3,204.31 16,352.80 12,118.55

Honduras 9,684.40 9,081.87 4,564.20 4,646.22 14,248.60 13,728.09

Nicaragua 6,092.34 … 2,548.30 …. 8,640.64 0.00

Costa Rica 12,603.62 6,975.12 4,811.40 6,442.87 17,415.03 13,417.98

Panamá 12,724.36 8,295.44 624.31 1,245.60 13,348.67 9,541.04

Total 70,087.26 50,628.14 29,291.01 30,138.61 99,378.27 80,766.75

Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/mensualnr_xls.asp?kanio=2017&kfin=0&ktipo=CG El Salvador: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es Honduras: https://see.bch.hn/SICE/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx Nicaragua: https://www.bcn.gob.ni/estadisticas/sector_externo/comercio_exterior/index.php Costa Rica: http://sistemas.inec.cr/SICCE_Hacienda/SICCE_Hacienda/ Panamá: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/

Table 4 shows volume of foreign trade cargo handled by country in the Central American region

and their comparison with the volume [of cargo] handled in their own ports in 2017. It is

important to clarify volumes of sea cargo herein reviewed for international trade purposes do not

include in-transit or transshipment cargo.

Volume of foreign trade cargo accumulated 80.8 million MT in 2017. Of this figure, 50.6 million

MT, equivalent to 63% of the cargo, accounted for imports, and 30.1 million MT accounted for

exports, which represented 37% of the regional trade. Volume of imports dropped by 12% when

compared with 2016; while the volume of exports rose by 1%. Cargo carried by sea reported a

3% increase in unloaded cargo, but it suffered a 18% decrease in loaded cargo.

http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es



The regional port system transported 81% of the regional foreign trade, which involved a 9%

increase when compared with 2016. Imports totaled 84%, and exports reached 77%. This year,

Honduran and Costa Rican ports stood out in relation to the use of their ports for international

trade of commodities, reporting 84% and 83% of port activities respectively. Regarding

international trade, Guatemalan ports handled 79%, Panama 69%, and El Salvador 54%. In the

case of Nicaragua, there were no official figures available regarding this activity.

Table No. 4 Central America: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled (Thousand mt), Year 2017

Country

Import Volume Export Volume Foreign Trade of Volume

Foreign Trade Maritime Cargo Foreign Trade Maritime Cargo Foreign Trade Maritime Cargo

Thousand Metric Tons

Guatemala 17,361.48 14,666.51 14,599.61 10,379.62 31,961.09 25,046.14

El Salvador 8,914.24 5,351.38 3,204.31 1,210.78 12,118.55 6,562.16

Honduras 9,081.87 7,397.79 4,646.22 4,201.42 13,728.09 11,599.21

Nicaragua … 3,552.71 … 1,275.109 … 4,827.82

Costa Rica 6,975.12 6,124.62 6,442.87 4,988.98 13,417.98 11,113.60

Panamá 8,295.44 5,295.36 1,245.60 1,139.21 9,541.04 6,434.57

Total 50,628.14 42,388.38 30,138.61 23,195.12 80,766.75 65,583.50


Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/mensualnr_xls.asp?kanio=2017&kfin=0&ktipo=CG

El Salvador: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es

Honduras: https://see.bch.hn/SICE/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx

Nicaragua: https://www.bcn.gob.ni/estadisticas/sector_externo/comercio_exterior/index.php

Costa Rica: http://sistemas.inec.cr/SICCE_Hacienda/SICCE_Hacienda/

Panamá: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/



1.3 Cargo throughput handled by coast

Cargo throughput handled by coast in 2017 is dissagregated as follows: 53% of the cargo was

handled at the Caribbean coast ports, reporting a 11% increase, particularly in loaded cargo,

which resulted in a 14% rise. On the other hand, 47% of the cargo was handled at the Pacific

coast ports, with a 3% increase. In this regard, the largest cargo increase was reported in

loading operations with 7% higher than the previous period.

Chart No. 16 Central America: Cargo loaded and offloaded in ports, by seaboard

(Thousand mt), Years 2016- 2017


On the one hand, 59% of the cargo throughput handled at the Caribbean coast [ports] was

unloaded cargo, and 41% accounted for loaded cargo. 58% of the cargo was handled through

containers, reporting a 15% increase when compared with 2016 volumes. Liquid bulk cargo

handled in this coast reached 28%, with a 12% increase; solid bulk cargo reached 9%; and

general cargo handled was 2%. On the other hand, Ro-Ro cargo handled did not exceed 1%;

while other types of cargo handled reached 2%.

In contrast to the previous year, ports located in the Caribbean coast reported a significant

increase when compared with 2016. In this regard, PPCC, Chiriqui Grande and CPT stood out

with the largest increase in this coast, specifically 54%, 25% and 22% respectively. In addition,

Bocas Fruit and CCT also reported an increase in 13% and 11% respectively; SANTOCAS saw

a 9% increase, MIT and Puerto Barrios reported a 5% increase each one, while Limon-Moin

port complex and Cortes port saw a 1% increase each one.

Regarding ports with the largest cargo volume handled in this coast, we can mention MIT,

Limon-Moin, PPCC, Cortes, Chiriqui Grande and SANTOCAS. Together they accounted for

83% of the total cargo handled. Conversely, ports that suffered a decrease in cargo handling in

2017 included Terminal Granelera de Panamá with a 58% decrease, El Bluff and Puerto

Cabeza in Nicaragua with a 1% and 27% decrease respectively, and Tela port in Honduras with

a 4% decrease.

2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017

Offloaded Loaded Total

Caribbean 41,646.3 47,618.9 30,267.3 32,484.0 71,913.6 80,102.9

Pacific 43,831.1 44,242.1 25,995.7 27,859.5 69,826.8 72,101.6

- 10,000.0 20,000.0 30,000.0 40,000.0 50,000.0 60,000.0 70,000.0 80,000.0 90,000.0



Chart No. 17 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand mt), Years 2016-2017


Chart No. 18 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand mt and percentage), Years 2017


On the other hand, 61% of the cargo throughput handled at the Pacific coast accounted for

unloaded cargo, and 39% was loaded cargo. Both operations saw an increase when compared

with cargo volumes handled in 2016. In this regard, cargo loading reported the largest increase

at 7%.

In connection with cargo-handling method, containerized cargo reached 40%, unloaded cargo

saw a 6% decrease, but loaded cargo reported a 9% increase when compared with 2016. Liquid

bulk cargo handled reached 39%, and it reported an increase in both unloading and loading at

6% and 8% respectively. Solid bulk cargo handled reached 18%, while general cargo reflected a

3% [increase].

2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017

General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others

Offloaded 1,169.1 873.6 17,599. 21,058. 56.6 112.4 18,164. 21,133. 3,905.5 3,662.4 750.9 778.4

Loaded 1,015.4 773.6 23,139. 25,704. 37.6 72.4 2,213.8 1,761.6 3,100.6 3,397.6 760.4 774.1

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

MIT, 15%

Limón-Moín, 14%

PPC, 14%

Cortes, 14%

Chiriquí Grande, 14%

SANTOCAS, 11%

CCT, 5%

Barrios, 5%

T. Petrolera, 4%Castilla, 2%

CPT, 1%

Bocas Fruit Co. , 0%

Tela, 0%T. Granelera, 0%Arlen Siu , 0%

El Bluff, 0%

Cabezas, 0%

COLON 2000, 0%

Cristóbal Muelle 3, 0%

Otros, 3%



As in the previous year, Panama Ports Company Balboa continues ranking first regarding

volume of cargo handled, reporting 27%, with a 2% drop from the previous year (2016); Charco

Azul reached 19%, moving Quetzal port to the third position with 17%. They reported a 14% and

2% increase respectively. Caldera and Acajutla ports remained in the same position in this

coast, as in the previous year, each one reached 7%. Both reached a 7% and 2% increase

respectively. As in 2016, Corinto port reached 5% and it reported a 6% increase; Bojas de San

Jose reached 4%, and it suffered a 3% decrease. T. Decal and Melones Oil Terminal each one

reached 3%; thus reporting a 7% and 45% increase respectively.

Chart No. 19 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type

(Thousand mt), Years 2016-2017


Chart No. 20 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand mt and percentage), Year 2017


2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017


Offloaded 1,951.6 2,028.5 16,450. 15,516. 299.0 239.6 14,789. 15,684. 10,301. 10,695. 39.0 78.0

Loaded 693.0 261.0 11,896. 13,027. 8.5 15.9 11,543. 12,446. 1,770.6 2,065.2 83.7 43.0

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Acajutla, 9,647.6 , 7%

Boyas de San José, 5,624.9 , 4%

Caldera, 10,435.4 , 7%

Charco Azul, 26,758.7 , 19%

Corinto, 7,615.1 , 5%

Corsain, 591.6 , 0%

Golfito, 392.6 , 0%PPCB), 38,650.4 , 27% PATSA, 2,580.5 , 2%

PPIT, 1,256.4 , 1%Puerto Vacamonte , 5.0 , 0%

MELONES OIL T. INC., 4,007.7 , 3%

Punta Morales, 371.6 , 0%

Puntarenas, 5.1 , 0%Quepos, 8.9 , 0%

Quetzal,24,452.5 , 17%

San Lorenzo, 2,658.9 , 2%

Sandino, 1,841.4 , 1%

T. Boyas de ALBA PLTRÓLLO, 309.9 , 0%

T. Boyas de CLNLRGICA, 353.0 , 0%

T. Boyas de RASA, 2,216.2 , 2%

T. DECAL, 4,419.7 , 3%

Otros,12,591.4 , 9%



Table No. 5 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand mt), Year 2017

Ports General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others Total

O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total

MIT 29.6 23.1 52.7 5,883.6 6,235.4 12,119.0 104.9 70.8 175.6 - - - - - - - - - 6,018.0 6,329.3 12,347.3

Limón-Moín 424.7 63.7 488.4 2,203.5 6,062.0 8,265.6 7.6 1.6 9.2 2,672.0 - 2,672.0 14.9 82.2 97.2 2.7 0.5 3.2 5,325.4 6,210.1 11,535.5

PPCC 0.4 8.5 8.9 4,927.6 4,984.8 9,912.4 - - - 537.4 111.8 649.2 727.3 - 727.3 - - - 6,192.7 5,105.1 11,297.7

Cortes 325.0 40.4 365.3 2,141.1 2,226.2 4,367.2 - - - 2,000.8 212.2 2,213.0 2,032.2 937.1 2,969.3 663.3 661.4 1,324.7 7,162.3 4,077.2 11,239.5

Chiriquí Grande - - - - - - - - - 10,940.9 175.8 11,116.7 - 6.0 6.0 - - - 10,940.9 181.8 11,122.7

SANTOCAS 33.1 350.8 383.9 1,740.8 1,968.5 3,709.3 - - - 669.4 961.0 1,630.4 681.7 2,372.3 3,054.0 - - - 3,125.0 5,652.6 8,777.6

CCT - - - 2,516.3 1,661.5 4,177.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,516.3 1,661.5 4,177.8

