statistical 2011

CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMISSION FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT

Network Members ofCentral American Port Statistics

Statistical Summary

Year 2011

“ For a Competitive Region and Integrated Development of Maritime Transport and International Commerce ”

P O R T S T A T I S T I C AL S U M M AR Y F O R T H E C E N T R AL AM E R I C AN I S T H M U S 2 0 1 1

CEN T RAL AMERICAN MARIT IME T RAN S PO RT CO MMISS IO N 2

Credits

Network members of Central American port statistics

Guatemala

Daniel Humberto Lemus Calderon CIBIGUA Puerto Barrios [email protected]

Ramiro Antonio Ortiz Flores Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla

[email protected]

Jaime Rolando Rousselin Comisión Portuaria Nacional [email protected]

Ana Luisa Mejía Empresa Portuaria Quetzal [email protected]

El Salvador

Iris Lisseth Perla Conde Puerto Corsain [email protected]

Jade Rivera Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de El Salvador

[email protected]

Salvador Ernesto Maya Sánchez CEPA – ACAJUTLA [email protected]

Honduras

Argentina Mejia Martinez

Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras

[email protected]

Nicaragua

Filemon Bonilla Empresa Portuaria Nacional- Nicaragua [email protected]

Miguel Angel Malespin

Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura MTI

[email protected]

Costa Rica

Rocio Valverde Rojas JAPDEVA [email protected]

Gustavo Chavarría Valverde INCOP [email protected]

Panamá

Jackeline Ulloa Autoridad Marítima de Panamá [email protected]

COCATRAM

Otto Guillermo Noack Serrano Director Ejecutivo COCATRAM

[email protected]

José Dopeso Aparicio Director de Asunto Marítimos y

Portuarios [email protected]

Marli Ocampo Hernández Analista Estadística

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


















INDEX Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

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

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

1. Cargo Movement ................................................................................................................................ 8

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

1.2 Foreign trade and port traffic ............................................................................................ 13

1.3 Cargo handled by seaboard ................................................................................................ 14

1.4 Cargo handled by quarter ................................................................................................... 18

1.5 Cargo handled by type of handling .................................................................................. 20

1.6 Cargo handled in CACM ports ............................................................................................ 26

1.7 Origin and destination of cargo ....................................................................................... 28

2. Vessels attended to ......................................................................................................................... 36

3. Containers and trailer trucks ..................................................................................................... 39

TABLES

Table 1: Cargo handled in ports by country ............................................................................ 8

Table 2: Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port¡Error! Marcador no

definido.

Table 3. Central American Isthmus: Value and volume of foreign trade by country

................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Table 4. Central American Isthmus: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled at

seaports, .............................................................................................................................................. 14

Table 5: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Caribbean seaboard by port ................ 16

Table 6: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Pacific seaboard by port (thousands of

MT), 2011 ........................................................................................................................................... 17

Table 7. Distribution of cargo handled in ports by year by type of handling

(percentages) 2007 - 2011 .......................................................................................................... 20



Table 8. Comparative percentage distribution of cargo by country by type of

handling .............................................................................................................................................. 25

CHARTS

Chart No. 1: Percentage of cargo handled by country.......................................................... 9

Chart No. 2. Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port ................................... 11

Chart No. 3. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded and loaded by seaboard

................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Chart No. 4. Cargo handled in ports by quarter and by country .................................. 18

Chart No. 5. Cargo offloaded in ports by quarter by country ........................................ 19

(Thousands of MT), 2011 ............................................................................................................. 19

Chart No. 6. Cargo loaded in ports by quarter by country ............................................. 20

Chart No. 7. Central American Isthmus: Volume of containerized cargo by

seaboard ............................................................................................................................................. 21

Chart No. 8. Central American Isthmus: Total cargo moved in ports by type of

handling .............................................................................................................................................. 22

Chart No. 9. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded in ports by type of

handling .............................................................................................................................................. 23

Chart No. 10. Central American Isthmus: Cargo loaded by type of handling ......... 24

Chart No. 11. Central American Isthmus: Cargo moved in ports by type of

handling by seaboard .................................................................................................................... 25

Chart No. 12. Distribution of cargo offloaded and loaded in the CACM by seaboard

(percentage), 2011 ......................................................................................................................... 26

Chart No. 13.- Total cargo handled in ports by CACM countries .................................. 27

Chart 14.- Total cargo by type of handling handled in CACM ports ............................ 27

Chart 15. - Central American Isthmus: Origin and destination of cargo handled in

ports by geographic region of the world ................................................................................ 29

Chart 16. - Central American Isthmus: Percentage of cargo handled in ports by

geographic region of the world.................................................................................................. 29

Guatemala: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region ............................. 30

Acajutla: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT) 2011............ 31