Barrios 32.0 114.4 146.4 1,357.2 1,939.2 3,296.4 - - - 214.7 - 214.7 - - - - - - 1,603.8 2,053.6 3,657.4

T. Petrolera - - - - - - - - - 3,214.8 - 3,214.8 - - - - - - 3,214.8 - 3,214.8

Castilla 0.6 2.9 3.5 192.0 511.9 703.8 - - - 1.0 300.8 301.7 - - - 112.4 112.1 224.5 306.0 927.6 1,233.6

CPT - - - - - - - - - 529.3 - 529.3 - - - - - - 529.3 - 529.3

Bocas Fruit Co. 0.1 162.3 162.4 71.7 93.2 164.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - 71.8 255.5 327.3

Tela - - - - - - - - - 291.1 - 291.1 - - - - - - 291.1 - 291.1

T. Granelera 2.2 - 2.2 - - - - - - 22.0 - 22.0 205.5 - 205.5 - - - 229.7 - 229.7

Arlen Síu 6.7 4.5 11.2 25.2 22.2 47.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 31.9 26.7 58.6

El Bluff - - - - - - - - - 20.8 - 20.8 - - - - - - 20.8 - 20.8

Cabezas 1.1 - 1.1 - - - - - - 19.1 - 19.1 - - - - - - 20.2 - 20.2

COLON 2000 18.2 0.1 18.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18.2 0.1 18.3

Cristóbal Muelle 3 - 2.9 2.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.9 2.9

Total 873.6 773.6 1,647.2 21,058.9 25,704.9 46,763.81 112.4 72.4 184.8 21,135.1 1,761.6 22,894.6 3,661.6 3,397.6 7,059.2 778.4 774.1 1,552.4 47,618.1 32,484.0 80,102.1




Table No. 6 Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand mt), Year 2017

Ports General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid bulk Dry Bulk Others Total

O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total D E Total

PPCB 33.5 6.6 40.2 10,364.2 8,391.8 18,756.0 74.8 12.8 87.6 145.5 104.7 250.3 147.7 43.5 191.2 - - - 10,765.7 8,559.5 19,325.2

Charco Azul - - - - - - - - - 2,779.2 10,600.2 13,379.3 - - - - - - 2,779.2 10,600.2 13,379.3

Quetzal 884.8 78.4 963.2 1,628.5 2,008.8 3,637.3 50.8 1.0 51.9 954.0 147.0 1,101.0 5,281.4 1,174.8 6,456.2 9.2 7.5 16.7 8,808.7 3,417.6 12,226.3

Caldera 492.0 104.2 596.2 1,197.3 944.5 2,141.7 64.6 0.3 64.9 5.0 0.7 5.8 2,409.1 - 2,409.1 - - - 4,167.9 1,049.8 5,217.7

Acajutla 349.7 0.3 350.0 1,183.6 587.4 1,771.0 23.1 1.8 25.0 452.9 279.4 732.3 1,574.0 341.9 1,915.9 29.6 - 29.6 3,613.0 1,210.8 4,823.8

Corinto 33.5 65.2 98.7 698.2 728.6 1,426.8 26.2 0.0 26.2 812.9 205.8 1,018.7 988.3 248.8 1,237.1 - - - 2,559.1 1,248.4 3,807.5

Boyas de San José - - - - - - - - - 2,391.3 421.2 2,812.4 - - - - - - 2,391.3 421.2 2,812.4

T. DECAL - - - - - - - - - 2,209.9 - 2,209.9 - - - - - - 2,209.9 - 2,209.9

MELONES OIL T. INC - - - - - - - - - 1,611.1 392.7 2,003.8 - - - - - - 1,611.1 392.7 2,003.8

San Lorenzo 130.7 0.1 130.8 123.2 62.5 185.7 - - - 592.0 67.9 659.9 176.2 102.7 278.9 38.8 35.4 74.2 1,060.7 268.7 1,329.5

PATSA - - - - - - - - - 1,290.3 - 1,290.3 - - - - - - 1,290.3 - 1,290.3

T. Boyas de RASA - - - - - - - - - 1,108.1 - 1,108.1 - - - - - - 1,108.1 - 1,108.1

Sandino 66.1 - 66.1 - - - - - - 736.2 - 736.2 118.4 - 118.4 - - - 920.7 - 920.7

PPIT 2.8 - 2.8 321.3 304.1 625.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 324.1 304.1 628.2

Corsain 32.5 - 32.5 - - - - - - 263.3 - 263.3 - - -

295.8 - 295.8

Golfito 0.7 3.2 3.9 - - - - - - - 192.4 192.4 - - - - - - 0.7 195.6 196.3

Punta Morales - - - - - - - - - - 32.3 32.3 - 153.5 153.5 - - - - 185.8 185.8

T. Boyas de CENERGICA - - - - - - - - - 176.5 - 176.5 - - - - - - 176.5 - 176.5

T. Boyas de ALBA PETR - - - - - - - - - 155.0 - 155.0 - - - - - - 155.0 - 155.0

Quepos - 2.2 2.2 - - - - - - - 2.2 2.2 - - - - - - - 4.5 4.5

Puntarenas - 0.8 0.8 - - - - - - 1.8 0.1 1.8 - - - - - - 1.8 0.8 2.6

Vacamonte 2.0 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5 - 0.5 2.5 - 2.5

Total 2,028.5 261.0 2,289.5 15,516.2 13,027.6 28,543.9 239.6 15.9 255.5 15,684.9 12,446.8 28,131.6 10,695.4 2,065.2 12,760.5 78.0 43.0 121.0 44,242.5 27,859.5 72,101.6




1.4 Distribution of cargo according to cargo-handling method

The Central American region keeps the trend in percentage distribution according to type of

cargo-handling [method]. The percentage of containerized cargo continues to grow. About 50%

of the cargo is moved in containers, while liquid bulk cargo reached 34%. Solid bulk cargo

comes in third position with 13%, and general cargo reached 3%.

In relation to the previous period, the volume of general cargo handled declined in 19%;

however containerized and liquid bulk cargo rose by 9%; solid bulk cargo went up 4% and Ro-

Ro cargo increased in 10%. Table 7 below shows information on the share percentage for each

type of cargo-handling method.

Table No. 7 Distribution of cargo handled in ports per year, by type of handling (Percentages), Years 2013-2017

Years

General Cargo

Containerized Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others Total

2013 2.8% 51.6% 0.4% 12.3% 31.7% 1.2% 134,745

2014 2.5% 50.4% 0.5% 13.5% 32.0% 1.2% 142,364

2015 2.4% 47.3% 0.3% 12.8% 36.1% 1.2% 151,485

2016 3.4% 48.7% 0.3% 13.5% 33.0% 1.2% 141,740

2017 2.6% 49.5% 0.3% 13.0% 33.5% 1.1% 152,204 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Central American ports handled 3.9 million MT of general cargo, and most of it was unloaded

cargo at 74%. Ports reporting the largest handling of general cargo in 2017 were: Quetzal port

in first place, which handled 25% of the total; followed by Caldera port with 15%; then Limon-

Moin with 12%; SANTOCAS handled 10% of the cargo, and Cortes and Acajutla ports handled

9% each one.

In 2017, containerized cargo volume reached 75.3 million MT; 49% accounted for unloaded

cargo, and 51% represented loaded cargo. Cargo was primarily handled by Charco Azul port

with 26% of the total cargo; Chiriqui Grande handled 22%. Together T. Petrolera and Boyas

San José, they handled 6% of the cargo, Limon-Moin handled 5%, Cortes, T. Decal and

Limones Oil Terminal each one handled 4% of the total cargo, and SANTOCAS and PATSA

handled 3% each one, among others.

Solid bulk cargo handled totaled 19.8 million TM; 72% accounted for unloaded cargo. Quetzal

port handled 33% of the cargo, SANTOCAS and Cortes ports handled 15% each. Caldera and

Acajutla ports handled 12% and 10% respectively. These were some of the ports that reported

the largest volumes of solid bulk cargo handled during this period.

Liquid bulk cargo handled totaled 51.0 million TM; 72% accounted for unloaded cargo. Charco

Azul port handled 26%, Chiriqui Grande handled 22%, T. Petrolera and Boyas de San Jose,

each one, handled 6%, Limon-Moin port complex handled 5%, Cortes, T. Decal and Melones

Oil Terminal handled 4% each one.



Ro-Ro cargo totaled 440.4 thousand MT in 2017; 80% accounted for unloaded cargo. The main

ports that handled this type of cargo were MIT at 40%, PPCB at 20%, Quetzal port at 12%,

Caldera port at 15%, Acajutla and Corinto, both reached 6% and Limon-Moin port reported 2%.

Chart No. 21 Central America: Traffic Cargo Breakdown by type of handling in port, (Thousand mt and percentage), Year 2017


Chart No. 22 Central America: Cargo offloaded breakdown by type of handling, (Thousand mt y %), Year 2017


Ro-Ro, 440.4 , 0%

General Cargo, 3,936.7 , 3%

Containerized, 75,307.7 , 49%Liquid Bulk,

51,026.2 , 34%

Dry Bulk, 19,820.2 , 13%

Others, 1,673.4 , 1%

Ro-Ro, 352.0 , 0% General Cargo,

2,902.1 , 3%

Containerized, 36,575.2 , 40%

Liquid Bulk, 36,817.9 , 40%

Dry Bulk, 14,357.4 , 16%

Others, 856.4 , 1%



Chart No. 23 Central America: Cargo loaded breakdown by type of handling

(Thousand mt and %), year 2017


Chart No. 24 Central America: Cargo loaded breakdown by type of handling,

(Thousand mt y %), Years 2016 - 2017


Ro-Ro, 88.3 , 0%

General Cargo, 1,034.6 , 2%

Containerized, 38,732.5 , 64%

Liquid Bulk, 14,208.3 , 24%

Dry Bulk, 5,462.7 , 9%

Others, 817.0 , 1%

2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017


Caribbean 4,369.0 3,294.4 81,478.6 93,527.6 188.4 369.7 40,756.2 45,789.2 14,012.1 14,120.0 3,022.7 3,104.9

Pacific 5,289.3 4,579.0 56,694.2 57,087.8 615.0 511.1 52,665.1 56,263.2 24,144.7 25,520.3 245.4 241.9

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2 Vessel Calls

Ports in the Central American region reported a total of 17,647 port calls including merchant

vessels and cruise ships; however, it represented a slight drop when compared with the number

of port calls in 2016.

The Central American ports that reported an increase [in port calls] in the region included [those

located in] El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The latter reported the highest increase at

10% when compared with the previous period, while ports in Guatemala, Costa Rica and

Panama received a lower number of vessels. The largest decrease was reported by

Panamanian ports where the number of port calls dropped at 2%.

Ports with the largest number of port calls in 2017 included MIT, Limón Moín, Cortes, PPCB,

SANTOCAS, PPCC and Quetzal. The first five ports in this list reported a decrease when

compared with 2016. SANTOCAS port reported the most significant decrease, specifically 140

port call less, equivalent to a 9% decrease. Conversely, PPCC and Quetzal reported a 3% and

7% increase respectively. Other ports that showed an increase in the number of vessels arrivals

included CCT at 8%, Acajutla at 9%, Corinto at 10%, Mahogany Bay Cruise Center at 23%, and

Charco Azul at 12%, among others.

Container carriers accounted for 59% of the total number of vessels that crossed the region,

which is equivalent to 10,428 units, with a 1% decrease when compared with 2016. In contrast,

conventional vessels, cruisers and oil tankers each one accounted for 6% of this figure. Cruisers

and oil tankers reported a 17% and 6% increase respectively, while conventional vessels

decreased in 3%. Carriers transporting liquid bulk, solid bulk and Ro-Ro vessels, each one

accounted for 5% [of this figure]. Furthermore, arrival of barges and gas carriers represented

1%.

Chart No. 25 Central America: Distribution of port calls by type of vessel, Year 2017


Container Ships, 10,428, 59%

Cruises, 1,127, 7%

Conventional, 1,084, 6%

Oil Tanker, 1,058, 6%Liquid Bulk, 903, 5%

Dry Bulk Carrier, 863, 5%

Ro-Ro, 878, 5%

Reffer, 563, 3%

Gas Carrier Tanker, 244, 1%

Barge, 100, 1%

Others, 399, 2%

Otros, 1,306, 7%



Chart No. 26 Central American: Number of vessels by type, Year2016-2017


Chart No. 27 Central American: Number of vessels by type, by littoral, Years 2016-2017


ContainerShips

CruisesConventio

nalOil Tanker

LquidBulk

Dry BulkTanker

Ro-Ro ReeferGas

CarrierTanker

Barge Others

2016 10,550 965 1,120 997 867 891 837 746 260 194 277

2017 10,428 1,127 1,084 1,058 903 863 878 563 244 100 399

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Container Ships 7,279 7,492 3,271 2,936

Cruises 630 707 335 420

Conventional 683 651 437 433

Oil Tanker 408 451 589 607

Liquid Bulk 363 348 504 555

Dry Bulk Carrier 380 344 511 519

Ro-Ro 329 257 508 621

Reefer 692 496 54 67

Gas Carrier Tanker 228 215 32 29

Barge 143 61 51 39

Others 39 78 238 321

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3 Containers and Box Trucks/Trailers The Central American port system handled 11,053,868 TEU in 2017, equivalent to 5,964,533

containers in different sizes, thus reporting a 7% increase when compared to 2016. In contrast

to last year, all the Central American ports increased their volume of containers handled. In this

regard, Panama reported a 10% increase, equivalent to 628,000 TEU; Costa Rica saw a 10%

increase, equivalent to 47,000 TEU; Nicaragua reflected a 22% rise, equivalent to 34,000 TEU;

Honduras showed a 4% increase that totaled 33,000 TEU; El Salvador saw a 3% increase,

equivalent to 8,000 TEU and

Guatemala had an increase of

4,000 TEU.

Of the total number of containers handled in the Central American region, Panamanian [ports]

handled 62% of the total, equivalent to 6,899,254 TEU, reporting a 10% increase when

compared with 2016

operations. Both Guatemala

and Costa Rica, each one,

reported handling 13% of the

TEU in the region. In the case

of Costa Rica, it saw a 3%

increase, equivalent to 47,000

TEU, including Guatemala, but

at a lower scale, specifically

4,000 TEU. Honduras reported

handling 7% of the cargo in

the region, reaching a 4%

increase, equivalent to 33,000

TEU, while El Salvador and

Nicaragua, each one, reached

2%, and they reported a 4%

and 22% increase respectively.

Of the seven Central American

ports that reported the largest

number of containers handled

in 2017, four of them are in

Panama, one in Costa Rica,

one in Honduras and one in

Guatemala. According to this

classification: 1) Panama Port

Balboa handled 2,906,050

TEU, with a 3% increase from the previous year; 2) Manzanillo International Terminal handled

1,878,473 TEU, with a 2% increase; 3) Panama Ports Cristobal handled 1,311,232 TEU, with a

65% increase; 4) Limon-Moin port complex handled 1,199,628 TEU with a 2% increase; 5)

Colon Container Terminal handled 701,516 TEU, with a 11% rise; 6) Cortes port handled

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1,000,000

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2,500,000

3,000,000

2016 2017

PPB 2,831,712 2,906,050

MIT 1,841,205 1,878,473

PPC 793,945 1,311,232

LIMÓN-MOÍN 1,177,385 1,199,628

CCT 633,035 701,516

CORTES 621,819 642,218

SANTOCAS 614,463 566,539

BARRIOS 428,263 455,973

QUETZAL 427,375 451,689

CALDERA 264,371 289,582

ACAJUTLA 202,165 209,903

CORINTO 150,007 183,698

CASTILLA 109,992 112,504

PPIT 153,524 81,563

SAN LORENZO 25,460 35,824

BOCAS FRUIT CO. 18,261 20,420

ARLEN SIU 6,893 7,058

Chart No. 28 Central America: Container throughput in ports,

(TEU), Year 2016-2017



642,218 TEU, with a 3% increase, and finally 7) Santo Tomas de Castilla handled 566,539 TEU,

however it suffered a 8% decrease.

There are 17 container ports in the Central American region, and ten of them are in the

Caribbean coast. They handled 62% of the [cargo at regional level], equivalent to 6,895,561

TEU; thus, reporting a 10% increase when compared with 2016. On the other hand, the seven

ports in the Pacific coast handled 4,158,309 TEU, equivalent to 38% of the cargo handled in the

region, and it represents 2% increase.

Chart No. 29 Central America: Container throughput by coast (TEU), Year 2016-2017


P C T

2016 4,054,614 6,245,261 10,299,875

2017 4,158,309 6,895,561 11,053,870

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4 Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Guatemala 11,246 12,217 14,640 14,678 15,753 16,080

El Salvador 4,592 4,546 4,698 4,686 5,098 5,965

Honduras 6,882 7,083 7,658 8,732 9,273 9,393

Nicaragua 2,363 2,094 2,146 2,328 2,505 2,707

Costa Rica 9,078 9,760 10,439 10,915 11,334 12,824

Panamá 23,139 21,291 24,626 34,795 36,699 39,245

Central America 57,300 56,991 64,207 76,134 80,664 86,214

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Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001-2017 Country/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Guatemala 16,876 15,860 15,978 16,876 18,301 18,467

El Salvador 6,156 6,010 4,931 5,392 5,848 5,807

Honduras 9,819 10,476 9,450 10,582 12,137 13,057

Nicaragua 2,938 2,799 2,834 3,009 3,438 3,651

Costa Rica 13,674 13,909 12,069 13,474 14,207 14,691

Panamá 44,826 47,047 54,881 54,819 62,425 74,708

Central America 94,289 96,100 100,144 104,152 116,356 130,381

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Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001-2017 Country/Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Guatemala 20,376 24,066 26,172 26,415 27,434

El Salvador 5,744 5,745 6,362 6,657 6,559

Honduras 14,117 13,936 13,845 13,839 14,094

Nicaragua 3,622 3,854 4,275 4,397 4,828

Costa Rica 14,932 15,499 15,344 16,670 17,142

Panamá 75,954 79,264 85,488 73,762 82,107

Central America 134,746 142,364 151,485 141,740 152,204



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5 Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Guatemala 2,534 2,637 2,912 3,055 3,112 3,366

El Salvador 445 451 546 590 610 718

Honduras 2,154 2,212 2,293 2,324 2,309 2,377

Nicaragua 544 422 432 421 449 621

Costa Rica 2,386 2,642 2,732 2,737 2,779 3,042

Panamá 4,911 4,823 5,140 5,479 5,998 6,159

Central America 12,974 13,187 14,055 14,606 15,257 16,283

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(Continuation) Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Guatemala 3,546 3,370 3,261 3,501 3,328 3,173

El Salvador 855 729 630 620 725 743

Honduras 2,547 2,456 2,238 2,252 2,570 2,165

Nicaragua 676 673 596 640 642 569

Costa Rica 3,215 3,078 2,999 3,136 3,373 3,322

Panamá 6,570 6,821 6,567 7,388 8,129 7,945

Central America 17,409 17,127 16,291 17,537 18,767 17,917

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(Continuation) Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Guatemala 3,334 3,339 3,273 3,349 3,324

El Salvador 810 766 823 801 841

Honduras 2,281 2,375 2,309 2,400 2,417

Nicaragua 640 585 668 721 794

Costa Rica 3,196 2,912 2,860 3,021 3,006

Panamá 7,993 7,567 8,117 7,412 7,265

Central America 18,254 17,544 18,050 17,704 17,647



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6 Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Guatemala 597,775 681,078 725,976 750,343 770,363 835,253

El Salvador 17,721 42,221 66,216 93,647 104,370 124,331

Honduras 397,659 413,842 470,340 555,854 591,697 593,800

Nicaragua 10,933 10,447 12,328 16,983 18,951 47,948

Costa Rica 616,900 646,971 676,438 734,088 778,651 880,436

Panamá 1,591,472 1,544,774 1,991,659 2,428,799 2,774,569 3,027,562

Central America 3,232,460 3,339,333 3,942,957 4,579,714 5,038,601 5,509,330

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(Continuation) Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Guatemala 876,653 905,705 887,322 1,022,994 1,163,076 1,500,799

El Salvador 144,458 156,323 126,369 146,819 161,226 160,981

Honduras 636,433 669,802 571,720 612,844 662,672 663,945

Nicaragua 61,457 63,234 59,932 68,326 84,467 94,444

Costa Rica 968,559 1,004,975 909,442 1,036,214 1,095,490 1,229,529

Panamá 4,074,480 4,651,926 4,244,740 5,593,199 6,629,943 6,984,447

Central America 6,762,040 7,451,965 6,799,525 8,480,396 9,796,874 10,634,145

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(Continuation) Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Years 2001-2017

Country/Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Guatemala 1,211,562 1,263,485 1,470,100 1,470,101 1,474,200

El Salvador 180,634 179,260 202,165 202,164 209,903

Honduras 671,467 682,859 757,271 757,271 790,543

Nicaragua 98,153 116,317 156,900 156,901 190,756

Costa Rica 1,246,829 1,298,579 1,338,979 1,441,756 1,489,210

Panamá 6,538,074 6,770,243 6,271,681 6,271,683 6,899,254

Central America 9,946,719 10,310,743 10,197,096 10,299,876 11,053,866



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7 Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2017

Country/Ports S Cargo Vessel Container and Trailers

Thousand of mt units (Units) (TEU)