Honduras: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region ............................... 32



Nicaragua: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region .............................. 33

Costa Rica: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region .............................. 33

Panama: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region ................................... 34

Chart 17.-Central American Isthmus: Origin of cargo handled in ports by country

by geographic region of the world (thousands of MT ....................................................... 35

Chart 18.-Central American Isthmus: Destination of cargo handled in ports by

country by geographic region of the world .......................................................................... 36

Chart No. 19.- Central American Isthmus: Percentage distribution by type of

vessel .................................................................................................................................................... 38

Chart No. 20. Percentage distribution by type of vessel in CACM ports .................... 38

Chart No. 21. - Central American Isthmus: Container traffic in ports ........................ 40

Chart No. 22. - Central American Isthmus: Container traffic by seaboard ............... 40

ANNEXES

Port traffic in Central America, 2001-2011 .......................................................................... 42

Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011 .................................................................. 43

Container throughput at Central America ............................................................................. 44

Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by Ports ......................................................... 45

Table 1.- Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports ......................... 47

Table 2: Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly ......................................... 48

Table 3: Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type ................................................... 50

Table 4: Traffic by cargo type ................................................................................................... 52

Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type ........................................ 54

Table 4-B: Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type ............................................ 56

Table 5: Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions .... 58

Table 7: Central American: Container throughput in TEU ............................................. 64

Table 8:. Central American: Cruise vessels and passengers arrivals by port, (units),

2011 ..................................................................................................................................................... 66

Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................................................... 67

LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION OF THE WORLD ..................................................................... 70



Foreword

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

present to the maritime port community of the Central American isthmus this

Summary of Maritime Port Statistics for 2010 as a tool for support in decision-making

and research in the subsector.

This Statistical Summary is structured in two parts, the first with three sections:

Cargo, Vessels, and Containers that briefly take up the main aspects of port

performance in the Central American region in 2010. The second part contains the

annexes with statistical tables that consolidate the regional information.

The main sources of information are the Port Companies and Authorities of the region

that compile national port statistics through the members of the Central American

Network of Maritime Port Statistics that has functioned since 2000, coordinated by

COCATRAM.

Information is presented from the 40 ports for international service operated by State

and private companies in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica,

and Panama.

The three sections making up the first part of the Summary present in a general and

commented manner the information related to cargo, vessels, and container traffic in

relation to the ports, countries, total volume of foreign trade, type of handling, origin

and destination of the cargo by port and geographic region, type of vessel, and

container size, among others.

For the second straight year, this issue includes the Origin and Destination of the

cargo, as well as a glossary of terms used that are related to the Statistical Summary,

offering the users other elements for consideration in decision-making.

COCATRAM, together with the port companies and authorities of the Central

American isthmus, has maintained its commitment to publishing this document,

completely aware of its great importance.



Conventional Signs

- : Data not applicable

… : Information not available

0 : Figure did not reach the first expressed unit

Acronyms

C : Caribbean Seaboard

C.C.T . : Colon Container Terminal

COCATRAM : Central American Commission of Maritime Transport.

C.P.T. : Colon Port Terminal

CACM : Central American Common Marked

MIT : Manzanillo International Terminal

PATSA : Petro America Terminal S.A

PPC : Panama Port Cristobal

PPB : Panama Port Balboa

P : Pacific Seaboard

TEU : Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit

MT : Metric Ton



1. Cargo Movement

1.1 Cargo handled by country and port

The total volume of cargo moved in Central American ports in 2011 was 116,355.70 thousand MT, 12,603.65 thousand MT (11.42%) more than in 2010.

Unloading during this period accounted for 68,588.14 thousand MT or 58.95% of the total, while loading accounted for 47,767.56 thousand MT or 41.05% of the total.

The Caribbean ports moved 60,566.30 thousand MT or 52.06% of the total for the isthmus with a 28.09% share of offloading and 23.96% of loading, while the ports on the Pacific seaboard moved 55,789.40 thousand MT or 47.94% of the total, with a 30.87% share of offloading and 17.09% of loading.

Table 1: Cargo handled in ports by country (Thousands of MT), 2010 – 2011

Country 2011 Distribution percentage

2011 2010

Distribution percentage

2010

Difference percentage 2010-2011

Guatemala

18,301.25 15.73%

16,876.03 16.20% 8.45%

El Salvador

5,847.54 5.03%

5,391.76 5.18% 8.45%

Honduras

12,136.68 10.43%

10,581.59 10.16% 14.70%

Nicaragua

3,437.74 2.95%

3,009.15 2.89% 14.24%

Costa Rica

14,207.36 12.21%

13,474.09 12.94% 5.44%

CACM

53,930.57 46.35%

49,332.62 47.37% 9.32%

Panama

62,425.13 53.65%

54,819.43 52.63% 13.87%

CENTRAL AMERICAN

116,355.70 100.00%

104,152.05 100.00% 11.72%

Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama

As in 2010, the ports of the Central American isthmus saw an increase in cargo movement at the ports. According to the table above, Honduras and Nicaragua had the greatest increases with 14.7% and 14.24%, respectively, followed by Panama with 13.87%, El Salvador and Guatemala with 8.45%, and Costa Rica with 5.44%. The table shows comparative data for 2010 and 2011 for cargo distribution by country, in relative terms. The countries maintained their percentage share of the distribution of cargo moved in the isthmus, with not very significant differences.