Guatemala 27,473.8 3,324 805,808 1,474,200

Boyas de San José P 2,812.4 159 - -

Quetzal P 12,226.3 1,285 271,053 451,689

Barrios C 3,657.4 527 235,692 455,973

Santo Tomas de Castilla (SANTOCAS) C 8,777.6 1,353 299,063 566,539

El Salvador 6,559.2 841 127,181 209,903

Acajutla P 4,823.8 628 127,181 209,903

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P 155.0 20 - -

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P 176.5 11 - -

T. Boyas de RASA P 1,108.1 120 - -

Corsain P 295.8 62 - -

Honduras 14,093.6 2,417 426,691 790,546

San Lorenzo P 1,329.5 230 20,590 35,824

Castilla C 1,233.6 159 56,252 112,504

Cortes C 11,239.5 1,675 349,849 642,218

Tela C 291.1 12 - -

Roatán T. Coxen Hole C - 170 - -

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay C - 171 - -

Puerto Banana Coast (Trujillo) C - - - -

Nicaragua 4,827.8 794 112,192 190,756

Corinto P 3,807.5 603 108,412 183,698

Sandino P 920.7 44 - -

San Juan del Sur P - 35 - -

Cabezas C 20.2 23 - -

El Bluff C 20.8 17 - -

Arlen Síu C 58.6 72 3,780 7,058

Costa Rica 17,142.4 3,006 792,386 1,489,211

Caldera P 5,217.7 615 166,491 289,582

Golfito P 196.3 143 - -

Punta Morales P 185.8 10 - -

Puntarenas P 2.6 84 - -

Quepos P 4.5 142 - -

Limón-Moín C 11,535.5 2,012 625,895 1,199,629

Panamá 82,107.7 7,265 4,050,175 6,899,256

Amador & Resorts P - 32 - -

Charco Azul P 13,379.3 147 - -

Cristóbal Muelle 3 P 2.9 65 - -

Panama Ports Company Balboa (PPCB) P 19,325.2 1,649 1,687,029 2,906,050

Petro America Terminal (PATSA) P 1,290.3 79 - -

PSA Panama International Terminal (PPIT) P 628.2 112 44,488 81,563



Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2017

Country/Ports S Cargo Vessel Containers and Trailers

Thousands of mt units (Units) (TEU)

Panamá (Continuation)

Puerto Vacamonte P 2.5 115 - -

PUERTOS MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC P 2,003.8 104 - -

T. DECAL P 2,209.9 105 - -

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 327.3 52 10,210 20,420

Chiriquí Grande C 11,122.7 121 - -

COLON 2000 C 18.3 76 - -

Colon Container Terminal (CCT) C 4,177.8 676 399,458 701,516

Colon Port Terminal (CPT) C 529.3 33 - -

Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) C - 95 - -

Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) C 12,347.3 2,371 1,115,616 1,878,473

Panama Ports Company Cristobal (PPCC) C 11,297.7 1,293 793,374 1,311,232

T. Granelera C 230.5 14 - -

T. Petrolera C 3,214.8 126 - -

CENTRAL AMERICA Guatemala 27,473.8 3,324 805,808 1,474,200

El Salvador 6,559.2 841 127,181 209,903

Honduras 14,093.6 2,417 426,691 790,543

Nicaragua 4,827.8 794 112,192 190,756

Costa Rica 17,142.4 3,006 792,386 1,489,210

Panamá 82,107.7 7,265 4,050,175 6,899,254

Total 152,204.5 17,647 6,314,433 11,053,866 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority



8 Table 1. Central America: cargo throughput by country and port, quarterly (Thousands of MT), Year 2017

Country/Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total

Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total

Guatemala 3,782.8 3,203.3 6,986.1 4,395.3 3,198.4 7,593.7 3,931.4 2,556.3 6,487.7 3,819.2 2,587.0 6,406.3 15,928.8 11,545.0 27,473.8

Boyas de San José P 648.0 194.2 842.2 561.8 92.5 654.3 552.3 34.4 586.7 629.2 100.0 729.2 2,391.3 421.2 2,812.4

Quetzal P 1,970.8 1,028.8 2,999.6 2,634.0 1,035.1 3,669.1 2,217.9 713.5 2,931.3 1,986.1 640.2 2,626.3 8,808.7 3,417.6 12,226.3

Barrios C 418.8 522.8 941.6 385.9 520.4 906.3 404.8.4 529.0 933.8 394.2 481.4 875.7 1,603.8 2,053.6 3,657.4

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 745.2 1,457.5 2,202.7 813.6 1,550.4 2,364.0 756.4 1,279.4 2,035.8 809.7 1,365.4 2,175.1 3,125.0 5,652.6 8,777.6

El Salvador 1,166.6 447.1 1,613.7 1,556.6 337.7 1,894.3 1,277.3 263.2 1,540.4 1,348.0 162.8 1,510.8 5,348.4 1,210.8 6,559.2

Acajutla P 753.4 447.1 1,200.5 1,015.4 337.7 1,353.1 860.8 263.2 1,123.9 983.4 162.8 1,146.2 3,613.0 1,210.8 4,823.8

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P 40.3 - 40.3 53.2 - 53.2 21.0 - 21.0 40.5 - 40.5 155.0 - 155.0

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P 74.1 - 74.1 49.7 - 49.7 24.8 - 24.8 27.9 - 27.9 176.5 - 176.5

T. Boyas de RASA P 226.6 - 226.6 362.7 - 362.7 301.2 - 301.2 217.6 - 217.6 1,108.1 - 1,108.1

Corsain P 72.2 - 72.2 75.5 - 75.5 69.5 - 69.5 78.5 - 78.5 295.8 - 295.8

Honduras 2,163.0 1,530.6 3,693.6 2,348.0 1,391.6 3,739.6 2,141.6 1,209.6 3,351.2 2,167.6 1,141.6 3,309.2 8,820.1 5,273.5 14,093.6

San Lorenzo P 220.5 142.5 363.0 289.1 60.6 349.7 275.9 22.6 298.5 275.3 43.0 318.2 1,060.7 268.7 1,329.5

Castilla C 76.3 231.8 308.1 92.7 245.0 337.7 64.3 243.3 307.7 72.6 207.5 280.1 306.0 927.6 1,233.6

Cortes C 1,782.5 1,156.3 2,938.8 1,890.1 1,086.0 2,976.1 1,743.9 943.7 2,687.6 1,745.8 891.2 2,637.0 7,162.3 4,077.2 11,239.5

Tela C 83.7 - 83.7 76.1 - 76.1 57.4 - 57.4 73.9 - 73.9 291.1 - 291.1

Nicaragua 773.6 379.5 1,153.1 888.3 402.9 1,291.2 982.9 269.7 1,252.6 907.9 223.0 1,130.9 3,552.7 1,275.1 4,827.8

Corinto P 496.6 375.4 872.1 685.2 396.1 1,081.3 722.8 263.5 986.3 654.5 213.4 867.9 2,559.1 1,248.4 3,807.5

Sandino P 260.1 - 260.1 181.2 0.0 181.2 246.1 0.0 246.1 233.2 - 233.2 920.7 - 920.7

Arlen Síu C 6.6 4.1 10.6 10.0 6.8 16.7 7.0 6.3 13.3 8.4 9.6 17.9 31.9 26.7 58.6

Cabezas C 4.6 - 4.6 6.0 - 6.0 3.0 - 3.0 6.6 - 6.6 20.2 - 20.2

El Bluff C 5.7 - 5.7 5.9 - 5.9 3.9 - 3.9 5.2 - 5.2 20.8 - 20.8

Costa Rica 2,422.3 1,859.6 4,281.9 2,420.3 2,092.4 4,512.7 2,238.4 1,822.4 4,060.9 2,414.8 1,872.1 4,287.0 9,495.8 7,646.6 17,142.4

Caldera P 971.4 244.8 1,216.2 1,153.3 328.3 1,481.7 1,010.7 238.1 1,248.8 1,032.4 238.6 1,271.0 4,167.9 1,049.8 5,217.7

Golfito P - 19.9 19.9 0.1 69.4 69.5 - 62.6 62.6 0.6 43.6 44.3 0.7 195.6 196.3

Punta Morales P - 53.1 53.1 - 87.1 87.1 - 45.7 45.7 - - - - 185.8 185.8

Puntarenas P 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.8 0.8 2.6

Quepos P 0.0 2.0 2.0 - 1.3 1.3 - 0.7 0.7 - 0.4 0.4 - 4.5 4.5

Limón-Moín C 1,450.2 1,539.7 2,989.8 1,266.6 1,606.1 2,872.7 1,227.5 1,475.2 2,702.7 1,381.1 1,589.2 2,970.3 5,325.4 6,210.1 11,535.5 Continue



Table 1. Central America: cargo throughput by country and port, quarterly (Thousands of MT), Year 2017



Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total Offloaded Loaded Total

Panamá 10,946.6 8,216.7 19,163.3 12,019.9 8,148.2 20,168.0 14,135.7 8,011.6 22,147.2 11,613.1 9,016.1 20,629.2 48,715.2 33,392.6 82,107.7

Charco Azul P 50.8 2,822.6 2,873.4 231.9 2,248.1 2,480.0 1,708.4 2,118.1 3,826.5 788.0 3,411.4 4,199.4 2,779.2 10,600.2 13,379.3

Cristóbal Muelle 3 P - 0.2 0.2 - 1.0 1.0 - 0.9 0.9 - 0.9 0.9 - 2.9 2.9

Panama Ports Company Balboa P 2,623.7 1,963.5 4,587.2 2,889.2 2,310.5 5,199.7 2,674.0 2,170.9 4,844.9 2,578.8 2,114.6 4,693.4 10,765.7 8,559.5 19,325.2

Petro America Terminal P 354.3 - 354.3 375.5 - 375.5 400.5 - 400.5 159.8 - 159.8 1,290.3 - 1,290.3

PSA Panama International Terminal P 115.3 70.9 186.2 95.3 71.7 167.0 72.2 85.0 157.2 41.5 76.4 117.9 324.1 304.1 628.2

Puerto Vacamonte P 0.8 - 0.8 0.6 - 0.6 0.4 - 0.4 0.8 - 0.8 2.5 - 2.5

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC P 320.9 40.4 361.2 514.5 100.8 615.3 320.7 161.4 482.2 455.0 90.1 545.1 1,611.1 392.7 2,003.8

T. DECAL P 658.5 - 658.5 583.0 - 583.0 498.0 - 498.0 470.4 - 470.4 2,209.9 - 2,209.9

Bocas Fruit Co. C 15.2 47.3 62.5 20.1 78.4 98.5 14.8 59.5 74.4 21.8 70.2 92.0 71.8 255.5 327.3

Chiriquí Grande C 2,410.5 78.7 2,489.2 2,655.8 97.1 2,752.9 3,642.4 6.0 3,648.4 2,232.2 0.0 2,232.2 10,940.9 181.8 11,122.7

COLON 2000 C 4.7 - 4.7 5.5 - 5.5 2.4 - 2.4 5.6 0.1 5.6 18.2 0.1 18.3

Colon Conteiner Terminal C 521.7 412.0 933.7 602.9 351.5 954.4 717.8 453.8 1,171.5 673.9 444.1 1,118.1 2,516.3 1,661.5 4,177.8

Colon Port Terminal C 133.9 - 133.9 168.7 - 168.7 90.7 - 90.7 136.0 - 136.0 529.3 - 529.3