The chart below shows cargo distribution for the countries of the isthmus and we can see that as in previous years, Panama accounted for a little more than half of the cargo moved in the region (52.63%) in 2011 and the rest of the countries maintained their share compared to previous years, with only a slight variation.



Chart No. 1: Percentage of cargo handled by country (Thousands of MT and Percentages), 2011


In 2011, Guatemala had 8.45% more cargo movement at its ports compared to 2010 with the

Pacific representing 57.11% of the total and the Caribbean 42.89%. Unloading accounted for

61.44% of the country’s total cargo movement and loading accounted for 38.56%.

The ports of Quetzal, Santo Tomás de Castilla, and the Boyas de San José Terminal had cargo

increases of 12.02%, 10.61%, and 7.09%, respectively, while Port Barrios decreased by -4.22% in

2011 compared to 2010. Quetzal accounted for 45.81% (8,382.94 thousand MT) of the country’s

total cargo movement, while Santo Tomás de Castilla accounted for 28.68% (5,248.80 thousand

MT) in absolute figures. Cargo movements at Port Barrios and the Boyas de San José Terminal in

Guatemala represented 14.21% and 11.31%, respectively.

As in 2010, cargo movement in El Salvador continued to increase. In 2011, there was an 8.45%

increase that represented 455.78 thousand MT more than in 2010. Its main port at Acajutla

accounted for 95.02% of this increase.

Even with operations getting underway at the port of La Unión, in 2011 Acajutla did not suffer a

drop in cargo handling, but instead continued to increase its share as it did in 2010 with 7.68%

more than in the previous period. Corsain, which had a drop in cargo movement in 2010,

increased by 9.55% in 2011 over 2010 and the port at La Unión that began operations in June 2010

managed to move 40.88 thousand MT in 2011.

Guatemala 18,301.25

15.73%

El Salvador 5,872.90

5.05%

Honduras 12,136.68

10.43%

Nicaragua 3,437.74

2.95% Costa Rica 14,207.36

12.21%

Panama 62,425.13

53.64%



In 2011, this country had a 14.70% increase over 2010. Its main port, Cortés, was fourth in the

isthmus in terms of cargo handling in the region with 8.01% of all the cargo for the region. The

total cargo offloaded in the country accounted for 60.09% of this, while the Caribbean ports

moved 86.40% of the country’s cargo.

The port at San Lorenzo had a 40.58% in cargo flow compared to 2010, while Castilla, Cortés, and

Tela had cargo movement increases of 12.36%, 11.69%, and 5.93%, respectively. The port at La

Ceiba saw a -75.13% decrease in cargo movement during this period.

Compared to 2010, Nicaragua increased its cargo movement by 14.27% with the Arlen Siú Port having the greatest increase (23.89%). The Port of Corinto (the country’s main port with 97.70% of all cargo) had a 16.61% increase, while Puerto Cabezas, Puerto Sandino, and El Bluff increased by 12.12%, 8.34%, and 4.61%, respectively.

Costa Rica had a 5.44% increase in 2011 compared to 2010. Its main port, Limón-Moín on the Caribbean seaboard, moved 70.23% of the total (55.17% offloaded and 44.83% loaded). The variation in cargo volume at the Limón-Moín port from 2010 to 2011 was almost imperceptible (under 1%).

Caldera had an 18.88% increase during this period, Golfito moved 3.28% of the cargo on the Pacific side, Puntarenas had a 55.02% increase, and the Fertica Terminal had an increase of 13.32%.

Although there was no increase in the volume of cargo handled in 2010, there was a 13.87% increase in 2011, equivalent to 7,605.70 thousand MT. 52.46% of the cargo was moved in its Caribbean ports with the remaining 47.54% being moved on the Pacific. 55.6% of the total cargo was offloaded and 44.4% was loaded.

The PPB, MIT, and PPC ports, as in 2010, continued to lead in terms of the volume of cargo handled in the this country, with movements of 23,718.6 thousand MT, 13,306,70 thousand MT, and 7,728.67 thousand MT, respectively. The most significant increases in 2011 compared to 2010 happened at the Granelera Terminal with an increase of 215.54% (going from 187.13 thousand MT in 2010 to 590.46 thousand MT in 2011), at the PPC where 2,081.47 thousand MT (38.86%) more were moved than in 2010, at Chiriquí Grande with a 36.03% increase, at MIT with an increase of 23.11%, and at PPB that increased by 15.67%, equivalent to 3,156.63 thousand MT.

In 2011, CPT and Samba Bonita had drastic declines compared to 2010 since both stopped operating in February 2011, in the case of CPT because of being remodeled. Charco Azul, which had a drop in cargo volume in 2010, continued to decline in 2011 in a -36.50%.

Chart 2 below shows the volume of cargo handled in the ports of the isthmus.



Chart No. 2. Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port (Thousands of MT), 2011


- 5,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 25,000.00

PPB

Limón-Moín

Quetzal

Acajutla

Chiriquí Grande

Charco Azul

T. Petrolero

Corinto

San Lorenzo

PATSA

Puerto Castilla

Almirante

Golfito

La Unión

Corsain

El Bluff

T. Samba Bonita

La Ceiba

C.P.T.

23,718.60

13,306.70

9,995.51

9,363.53

8,382.94

7,728.67

5,753.46

5,248.80

4,579.26

3,892.66

3,445.55

3,273.82

2,767.35

2,600.25

2,437.96

2,069.26

1,650.86

1,547.76

965.77

920.85

806.45

590.46

490.51

313.19

134.46

115.53

40.88

63.38

53.20

39.84

24.20

14.89

10.65

3.27

2.65

2.55

0.03



Tabla 2: Carga Manipulada en puertos de Centroamérica (Miles de Tm), Años 2010 - 2011

Puerto Litoral 2011 2010

Diferencia

Absoluta

Porcentual

PPB P 23,718.60 20,137.97 3,580.63 17.78%

M.I.T C 13,306.70 10,808.55 2,498.15 23.11%

Limón-Moín C 9,995.51 9,943.07 52.44 0.53%

Cortés C 9,363.53 8,383.23 980.30 11.69%

Quetzal P 8,382.94 7,483.41 899.53 12.02%

PPC C 7,728.67 5,647.21 2,081.47 36.86%

Acajutla P 5,753.46 5,343.20 410.26 7.68%

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 5,248.80 4,745.50 503.31 10.61%

Chiriquí Grande C 4,579.26 3,366.35 1,212.91 36.03%

Caldera P 3,892.66 3,274.54 618.12 18.88%

Charco Azul P 3,445.55 5,426.02 -1,980.47 -36.50%

C.C.T. C 3,273.82 3,359.75 -85.93 -2.56%

T. Petrolero C 2,767.35 2,496.24 271.11 10.86%

Barrios C 2,600.25 2,714.90 -114.65 -4.22%

Corinto P 2,437.96 2,090.61 347.35 16.61%

Boyas de San José P 2,069.26 1,932.23 137.03 7.09%

San Lorenzo P 1,650.86 1,174.32 476.54 40.58%

T. Decal P 1,547.76 1,574.84 -27.08 -1.72%

PATSA P 965.77 1,118.06 -152.29 -13.62%

Sandino P 920.85 849.97 70.88 8.34%

Puerto Castilla C 806.45 717.72 88.73 12.36%

T. Granelera C 590.46 187.13 403.33 215.54%

Almirante C 490.51 644.36 -153.85 -23.88%

Tela C 313.19 295.67 17.52 5.93%

Golfito P 134.46 - 134.46 100.00%

T. Punta Morales P 115.53 198.90 -83.37 -41.92%

La Unión P 40.88 - 40.88 100.00%

T. Fertica P 63.38 55.93 7.45 13.32%

Corsain P 53.20 48.56 4.64 9.55%

Arlen Siu C 39.84 32.16 7.68 23.89%

El Bluff C 24.20 23.13 1.07 4.61%

Cabezas C 14.89 13.28 1.61 12.12%

T. Samba Bonita C 10.65 31.66 -21.01 -66.36%

Quepos P 3.27 - 3.27 100.00%

La Ceiba C 2.65 10.66 -8.01 -75.13%

Puntarenas P 2.55 1.65 0.91 55.02%

C.P.T. C 0.03 21.30 -21.27 -99.86%

Total 116,355.70 104,152.05 12,203.65 11.72%




1.2 Foreign trade and port traffic

The value of exports in 2011 was 33,023,500.02 thousand million dollars, an increase of 44.40%

over 2010, while imports amounted to 70,346,217.29 thousand million dollars, an increase of

31.75% compared to the year before.

In regards to the volume exported, there was an increase by 16.98% compared to the 22,113,165

thousand MT recorded in 2010. Import volume increased by 11.91%.