Manzanillo Int. Terminal C 1,494.3 1,644.4 3,138.7 1,434.9 1,571.8 3,006.7 1,462.1 1,542.2 3,004.3 1,626.7 1,570.9 3,197.6 6,018.0 6,329.3 12,347.3

Panama Ports Company Cristobal C 1,417.7 1,136.7 2,554.4 1,581.5 1,317.2 2,898.8 1,632.4 1,413.6 3,046.1 1,561.0 1,237.5 2,798.5 6,192.7 5,105.1 11,297.7

T. Granelera C 57.1 - 57.1 44.7 - 44.7 105.9 - 105.9 22.8 - 22.8 230.5 - 230.5

T. Petrolera C 767.4 - 767.4 815.6 - 815.6 793.0 - 793.0 838.8 - 838.8 3,214.8 - 3,214.8

CENTRAL AMERICA

Guatemala 3,782.8 3,203.3 6,986.1 4,395.3 3,198.4 7,593.7 3,931.4 2,556.3 6,487.7 3,819.2 2,587.0 6,406.3 15,928.8 11,545.0 27,473.8

El Salvador 1,166.6 447.1 1,613.7 1,556.6 337.7 1,894.3 1,277.3 263.2 1,540.4 1,348.0 162.8 1,510.8 5,348.4 1,210.8 6,559.2

Honduras 2,163.0 1,530.6 3,693.6 2,348.0 1,391.6 3,739.6 2,141.6 1,209.6 3,351.2 2,167.6 1,141.6 3,309.2 8,820.1 5,273.5 14,093.6

Nicaragua 773.6 379.5 1,153.1 888.3 402.9 1,291.2 982.9 269.7 1,252.6 907.9 223.0 1,130.9 3,552.7 1,275.1 4,827.8

Costa Rica 2,422.3 1,859.6 4,281.9 2,420.3 2,092.4 4,512.7 2,238.4 1,822.4 4,060.9 2,414.8 1,872.1 4,287.0 9,495.8 7,646.6 17,142.4

Panama 10,946.6 8,216.7 19,163.3 12,019.9 8,148.2 20,168.0 14,135.7 8,011.6 22,147.2 11,613.1 9,016.1 20,629.2 48,715.2 33,392.6 82,107.7

Total 21,254.9 15,636.8 36,891.7 23,628.3 15,571.1 39,199.4 24,707.2 14,132.9 38,840.1 22,270.6 15,002.7 37,273.4 91,861.0 60,343.5 152,204.5



9 Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year 2017


Guatemala

836 834 797 857 3,324

Boyas de San José P 44 38 35 42 159

Puerto Barrios P 131 134 131 131 527

Quetzal C 310 331 312 332 1,285

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 351 331 319 352 1,353

El Salvador

202 236 206 197 841

Acajutla P 153 162 157 156 628

Corsain P 12 21 17 12 62

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P 6 7 2 5 20

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P 4 3 2 2 11

T. Boyas de RASA P 27 43 28 22 120

Honduras

691 596 524 606 2,417

San Lorenzo P 67 58 49 56 230

Castilla C 42 37 37 43 159

Cortes C 448 429 389 409 1,675

Roatán T. Coxen Hole C 68 34 19 49 170

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay C 63 34 28 46 171

Tela C 3 4 2 3 12

Nicaragua

194 203 187 210 794

Corinto P 144 155 153 151 603

San Juan del Sur P 14 8 1 12 35

Sandino P 10 9 10 15 44

El Bluff C 4 4 3 6 17

Arlen Síu C 17 19 17 19 72

Cabezas C 5 8 3 7 23

Costa Rica

857 742 666 741 3,006

Caldera P 147 153 153 162 615

Golfito P 66 29 17 31 143

Punta Morales P 3 5 2 - 10

Puntarenas P 30 16 4 34 84

Quepos P 74 32 25 11 142

Limón-Moín C 537 507 465 503 2,012 Continúa



Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year 2017


Panamá 1,849 1,774 1805 1,837 7,265

Amador & Resorts P 18 4 - 10 32

Charco Azul P 29 25 45 48 147

Cristóbal Muelle 3 P 12 18 21 14 65

Panama Ports Company Balboa P 363 404 417 465 1649

Petro America Terminal P 23 21 22 13 79

PSA Panama International T. P 47 27 21 17 112

Puerto Vacamonte P 40 41 19 15 115

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC P 19 27 27 31 104

T. DECAL P 29 29 23 24 105

Bocas Fruit Co. C 14 12 13 13 52

Chiriquí Grande C 25 33 35 28 121

COLON 2000 C 32 10 1 33 76

Colon Conteiner Terminal (CCT) C 154 168 183 171 676

Colon Port Terminal (CPT) C 7 8 10 8 33

Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) C 33 21 14 27 95

Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) C 621 579 581 590 2,371

Panama Ports Company Cristobal C 348 313 335 297 1,293

T. Granelera C 3 3 6 2 14

T. Petrolera C 32 31 32 31 126

CENTRAL AMERICA

Guatemala 836 834 797 857 3324

El Salvador 202 236 206 197 841

Honduras 691 596 524 606 2417

Nicaragua 194 203 187 210 794

Costa Rica 857 742 666 741 3,006

Panamá 1,849 1,774 1,805 1,837 7,265

Total 4,492 4,272 4,105 4,308 1,7177 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority



10 Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year 2017 Country/Ports Seaboard Conventional Reefer Container Ships Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Gas Carrier Oil Tanker Cruises Barge Others Total

Guatemala 265 149 1,836 104 346 408 14 10 99 22 71 3,324

Boyas de San José P - - - - - 159 - - - - - 159

Quetzal P 87 51 609 104 239 72 14 - 71 1 37 1,285

Puerto Barrios C 14 17 444 - - 31 - - - 21 - 527

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 164 81 783 - 107 146 - 10 28 - 34 1,353

El Salvador 67 - 255 94 120 235 14 - 8 - 48 841

Acajutla P 67 - 255 94 120 84 - - 8 - - 628

Corsain P - - - - - - 14 - - - 48 62

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P - - - - - 20 - - - - - 20

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P - - - - - 11 - - - - - 11

T. Boyas de RASA P - - - - - 120 - - - - - 120

Honduras 116 - 1,420 110 141 81 42 118 348 - 41 2,417

San Lorenzo P 21 - 61 96 14 7 - 29 - - 2 230

Puerto Castilla C 3 - 120 - - 29 - - 4 - 3 159

Puerto Cortes C 92 - 1,239 14 127 45 42 77 3 - 36 1,675

Roatán T. Coxen Hole C - - - - - - - - 170 - - 170

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay C - - - - - - - - 171 - - 171

Tela C - - - - - - - 12 - - - 12

Nicaragua 207 - 259 103 - - - 143 80 1 1 794

Corinto C 102 - 259 103 - - - 92 45 1 1 603

San Juan del Sur C - - - - - - - - 35 - - 35

Sandino C 28 - - - - - - 16 - - - 44

El Bluff P - - - - - - - 17 - - - 17

Puerto Arlen Síu P 72 - - - - - - - - - - 72

Cabezas P 5 - - - - - - 18 - - - 23

Costa Rica 261 358 1,452 110 176 43 100 - 347 36 123 3,006

Caldera P 87 - 253 102 121 1 - - 19 14 18 615

Golfito P 34 - - - - 8 - - 50 22 29 143

Punta Morales P - - - - 8 2 - - - - - 10

Puntarenas P - - - - - - - - 84 - - 84

Quepos P - - - - - - - - 71 - 71 142

Limón-Moín P 140 358 1,199 8 47 32 100 - 123 - 5 2,012

Continúa



Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year 2017 Country/Ports Seaboard Conventional Reefer Container Ships Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Gas Carrier Oil Tanker Cruises Barge Others Total

Panamá 164 56 5,206 357 80 136 74 787 245 45 115 7,265

Amador & Resorts P - - - - - - - - 32 - - 32

Charco Azul P - - - - - - - 147 - - - 147

Cristóbal Muelle 3 P 65 - - - - - - - - - - 65

Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) P - - - - - - - - 95 - - 95

Panama Ports Company Balboa p 6 3 1,388 122 17 71 1 35 5 1 - 1,649

Panama Ports Company Cristobal p 84 1 903 - 48 65 40 72 37 43 - 1,293

Petro America Terminal p - - - - - - - 79 - - - 79

PSA Panama International Terminal

p 1 - 111 - - - - - - - - 112

Puerto Vacamonte p - - - - - - - - - - 115 115

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC p - - - - - - - 104 - - - 104

T. DECAL p - - - - - - - 105 - - - 105

Bocas Fruit Co. c - 52 - - - - - - - - - 52

Chiriquí Grande c 1 - - - 1 - - 119 - - - 121

COLON 2000 c - - - - - - - - 76 - - 76

Manzanillo Int. Terminal c 7 - 2,128 235 - - - - - 1 - 2,371

Colon Conteiner Terminal c - - 676 - - - - - - - - 676

Colon Port Terminal c - - - - - - - 33 - - - 33

T. Granelera c - - - - 14 - - - - - - 14

T. Petrolera c - - - - - - 33 93 - - - 126

CENTRAL AMERICA Guatemala 265 149 1,836 104 346 408 14 10 99 22 71 3,324

El Salvador 67 - 255 94 120 235 14 - 8 - 48 841

Honduras 116 - 1,420 110 141 81 42 118 348 - 41 2,417

Nicaragua 207 - 259 103 - - - 143 80 1 1 794

Costa Rica 261 358 1,452 110 176 43 100 - 347 36 123 3,006

Panama 164 56 5,206 357 80 136 74 787 245 45 115 7,265

Total 1,080 563 10,428 878 863 903 244 1,058 1,127 104 399 17,647




11 Table 4. Central America: Traffic by cargo, (Thousands of MT), Year 2017

Country/Ports Sea-

board General Cargo

Containe-rized

Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others Total

general

Guatemala 1,493.6 10,643.0 51.9 5,758.6 9,510.1 16.7 27,473.8

Boyas de San José P - - - 2,812.4 - - 2,812.4

Quetzal P 963.2 3,637.3 51.9 1,101.0 6,456.2 16.7 12,226.3

Puerto Barrios C 146.4 3,296.4 - 214.9 - - 3,657.4

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 383.9 3,709.3 - 1,630.4 3,054.0 - 8,777.6