Table 3 below shows the figures for value and volume of foreign trade for each country of the

isthmus in 2011 going by sea, land, and air. The figures include imports and exports, current or

definitive, for active refining or final assembly and for the free trade zones.

Table 3. Central American Isthmus: Value and volume of foreign trade by country

(Thousands of US $ and Thousands of MT), 2011

Country

Imports Exports Total

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

Guatemala 16,609,890.25 11,609.78 10,463,008.69 8,688.64 27,072,898.94 20,298.42

El Salvador 10,118,173.30 7,390.34 5,308,804.57 2,689.43 15,426,977.87 10,079.77

Honduras 8,952,720.58 6,962.92 3,897,043.42 3,861.61 12,849,764.00 10,824.53

Nicaragua 5,060,094.71 4,028.81 2,335,863.08 1,582.72 7,395,957.79 5,611.53

Costa Rica 18,263,824.80 9,090.14 10,233,531.58 7,905.24 28,497,356.38 16,995.38

CACM 59,004,703.64 39,081.99 32,238,251.34 24,727.64 91,242,954.98 63,809.63

Panamá 11,341,513.65 6,867.39 785,248.68 1,138.88 12,126,762.33 8,006.27

Total 70,346,217.29 45,949.38 33,023,500.02 25,866.52 103,369,717.31 71,815.90

Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/hist/pdfs/2011/Cg/kG-103 2011.pdf

El Salvador: Source: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/result.php

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

Nicaragua: http://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB ENERO DICIEMBRE 2010 2011.pdf

Costa Rica:

http://www.inec.go.cr/A/MT/Econ%C3%B3micos/Comercio%20Exterior/Publicaciones/C0/2011/Estad%C3%ADsticas%20

de%20Comercio%20Exterior.pdf

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

http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/hist/pdfs/2011/Cg/kG-103_2011.pdf

http://www.bcr.gob.sv/result.php

https://see.bch.hn/SICE-IED/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx

http://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB_ENERO_DICIEMBRE_2010_2011.pdf

http://www.inec.go.cr/A/MT/Econ%C3%B3micos/Comercio%20Exterior/Publicaciones/C0/2011/Estad%C3%ADsticas%20de%20Comercio%20Exterior.pdf


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



Table 4 compares the volumes of foreign trade and cargo handled in the region’s seaports by country for the total imported and exported in 2011.

Table 4. Central American Isthmus: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled at

seaports, (Thousands of MT), 2011

Country

Imports Exports Total

Foreign Trade

Offloaded Foreign Trade

Loaded Foreign Trade

Maritime Cargo

Guatemala 11,609.78 11,244.43 8,688.64 7,056.82 20,298.42 18,301.25

El Salvador 7,390.34 4,728.59 2,689.43 1,118.95 10,079.77 5,847.54

Honduras 6,962.92 7,292.53 3,861.61 4,844.15 10,824.53 12,136.68

Nicaragua 4,028.81 2,782.66 1,582.72 655.08 5,611.53 3,437.74

Costa Rica 9,090.14 7,827.32 7,905.24 6,380.04 16,995.38 14,207.36

CACM 39,081.99 33,875.53 24,727.64 20,055.04 63,809.63 53,930.57

Panamá 6,867.39 34,712.61 1,138.88 27,712.52 8,006.27 62,425.13

Total 45,949.38 68,588.14 25,866.52 47,767.56 71,815.90 116,355.70

Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama and web sites of

Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/hist/pdfs/2011/Cg/kG-103 2011.pdf

El Salvador: Source: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/result.php

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

Nicaragua: http://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB ENERO DICIEMBRE 2010 2011.pdf

Costa Rica:

http://www.inec.go.cr/A/MT/Econ%C3%B3micos/Comercio%20Exterior/Publicaciones/C0/2011/Estad%C3%ADsticas%20

de%20Comercio%20Exterior.pdf

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

1.3 Cargo handled by seaboard

In 2011, the Caribbean ports moved 60,566.30 thousand MT or 52.05% of the total moved in the

isthmus, a 14.44% increase over 2010. Of the total percentage of cargo moved on this seaboard,

28.09% was offloaded and the remaining 23.96% was loaded.

The Pacific seaboard, which in 2010 saw a decline in cargo movement, managed to increase

movement at its ports by 9.98% in 2011 with 56,758.21 thousand MT handled, or 48.38% of the

total for the region, with 29.88% unloaded and 17.82% loaded.

On the Caribbean seaboard in 2011, the cargo was mainly handled in six ports that account for

82.12% of the total: MIT in Panama with 13,306.7 thousand MT, Limón-Moín in Costa Rica with

9,995.51 thousand MT, Puerto Cortés in Honduras with 9,363.53 thousand MT, PPC with 7,728.67

thousand MT, Santo Tomás de Castilla in Guatemala with 5,248.80 thousand MT, and Chiriquí

http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/hist/pdfs/2011/Cg/kG-103_2011.pdf

http://www.bcr.gob.sv/result.php

https://see.bch.hn/SICE-IED/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx

http://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB_ENERO_DICIEMBRE_2010_2011.pdf



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



Grande in Panama with 4,579.26 thousand MT. Manzanillo, Cortés, Limón-Moín, and Chiriquí

Grande are among the ports with the most loading and unloading on this seaboard.

In 2011 on the Pacific in terms of cargo movement, the ports of PPB in Panama with cargo

movement of 23,718.59 thousand MT, Quetzal in Guatemala with 8,382.94 thousand MT, Acajutla

in El Salvador with 5,753.46 thousand MT, Caldera in Costa Rica with 3,892.66 thousand MT, and

Charco Azul in Panama with 3,445.55 thousand MT. Together they represented 81.97% of the

cargo moved on the Pacific seaboard. The most notable amount of loading and unloading on this

seaboard was at the ports of PPB, Quetzal, and Acajutla.

Chart No. 3 and Tables 5 and 6 below show the behavior of cargo handling by seaboard (loaded

and offloaded and the absolute and percentage figures for 2011.

Chart No. 3. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded and loaded by seaboard

(Thousands of MT) 2011


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40,000.00

60,000.00

80,000.00

100,000.00

120,000.00

Caribbean

seabord

Pacific seabord Botth seabord

Offloaded 32,686.71 35,901.43 68,588.14

Loaded 27,879.59 19,887.97 47,767.56

Total 60,566.30 55,789.40 116,355.70

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Table 5: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Caribbean seaboard by port (thousands of MT), 2011

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

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

Santo Tomas de Castilla

46.23

448.53

1,683.23

1,667.88

2.70

1.60

235.77

-

577.92

584.94

-

-

2,545.85

2,702.95

5,248.80

Barrios

68.81

82.05

936.71

1,301.75

-

-

78.77

-

132.16

-

-

-

1,216.45

1,383.80

2,600.25

Puerto Cortés

148.58

49.30

1,825.40

2,107.28

1.40

1.50

1,659.00

564.89

1,714.50

118.19

581.45

592.04

5,930.33

3,433.20

9,363.53

Tela

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

313.19

-

-

-

313.19

-

313.19

La Ceiba

0.27

2.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.27

2.38

2.65

Puerto Castilla

7.27

19.89

129.04

362.48

-

-

-

-

0.65

113.62

83.06

90.44

220.02

586.43

806.45

Cabezas

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14.89

-

-

-

14.89

-

14.89

El Bluff

-

-

5.80

5.11

-

-

-

-

12.63

0.66

-

-

18.43

5.77

24.20

Arlen Siú

7.12

7.73

14.43

10.56

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21.55

18.29

39.84

Limón-Moín

464.74

57.50

1,683.51

5,437.18

48.34

39.66

45.48

-

2,218.43

-

-

0.67

4,460.50

5,535.01

9,995.51

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante)

22.79

281.95

109.20

51.71

-

-

24.86

-

-

-

-

-

156.85

333.66

490.51

Chiriquí Grande

42.83

7.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,316.21

213.22

-

-

4,359.04

220.22

4,579.26

Colon Port Terminal

-

-

-

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.03

0.03

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.)

-

-

646.47

2,627.35

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

646.47

2,627.35

3,273.82

Manzanillo Int l Terminal (M.I.T)

-

-

6,406.42

6,556.82

190.08

153.38

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,596.50

6,710.20

13,306.70

Panama Port Co.Cristobal

19.98

7.93

2,894.31

3,997.14

9.02

2.82

85.93

-

399.13

312.41

-

-

3,408.37

4,320.30

7,728.67

T. Granelera

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,767.35

-

-

-

2,767.35

-

2,767.35

T. Petrolero

10.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.65

-

10.65

Total

839.27

964.26

16,334.52

24,125.29

251.54

198.96

2,129.81

564.89

12,467.06

1,343.04

664.51

683.15

32,686.71

27,879.59

60,566.30




Table 6: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Pacific seaboard by port (thousands of MT), 2011