El Salvador 382.5 1,771.0 25.0 2,435.2 1,915.9 29.6 6,559.2

Acajutla P 350.0 1,771.0 25.0 732.3 1,915.9 29.6 4,823.8

Corsain P 32.5 - - 263.3 - - 295.8

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P - - - 155.0 - - 155.0

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P - - - 176.5 - - 176.5

T. Boyas de RASA P - - - 1,108.1 - - 1,108.1

Honduras 499.6 5,256.8 - 3,465.7 3,248.1 1,623.4 14,093.6

San Lorenzo P 130.8 185.7 - 659.9 278.9 74.2 1,329.5

Puerto Castilla C 3.5 703.8 - 301.7 - 224.5 1,233.6

Puerto Cortes C 365.3 4,367.2 - 2,213.0 2,969.3 1,324.7 11,239.5

Tela C

- - 291.1 - - 291.1

Nicaragua 177.1 1,474.2 26.2 1,794.8 1,355.5 - 4,827.8

Corinto P 98.7 1,426.8 26.2 1,018.7 1,237.1 - 3,807.5

Sandino P 66.1 - - 736.2 118.4 - 920.7

El Bluff C - - - 20.8 - - 20.8

Puerto Arlen Síu C 11.2 47.4 - - - - 58.6

Cabezas C 1.1 - - 19.1 - - 20.2

Costa Rica 1,091.5 10,407.3 74.1 2,906.6 2,659.7 3.2 17,142.4

Caldera P 596.2 2,141.7 64.9 5.8 2,409.1 - 5,217.7

Golfito P 3.9 -

192.4 - - 196.3

Punta Morales P - - - 32.3 153.5 - 185.8

Puntarenas P 0.8 - - 1.8 - - 2.6

Quepos P 2.2 - - 2.2 - - 4.5

Limón-Moín C 488.4 8,265.6 9.2 2,672.0 97.2 3.2 11,535.5

Panamá 292.4 45,755.4 263.2 34,665.4 1,130.0 0.5 82,106.9

Charco Azul P - - - 13,379.3 - - 13,379.3

Panama Ports Company Balboa P 40.2 18,756.0 87.6 250.3 191.2 - 19,325.2

Petro America Terminal P

- - 1,290.3 - - 1,290.3

PSA Panama International T. P 2.8 625.4 - - - - 628.2

Puerto Vacamonte P 2.0 - - - - 0.5 2.5

PUERTOS MELONES OIL T. INC P - - - 2,003.8 - - 2,003.8

T. DECAL P - - - 2,209.9 - - 2,209.9

Bocas Fruit Co. C 162.4 164.9 - - - - 327.3

Chiriquí Grande C - - - 11,116.7 6.0 - 11,122.7

COLON 2000 C 18.3 - - - - - 18.3

Colon Conteiner Terminal C - 4,177.8 - - - - 4,177.8

Colon Port Terminal C - - - 529.3 - - 529.3

Cristóbal Muelle 3 C 2.9 - - - - - 2.9

Manzanillo Int. Terminal C 52.7 12,119.0 175.6 - - - 12,347.3

Panama Ports Company Cristobal C 8.9 9,912.4 - 649.2 727.3 - 11,297.7

T. Granelera C 2.2 - - 22.0 205.5 - 229.7

T. Petrolera C - - - 3,214.8 - - 3,214.8

Total general 3,936.7 75,307.7 440.4 51,026.2 19,820.1 1,673.4 152,204.5 Fuente: Empresas Portuarias del Istmo Centroamericano y Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de Panamá



12 Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2017 Country/Ports Seaboard General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others Total general

Guatemala 949.9 4,726.5 50.8 4,229.3 5,963.1 9.2 15,928.8

Boyas de San José p - - - 2,391.3 - - 2,391.3

Quetzal P 884.8 1,231.5 50.8 954.0 5,281.4 9.2 8,411.7

Barrios C 32.0 1,357.2 - 214.7 - - 1, 603.8

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 33.1 1,740.8 - 669.4 681.7 - -3,125.0

El Salvador 382.2 1,183.6 23.1 2,155.8 1,574.0 29.6 5,348.4

Acajutla P 349.7 1,183.6 23.1 452.9 1,574.0 29.6 3,613.0

Corsain P 32.5 - - 263.3 - - 295.8

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P - - - 155.0 - - 155.0

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P - - - 176.5 - - 176.5

T. Boyas de RASA P - - - 1,108.1 - - 1,108.1

Honduras 456.3 2,456.2 - 2,884.8 2,208.4 814.4 8,820.1

San Lorenzo P 130.7 123.2 - 592.0 176.2 38.8 1,060.7

Puerto Castilla C 0.6 192.0 - 1.0 - 112.4 306.0

Puerto Cortes C 325.0 2,141.1 - 2,000.8 2,032.2 663.3 7,162.3

Tela C - - - 291.1 - - 291.1

Nicaragua 107.5 723.4 26.2 1,589.0 1,106.7 - 3,552.7

Corinto P 33.5 698.2 26.2 812.9 988.3 - 2,559.1

Sandino P 66.1 - - 736.2 118.4 - 920.7

El Bluff C - - - 20.8 - - 20.8

Puerto Arlen Síu C 6.7 25.2 - - - - 31.9

Cabezas C 1.1 - - 19.1 - - 20.2

Costa Rica 917.4 3,400.8 72.1 2,678.8 2,424.0 2.7 9,495.8

Caldera P 492.0 1,197.3 64.6 5.0 2,409.1 - 4,167.9

Golfito P 0.7 - - - - - 0.7

Punta Morales P - - - - - - -

Puntarenas P - - - 1.8 - - 1.8

Quepos P - - - - - - -

Limón-Moín C 424.7 2,203.5 7.6 2,672.0 14.9 2.7 5,325.4

Panamá 88.9 24,084.7 179.7 23,280.2 1,080.5 0.5 48,714.4

Charco Azul P - - - 2,779.2 - - 2,779.2

Cristóbal Muelle 3 P - - - - - - -


Petro America Terminal P - - - 1,290.3 - - 1,290.3

PSA Panama International T. P 2.8 321.3 - - - - 324.1

Puerto Vacamonte P 2.0 - - - - 0.5 2.5

PUERTOS MELONES OIL T. INC P - - - 1,611.1 - - 1,611.1

T. DECAL P - - - 2,209.9 - - 2,209.9

Bocas Fruit Co. C -0.1 71.7 - - - - 71.8

Chiriquí Grande C - - - 10,940.9 - - 10,940.9

COLON 2000 C 18.2 - - - - - 18.2

Colon Conteiner Terminal C - 2,516.3 - - - - 2,516.3

Manzanillo Int. Terminal C -29.6 5,883.6 104.9 - - - 6,018.0

Colon Port Terminal C - - - 529.3 - - 529.3

Panama Ports Company Cristobal

C 0.4 4,927.6 - 537.4 727.3 - 6,192.7

T. Granelera C 2.2 - - 22.0 205.5 - 229.7

T. Petrolera C - - - 3,214.8 - - 3,214.8

Total 2,902.1 36,575.2 352.0 36,817.9 14,357.4 856.4 91,861.0

Fuente: Empresas Portuarias del Istmo Centroamericano y Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de Panamá



13 Table 4-B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year, 2017

Country/Ports Seaboard General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others Total

Guatemala 543.7 5,916.5 1.0 1,529.2 3,547.1 7.5 11,545.0

Boyas de San José P - - - 421.2 - - 421.2

Quetzal P 78.4 2,008.8 1.0 147.0 1,174.8 7.5 3,417.6

Barrios C 114.4 1,939.2 - - - - 2,053.6

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 350.8 1,968.5 - 961.0 2,372.3 - 5,652.6

El Salvador 0.3 587.4 1.8 279.4 341.9 - 1,210.8

Acajutla P 0.3 587.4 1.8 279.4 341.9 - 1,210.8

Corsain P - - - - - - -

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO P - - - - - - -

T. Boyas de CENERGICA P - - - - - - -

T. Boyas de RASA P - - - - - - -

Honduras 43.3 2,800.6 - 580.9 1,039.8 808.9 5,273.5

San Lorenzo P 0.1 62.5 - 67.9 102.7 35.4 -

Puerto Castilla C 2.9 511.9 - 300.8 - 112.1 927.6

Puerto Cortes C 40.4 2,226.2 - 212.2 937.1 661.4 4,077.2

Tela C - - - - - - -

Nicaragua 69.6 750.8 0.0 205.8 248.8 - 1,275.1

Corinto P 65.2 728.6 0.0 205.8 248.8 - 1,248.4

Sandino P - - - - - - -

Arlen Síu C 4.5 22.2 - - - - 26.7

El Bluff C - - - - - - -

Cabezas C - - - - - - -

Costa Rica 174.1 7,006.5 1.9 227.8 235.7 0.5 7,646.6

Caldera P 104.2 944.5 0.3 0.7 - - 1,049.8

Golfito P 3.2 - - 192.4 - - 195.6

Punta Morales P - - - 32.3 153.5 - 185.8

Puntarenas P 0.8 - - 0.1 - - 0.8

Quepos P 2.2 - - 2.2 - - 4.5

Limón-Moín C 63.7 6,062.0 1.6 - 82.2 0.5 6,210.1

Panamá 203.5 21,670.8 83.5 11,385.2 49.5 - 33,392.6

Charco Azul P - - - 10,600.2 - - 10,600.2


Petro America Terminal P - - - - - - -

PSA Panama International T. P - 304.1 - - - - 304.1

Puerto Vacamonte P - - - - - - -

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC P - - - 392.7 - - 392.7

T. DECAL P - - - - - - -

Bocas Fruit Co. C 162.3 93.2 - - - - 255.5

Chiriquí Grande C - - - 175.8 6.0 - 181.8

COLON 2000 C 0.1 - - - - - 0.1

Colon Conteiner T. C - 1,661.5 - - - - 1,661.5

Colon Port Terminal C - - - - - - -

Cristóbal Muelle 3 C 2.9 - - - - - 2.9

Manzanillo Int. Terminal C 23.1 6,235.4 70.8 - - - 6,329.3

Panama Ports Company Cristobal C 8.5 4,984.8 - 111.8 - - 5,105.1

T. Granelera C - - - - - - -

T. Petrolera C - - - - - - -

Total general 1,034.6 38,732.5 88.3 14,208.3 5,462.7 817.0 60,343.5




14 Table 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (Units), Year 2017

Country/Ports / Modules S Offloaded Loaded Offloaded Transit Transit Loaded Transshipment Offloaded Transshipment Loaded Total Modules

Total

Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty

GUATEMALA

249,320 111,702 269,250 86,757 16,935 1 11,601 179 23,324 3,862 24,746 7,131 596,176 209,632 805,808

QUETZAL P 94,513 38,010 87,830 39,924 3,092 - 2,526 - 1,854 514 2,110 680 191,925 79,128 271,053

Contenedor 45'

1,338 192 896 654 1 - - - 10 5 10 - 2,255 851 3,106

Contenedor 40'

62,059 22,122 54,591 28,111 3,072 - 2,512 - 1,247 295 1,393 351 124,874 51,879 176,753

Contenedor 20'

31,116 14,696 32,343 11,159 19 - 14 - 597 214 707 329 64,796 26,398 91,194

BARRIOS C 52,868 31,125 76,949 16,055 13,843 1 9,075 179 14,541 3,134 14,556 3,366 181,832 53,860 235,692

Contenedor 45'

28 63 43 32 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 76 95 171

Contenedor 40'

47,729 29,667 71,998 13,881 13,128 - 8,248 77 14,410 3,130 14,436 3,363 169,949 50,118 220,067

Contenedor 20'