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

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

Quetzal

370.98

-

1,254.94

1,243.33

34.36

0.19

3,123.29

989.96

924.22

61.89

89.19

290.59

5,796.98

2,585.96

8,382.94

Boyas de San José

-

- - - - -

-

-

1,685.15

384.11 - -

1,685.15

384.11

2,069.26

La Unión

-

-

16.42

1.04 - -

23.42

- -

- - -

39.84

1.04

40.88

Acajutla

140.72

1.80

915.81

615.09

13.95 -

1,508.26

281.76

2,056.81

219.26 - -

4,635.55

1,117.91

5,753.46

Corsain

-

- - - - -

-

-

27.16

-

26.04 -

53.20 -

53.20

San Lorenzo

53.95

14.63

1.64

0.13 - -

41.16

774.06

731.69

33.23

0.28

0.09

828.72

822.14

1,650.86

Corinto

23.30

16.02

404.21

308.98

17.59 -

651.07

200.51

710.77

105.51 - -

1,806.94

631.02

2,437.96

Sandino

-

- - - - -

111.95

-

808.90

- - -

920.85 -

920.85

Caldera

197.28

93.98

845.06

530.67

46.69 -

2,032.95

-

141.81

4.22 - -

3,263.79

628.87

3,892.66

Puntarenas

0.09

0.88 - - - -

0.01

-

0.99

0.58 - -

1.09

1.46

2.55

Terminal Punta Morales

-

- - - - -

-

60.88

11.51

43.14 - -

11.51

104.02

115.53

Terminal Fertica

-

- - - - -

63.38

- -

- - -

63.38 -

63.38

Golfito

7.48

27.78 - - - -

-

-

16.30

82.90 - -

23.78

110.68

134.46

Quepos

2.20

- - - - -

-

-

1.07

- - -

3.27 -

3.27

Charco Azul

-

- - - - -

-

-

234.92

3,210.63 - -

234.92

3,210.63

3,445.55

Panama Port Co.Balboa

-

-

12,676.05

9,917.93

90.17

0.01

89.57

8.10

572.68

364.09 - -

13,428.47

10,290.13

23,718.60

Pedregal

-

- - - - -

-

-

965.77

- - -

965.77 -

965.77

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA)

-

- - - - -

-

-

1,547.76

- - -

1,547.76 -

1,547.76

T. Decal

397.88

- - - - -

192.58

- -

- - -

590.46 -

590.46

Total

1,193.88

155.09

16,114.13

12,617.17

202.76

0.20

7,837.64

2,315.27

10,437.51

4,509.56

115.51

290.68

35,901.43

19,887.97

55,789.40




1.4 Cargo handled by quarter

In 2011, the Central American region had average movements of 29,088.93 thousand MT with the second quarter having the greatest volume of cargo (31,197.95 thousand MT) and the first quarter with the least (27,588.27 thousand MT).

Chart No. 4 below shows the tendency for cargo movement for the region and for the countries during the four quarters of 2011.

Chart No. 4. Cargo handled in ports by quarter and by country (thousands of MT), 2011


During 1st quarter 2011, the isthmus had a 9.26% increase compared to 2010, with the growth

rates in Nicaragua and Guatemala being the highest (29.60% and 24.67%) and the lowest rates of

increase being in Costa Rica and Panama (2.64% and 5.09%). Honduras and El Salvador also had

growth during this quarter (12.03% and 6.67% compared to 2010).

The 2nd quarter had a 13.15% increase in over cargo movement compared to the same period the

year before. Panama and Honduras had the biggest increases with 24.35% and 16.95%,

respectively, while Guatemala and Nicaragua had a drop of -4.7% and -4.91%, respectively. El

Salvador increased by 5.63% and Costa Rica saw a slight rise of about one per cent.

The 3rd quarter 2011 had a 14.24% increase in cargo compared to the same quarter in 2010 with

all countries showing increases: Honduras, 16.94%; Guatemala, 16.41%; Panama, 14.72%;

Nicaragua, 11.37%; Costa Rica, 10.75%; and El Salvador, 7.25%.

The 4th quarter, like the 3rd, saw growth in all countries compared to the same period in 2010. The

region overall had a 10.10% increase. The growth rates by country were quite variable with

Guatemala and Costa Rica increasing the least (2.34% and 8.64%, respectively) and Nicaragua and

El Salvador with the greatest increase (25.84% and 15.05%, respectively. Honduras and Panama

also had increases (12.66% and 11.07%, respectively).

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10,000.00

15,000.00

20,000.00

25,000.00

30,000.00

35,000.00

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CENTRAL AMERICA

GUATEMALA

EL SALVADOR

HONDURAS

NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA



The quarterly volumes of offloading in Central America in 2011 were quite similar, with the 1st

quarter having the least amount of offloaded cargo handled (15,786.43 thousand MT) and the

greatest volume being reached in the 2nd quarter of the year (18,379.30 thousand MT). In the 3rd

quarter, the ports offloaded 17,532.58 thousand MT and in the 4th quarter, 16,889.83 thousand

MT were offloaded.