5,111 1,395 4,908 2,142 713 1 826 102 130 4 119 3 11,807 3,647 15,454

SANNTOCAS C 101,939 42,567 104,471 30,778 - - - - 7,929 214 8,080 3,085 222,419 76,644 299,063

Contenedor 45'

16,932 349 10,606 3,946 - - - - 174 3 188 1,193 27,900 5,491 33,391

Contenedor 40'

66,101 41,025 83,144 20,116 - - - - 6,695 178 6,807 1,671 162,747 62,990 225,737

Contenedor 20'

18,906 1,193 10,721 6,716 - - - - 1,060 33 1,085 221 31,772 8,163 39,935

EL SALVADOR

62,472 838 20,117 42,540 - - - - 543 65 541 65 83,673 43,508 127,181

ACAJUTLA P 62,472 838 20,117 42,540 - - - - 543 65 541 65 83,673 43,508 127,181

Contenedor 45'

2,565 - 1,038 1,854 - - - - 48 2 48 2 3,699 1,858 5,557

Contenedor 40'

37,463 413 11,737 25,242 - - - - 412 48 413 48 50,025 25,751 75,776

Contenedor 20'

22,444 425 7,342 15,444 - - - - 83 15 80 15 29,949 15,899 45,848

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Table 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, by port (Units), Year 2017

Country/Ports / Modules S Offloaded Loaded Offloaded Transit Transito Loaded Transshipment Offloaded Transshipment Loaded Total Modules

Total


HONDURAS

138,084 57,418 142,995 47,593 12,766 80 15,224 154 6,485 - 5,892 - 321,446 105,245 426,691

SAN LORENZO P 8,169 2,551 3,222 6,638 - - - 10 - - - - 11,391 9,199 20,590

Contenedor 45'

56 - 1 58 - - - - - - - - 57 58 115

Contenedor 40'

5,544 2,398 2,870 4,273 - - - 5 - - - - 8,414 6,676 15,090

Contenedor 20'

2,569 153 351 2,307 - - - 5 - - - - 2,920 2,465 5,385

CASTILLA C 4,390 17,552 21,911 518 261 - 268 - 6,201 - 5,150 - 38,182 18,070 56,252

Contenedor 40'

4,390 17,552 21,911 518 261 - 268 - 6,201 - 5,150 - 38,182 18,070 56,252

PUERTO CORTES C 125,525 37,315 117,862 40,437 12,505 80 14,956 144 283 - 742 - 271,873 77,976 349,849

Furgones 48'

1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1

Contenedor 48'

- 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5

Contenedor 45'

30,926 1,522 24,450 3,983 3,887 24 7,749 1 13 - 2 - 67,027 5,530 72,557

Furgones 45'

- 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 4 4

Furgones 40'

- 20 - 21 - - - - - - - - - 41 41

Contenedor 40'

68,415 24,794 66,040 26,773 7,873 56 6,630 104 224 - 709 - 149,891 51,727 201,618

Furgones 20'

1 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 4 5

Contenedor 20'

26,182 10,971 27,372 9,655 745 - 577 39 46 - 31 - 54,953 20,665 75,618

NICARAGUA

43,463 11,675 32,943 23,703 348 - - - 32 - 28 - 76,814 35,378 112,192

CORINTO P 41,549 11,650 31,922 22,883 348 - - - 32 - 28 - 73,879 34,533 108,412

Contenedor 45'

1,230 215 821 344 3 - - - - - 2 - 2,056 559 2,615

Contenedor 40'

27,166 8,250 20,332 16,099 122 - - - 29 - 19 - 47,668 24,349 72,017

Contenedor 20'

13,153 3,185 10,769 6,440 223 - - - 3 - 7 - 24,155 9,625 33,780

PUERTO ARLEN SIU C 1,914 25 1,021 820 - - - - - - - - 2,935 845 3,780

Contenedor 45'

3 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3

Contenedor 40'

1,669 12 920 673 - - - - - - - - 2,589 685 3,274

Contenedor 20'

242 13 101 147 - - - - - - - - 343 160 503

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Country/Ports / Modules

S Offloaded Loaded Offloaded

Transit Transit Loaded

Transshipment Offloaded

Transshipment Loaded

Total Modules Total


COSTA RICA

203,925 193,457 298,029 94,618 46 1,490 50 771 - - - - 502,050 290,336 792,386

CALDERA P 76,532 8,645 40,891 40,423 - - - - - - - - 117,423 49,068 166,491

Contenedor 40'

53,899 8,641 37,097 23,454 - - - - - - - - 90,996 32,095 123,091

Contenedor 20'

22,633 4 3,794 16,969 - - - - - - - - 26,427 16,973 43,400

LIMÓN-MOÍN C 127,393 184,812 257,138 54,195 46 1,490 50 771 - - - - 384,627 241,268 625,895

Contenedor 45'

7,005 19,478 18,926 2,045 - - - 2 - - - - 25,931 21,525 47,456

Contenedor 40'

90,758 164,629 221,964 34,826 46 1,406 50 734 - - - - 312,818 201,595 514,413

Contenedor 20'

29,630 705 16,248 17,324 - 84 - 35 - - - - 45,878 18,148 64,026

PANAMA

232,389 18,370 89,943 161,790 - - - - 1,267,810 512,943 1,264,018 502,912 2,854,160 1,196,015 4,050,175

PPIT P 849 39 739 440 - - - - 17,950 132 16,988 7,351 36,526 7,962 44,488

Contenedor 45'

- - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2

Contenedor 40'

615 28 620 339 - - - - 14,409 68 13,651 7,342 29,295 7,777 37,072

Contenedor 20'

234 11 119 101 - - - - 3,541 64 3,335 9 7,229 185 7,414

PPCB P 69,326 7,213 32,546 57,514 - - - - 572,788 203,117 483,037 261,488 1,157,697 529,332 1,687,029

Contenedor 45'

1,066 867 450 1,448 - - - - 3,536 1,467 2,275 1,377 7,327 5,159 12,486

Contenedor 40'

49,438 4,385 28,415 36,228 - - - - 395,080 159,319 336,178 194,370 809,111 394,302 1,203,413

Contenedor 20'

18,822 1,961 3,681 19,838 - - - - 174,172 42,331 144,584 65,741 341,259 129,871 471,130

BOCAS FRUIT CO. C 3,776 1,469 4,905 60 - - - - - - - - 8,681 1,529 10,210

Contenedor 40'

3,776 1,469 4,905 60 - - - - - - - - 8,681 1,529 10,210

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Country/Ports / Modules

S Offloaded Loaded Offloaded Transit Transit Loaded Transshipment

Offloaded Transshipment

Loaded Total Modules

Total


CCT C 37,647 2,205 8,213 38,338 - - - - 111,316 58,545 93,354 49,840 250,530 148,928 399,458

Contenedor 40'

31,794 977 5,298 32,895 - - - - 84,116 42,824 68,029 36,125 189,237 112,821 302,058

Contenedor 20'

5,853 1,228 2,915 5,443 - - - - 27,200 15,721 25,325 13,715 61,293 36,107 97,400

MIT C 106,329 6,788 39,832 58,065 - - - - 263,590 177,010 353,917 110,085 763,668 351,948 1,115,616

Contenedor 45'

2,596 468 2,422 640 - - - - 1,188 2,058 1,805 1,136 8,011 4,302 12,313

Contenedor 40'

74,726 4,695 28,159 41,679 - - - - 169,946 117,619 229,167 81,475 501,998 245,468 747,466

Contenedor 20'

29,007 1,625 9,251 15,746 - - - - 92,456 57,333 122,945 27,474 253,659 102,178 355,837

PPCC C 14,462 656 3,708 7,373 - - - - 302,166 74,139 316,722 74,148 637,058 156,316 793,374

Contenedor 45'

10 - 1 - - - - - 1,450 14 174 16 1,635 30 1,665

Contenedor 40'

8,147 488 2,424 4,162 - - - - 192,110 53,849 201,631 52,966 404,312 111,465 515,777

Contenedor 20'

6,305 168 1,283 3,211 - - - - 108,606 20,276 114,917 21,166 231,111 44,821 275,932

CENTRAL AMERICA

GUATEMALA 249,320 111,702 269,250 86,757 16,935 1 11,601 179 24,323 3,862 24,746 7,131 596,176 209,632 805,808

EL SALVADOR 62,472 838 20,117 42,540 - - - - 543 65 541 65 83,673 43,508 127,181

HONDURAS 138,084 57,418 142,995 47,593 12,766 80 15,224 154 6,485 - 5,892 - 321,446 105,245 426,691

NICARAGUA 43,463 11,675 32,943 23,703 348 - - - 32 - 28 - 76,814 35,378 112,192

COSTA RICA

203,925 193,457 298,029 94,618 46 1,490 50 771 - - - - 502,050 290,336 792,386

PANAMA

232,389 18,370 89,943 161,790 - - - - 1,267,810 512,943 1,264,018 502,912 2,854,160 1,196,015 4,050,175

Total 929,653 393,460 853,277 457,001 30,095 1,571 26,875 1,104 1,299,194 516,870 1,295,225 510,108 4,434,319 1,880,114 6,314,433




15 Table No.6. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, by port (TEU), Year 2017

Country/Ports / Modules S

Offloaded Loaded Offloaded

Transit Transit Loaded

Transshipment Offloaded

Transshipment Loaded

Total Modules

Total


GUATEMALA 448,082 206,271 493,415 154,656 33,139 1 22,362 256 46,908 7,475 47,631 14,007 1,091,535 382,666 1,474,201

QUETZAL P 158,245 61,372 143,541 68,853 6,165 - 5,038 - 3,114 815 3,516 1,031 319,618 132,071 451,689

PUERTO BARRIOS A 100,632 60,871 149,001 29,976 26,974 1 17,324 256 28,952 6,264 28,993 6,729 351,876 104,097 455,973

SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA (SANTOCAS)

A 189,205 84,028 200,873 55,827 - - - - 14,842 396 15,122 6,247 420,041 146,498 566,539

EL SALVADOR 103,141 1,251 33,152 70,100 - - - - 1,015 116 1,014 116 138,322 71,582 209,903

ACAJUTLA P 103,141 1,251 33,152 70,100 - - - - 1,015 116 1,014 116 138,322 71,582 209,903

HONDURAS 255,162 104,093 264,380 84,234 25,759 166 31,808 264 12,927 - 11,754 - 601,789 188,757 790,546

SAN LORENZO P 13,783 4,949 6,093 10,984 - - - 15 - - - - 19,876 15,948 35,824

PUERTO CASTILLA A 8,780 35,104 43,822 1,036 522 - 536 - 12,404 - 10,300 - 76,364 36,140 112,504

PUERTO CORTES A 232,599 64,040 214,465 72,214 25,237 166 31,272 249 523 - 1,454 - 505,549 136,669 642,218

NICARAGUA 73,840 20,206 55,221 40,905 474 - - - 61 - 50 - 129,645 61,111 190,756

CORINTO P 70,253 20,169 53,280 39,412 474 - - - 61 - 50 - 124,117 59,581 183,698

PUERTO ARLEN SIU A 3,587 37 1,941 1,493 - - - - - - - - 5,528 1,530 7,058

COSTA RICA 357,338 391,075 580,748 155,454 92 2,896 100 1,508 - - - - 938,278 550,932 1,489,210

CALDERA P 130,431 17,286 77,988 63,877 - - - - - - - - 208,419 81,163 289,582

LIMÓN-MOÍN A 226,907 373,789 502,760 91,577 92 2,896 100 1,508 - - - - 729,859 469,769 1,199,628

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Table No.6. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, by port (TEU), Year 2017

Country/Ports / Modules S Offloaded Loaded

Offloaded Transit

Transit Loaded Transshipment

Offloaded Transshipment

Loaded Total Modules

Total


PANAMA 405,476 32,081 163,356 279,763 - - - - 2,131,189 891,047 2,117,995 878,351 4,818,014 2,081,242 6,899,254

PSA PANAMA INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL (PPIT)

P 1,464 67 1,359 779 - - - - 32,359 200 30,642 14,693 65,824 15,739 81,563

PANAM PORT COMPANY BALBOA (PPCB)

P 120,097 12,682 61,524 95,552 - - - - 972,288 364,270 822,059 457,579 1,975,967 930,083 2,906,050

BOCAS FRUIT CO. (ALMIRANTE) A 7,552 2,938 9,810 120 - - - - - - - - 17,362 3,058 20,420

COLON CONTAINER TERMINAL (CCT)

A 69,441 3,182 13,511 71,233 - - - - 195,432 101,369 161,383 85,965 439,767 261,749 701,516

MANZANILLO INT. TERMINAL (MIT)

A 184,300 12,068 71,019 100,544 - - - - 435,021 297,202 585,340 192,980 1,275,680 602,794 1,878,473

PANAMA PORT S COMPANY CRISTOBAL (PPCC)

C 22,622 1,144 6,133 11,535 - - - - 496,089 128,006 518,571 127,134 1,043,414 267,819 1,311,232

CENTRAL AMERICA

GUATEMALA 448,082 206271 493,415 154656 33139 1 22362 256 46,908 7475 47,631 14,007 1,091,535 382,666 1,474,200

EL SALVADOR 103,141 1,251 33,152 70,100 - - - - 1,015 116 1,014 116 138,322 71,582 209,903

HONDURAS 255,162 104,093 264,380 84234 25759 166 31808 264 12927 - 11754 - 601,789 188,757 790,543

NICARAGUA 73,840 20,206 55,221 40,905 474 - - - 61 - 50 - 129,645 61,111 190,756

COSTA RICA 357,338 391,075 580,748 155,454 92 2896 100 1508 - - - - 938,278 550,932 1,489,210

PANAMA 405,476 32,081 163,356 279,763 - - - - 2,131,189 891,047 2,117,995 878,351 4,818,014 2,081,242 6,899,254

TOTAL 1,643,039 754,977 1,590,272 785,112 59,464 3,063 54,270 2,028 2,192,100 898,638 2,178,444 892,474 7,717,583 3,336,290 11,053,866




16 Table No. 7. Central America: Cruises vessels and passengers arrivals, by port, Year 2017

Country/Ports L Vessel Arrivals Passengers

Crew Cruises Sailboats Cultural Yachts Total Arriving Disembarked Embarked

GUATEMALA

Quetzal p 71 - - - 71 91,300 … 56 …

SANTOCAS C 28 - - - 28 … … … …

Total 71 - - - 71 91,300 … 56 …

EL SALVADOR

Acajutla P 8 - - - 8 3,712 1,705 1,706 3,036

La Unión p 16 - - - 16 … … … …

Total 24 - - - 24 3,712 1,705 1,706 3,036

HONDURAS

Castilla C 4 - - - 4 2,969 2,969 2,969 1,939

Cortes C 3 - - - 3 987 987 987 753

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay C 171 - - - 171 567,961 567,961 567,919 193,717

Roatán T. Coxen Hole C 170 - - - 170 511,997 511,997 511,910 192,228

Total 348 - - - 348 1,083,914 1,083,914 1,083,785 388,637

NICARAGUA

Corinto P 45 - - - 45 58,549 61,081 61,081 28,179

San Juan del Sur P 35 - - - 35 33,446 31,625 31,670 17,368

Total 80 - - - 80 91,995 92,706 92,751 45,547

COSTA RICA

Caldera P 19 1 1 4 25 10,859 3,809 3,939 …

Puntarenas P 84 - - - 84 117,709 1,005 918 …

Quepos P 71 876 - 384 1,331 16,036 - 16 5

Golfito P 50 - 2 4 56 4,183 28 - 896

Limón-Moín C 123 - - - 123 208,282 … … …

Total 347 877 3 392 1,619 357,069 4,842 4,873 901

PANAMA

Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) P 95 - - - 95 … 197,704 198,827 …

Panama Ports Company CristobaL C 33 - - - 33 … 17,770 17,357 …

COLON 2000 C 76 - - - 76 … 151,813 151,777 …

Puerto Obaldía C 0 - - 421 421 … 3,775 3,775 ..

Amador & Resorts C 32 - - - 32 … 15,054 15,054 …

Total 236 - - 421 657 … 386,116 386,790 …

CENTRAL AMERICA Guatemala 71 - - - 71 91,300 … 56 …

El Salvador 24 - - - 24 3,712 1,705 1,706 3,036

Honduras 348 - - - 348 1,083,914 1,083,914 1,083,785 388,637

Nicaragua 80 - - - 80 91,995 92,706 92,751 45,547

Costa Rica 347 877 3 392 1,619 357,069 4,842 4,873 901

Panamá 236 - - 421 657 … 386,116 386,790 …

Central America 748 877 3 813 2,441 548,032 489,325 490,132 52,176




Glosary of Terms

Arrival: Coming of a vessel at a port to load or offload cargo or passengers or to avoid some

danger.

Docking: To bring (a ship or boat) into a dock or berth.

Box/Trailer: Large transport vehicle with a box or structure for moving cargo on wheels and

without its own means of propulsion and designed to be towed by a truck or tractor.

Cargo: Shipment or effects and merchandise to be transported from one port to another that is

loaded and stowed on a vessel.

Coast: The line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water.

Coastal Traffic Port: A port used for commercial operations between national ports.

Containership: Specialized vessel transporting containers.

Container: Box or structure specially built to move cargo with a re-usable character where

merchandise is packed and transported from point-to-point as a unit and is loaded and

offloaded with a crane.

Containerized Cargo: Cargo loaded and offloaded in containers.

Conventional Vessel: Non specialized ship that mainly transports general cargo and

occasionally transports other types of cargo.

Crew: Traveler on board a vessel or aircraft that carries out activities directly related to the

operation, administration, maintenance, and services of it.

Cruise Ship: Vessel for international crossings with passengers lodged on board participating

in a group program and with temporary stopovers at one or more different ports. During the

crossing, the vessel does not normally take on or disembark other passengers, nor load or

offload any cargo.

Cruise Terminal: Port facility dedicated to attend cruise ships and their passengers.

Draught: Draft. It is the submerged depth of a vessel in the water. In a port, it is the height of

the water surface over the bottom.

Foreign Trade: Exchange of goods across maritime transportation mode from one country to

another.

General Cargo: Cargo in solid, liquid or gaseous form that is packed or not packed and that can

be treated as a unit and is loaded or offloaded using a crane.



Intermodal Transport: Uses at least two modes of transport and there is no single responsibility

to the user who can take action against one or another of the transporters.

Lift on Lift off (Lo–Lo): Loading or offloading cargo with a crane.

Liquid Bulk Cargo: Liquid cargo loaded or offloaded using pipes and/or hoses.

Liquid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of liquid products like chemicals,

mineral oil and vegetable oil.

Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier: Specialized vessel for the transport of liquid gas.

Loading: Action of taking the merchandise from land onto the vessel.

Maritime Port: Set of land, maritime waters and facilities on the sea shore having the natural or

artificial physical conditions and organization for carrying out port traffic operations used by

the competent administration for carrying out these activities.

Metric tons: A unit of mass equal to 1,000 kg (2,205 pounds).

Multimodal Transport: A single contract and responsibility for the carriage of goods by at least

two different modes of transport.

National Port System: The set of natural and legal persons, goods, infrastructure, ports,

terminals, and port facilities (public and/or private) that is located in the territory of a country.

Offloading: Action of taking the merchandise from a vessel to land. It also applies to persons.

Oil Tanker: A merchant vessel designed exclusively for the bulk transport of oil.

Oil Terminal: Maritime port facility dedicated mostly to throughput products related to the

petroleum industry.

Other Cargo: Cargo not classified in the other definitions and does not represent a significant

volume.

Passenger: A person traveling on a vessel that is not part of the crew.

Port: Geographic and economic unit of a locality with land or water-based natural or artificial

infrastructure and facilities for the carrying out of port activities.

Port Operations: The entry, leaving, anchoring, casting off, mooring, unmooring and stay of

vessels in the territory of a port.

Port Terminal: Operative units of a port designed to propitiate modal exchange and port

services which includes the infrastructure, temporary deposits, and internal transport routes.

Reefer Vessel: Ship conditioned for the transport of merchandise in storerooms with low

temperatures for preserving it.



Roll on roll off (Ro –Ro): Operation of transfer on wheels.

Ro-Ro Cargo: Cargo that is loaded or offloaded on a rolling surface by highway vehicles,

trailers or box/trailer on their own wheels or wheels added for this purpose using a maritime-

overland transport ramp.

Ro-Ro Vessel: Ship designed for transport of box/trailers and vehicles loaded and offloaded

using a maritime-overland transport ramp.

Solid Bulk Cargo: Solid material loaded directly into the cargo spaces of a ship without any

intermediate form of containment or packing and is loaded or offloaded with a crane or in

combination with conveyors.

Solid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of solid bulk products.

Terminal: Facility established in or outside of a port made up by infrastructure, facilities and

surfaces included in its water zone that allows for the full carrying out of port operations.

TEU: Normalized unit based on a 20-foot long ISO container (6.10 meters) that is used as a

statistical measure of traffic flows or capacities. A normalized 40-foot Series 1 ISO container is

equivalent to 2 TEU. Mobile boxes less than 20 feet correspond to 0.75 TEU, those longer than 20

but shorter than 40 feet are 1.5 TEU, and those longer than 40 feet are 2.25 TEU.

Transit: Goods onboard, which upon their arrival at a certain port are to be offloaded at port,

loaded in another transportation mode and ending outside the country borders.

Transshipping: Comprises the transfer of offloaded containers and box/trailers from a ship and

then loaded on a different vessel. However, in those places where geography or infrastructure

allow it, this operation can be complemented by another overland transport mode (e.g. railroad)

that will move the cargo to another port that is sometimes a long distance from the first, in

order to be shipped further.

Type of Cargo: Segment of merchandise moved at ports according to its form and physical

characteristics (General, Containerized, Ro-Ro, Bulk Liquid, Bulk Solid, Others).



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