Chart 5 below shows the tendency followed by the countries in terms of volumes of offloaded

cargo in the ports of each country, following the tendency of the total curves described above.

Chart No. 5. Cargo offloaded in ports by quarter by country

(Thousands of MT), 2011


The curve for offloading in the region climbed between the 1st and 2nd and then declined during

the 3rd and 4th quarters. The CACM countries had the same trend, although a bit smoother, giving

the impression of handling constant cargo volumes throughout the year. Panama is the exception

since its curve has no decline between the 3rd and 4th quarters, but instead an increase, going from

8.6 million MT in the 3rd quarter to 8.9 million MT in the 4th. Nicaragua also bucked this trend

towards decline between the 3rd and 4th quarters, but it is imperceptible on the curve because of

the low volumes handled at its ports.

In regards to the tendency for cargo loaded by quarter in the ports of the region in 2011, Chart 6

shows the total curve showing the same tendency described above for total cargo movement and

movement of offloaded cargo. However, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua diverge from this

current and instead show decreases in the 2nd quarter compared to the 1st and Guatemala and El

Salvador show increases between the 3rd and 4th quarters of the year.

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4,000.00

6,000.00

8,000.00

10,000.00

12,000.00

14,000.00

16,000.00

18,000.00

20,000.00

I II III IV

CENTRALAMERICA

GUATEMALA

EL SALVADOR

HONDURAS

NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA



Panama shows a sunken curve that reflects the increase between the 1st and 2nd quarters and then

a decrease in the 3rd and 4th quarters.

Chart No. 6. Cargo loaded in ports by quarter by country (Thousands of MT), 2011


1.5 Cargo handled by type of handling

In 2011, cargo movement by type of handling was similar to previous years with 2.71% of all cargo in General Cargo, 59.47% Containerized, less than 1% Ro-Ro, 11.04% Bulk Solids, 24.71% Bulk Liquids, and 1.51% Others. Table 7 gives information for the last five years as well as total volumes by year handled in the region.

Table 7. Distribution of cargo handled in ports by year by type of handling

(percentages) 2007 - 2011

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

(Thousands of MT)

2007 3.76 47.39 1.60 12.99 32.77 1.48 97,288.80

2008 3.44 51.74 1.33 10.07 31.82 1.59 96,100.30

2009 2.26 47.33 0.56 9.71 38.87 1.27 10,143.50

2010 2.61 56.6 0.73 11.14 27.57 1.35 104,152.5

2011 2.71 59.47 0.56 11.04 24.71 1.51 116,355.70


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4,000.00

6,000.00

8,000.00

10,000.00

12,000.00

14,000.00

I II III IV

CENTRAL AMERICA

GUATEMALA

EL SALVADOR

HONDURAS

NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMA



General Cargo in 2011 increased over 2010 by 16.04%, going from 2,716.7 thousand MT in 2010 to

3,152.53 thousand MT in 2011 with 69.83% moved through Caribbean ports and 30.17% through

Pacific ports. Offloading accounted for 64.49% and loading represented 35.51%.

The ports with the most movement of General Cargo were Limón-Moín with 522.24 thousand MT,

Santo Tomás de Castilla with 494.76 thousand MT, Granelera Terminal that went from 22.41

thousand MT in 2010 to 397.88 thousand MT in 2011, Almirante with 304.74 thousand MT, and

Caldera with 291.26 thousand MT.

Containerized Cargo amounted to 69,191.11 thousand MT in 2011, a 17.38% increase over 2010.

Offloading represented 46.90% of the cargo, equivalent to 32,448.65 thousand MT, 16.01% more

than in 2010. The amount loaded was 36,742.46 thousand MT, equivalent to 54.43% of the

Containerized Cargo and an increase over 2010 of 17.23%.

The ports with the largest shares of Containerized Cargo were PPB with 22,593.98 thousand MT,

MIT with 12,963 thousand MT, Limón-Moín with 7,120.69 thousand MT, PPC with 6,891.45

thousand MT, Cortés with 3,932.68 thousand MT, and Santo Tomás de Castilla with 3,351.11

thousand MT. The Caribbean seaboard accounted for 58.48% of the Containerized Cargo, while

the Pacific had a 41.52% share. Chart 7 shows the breakdown of these figures, including the

volumes of containerized cargo loaded and offloaded by seaboard.

Chart No. 7. Central American Isthmus: Volume of containerized cargo by seaboard

(Thousands of MT), 2011


The amount of Ro-Ro cargo handled in 2011 was 653.46 thousand MT, a -14.10% decline in

volume compared to 2010. 68.94% was moved through Caribbean ports. Santo Tomás de Castilla

saw a drop in cargo volume (-91.39%), as did Limón-Moín (-46.79%) and PPC (-66.02%), while

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30,000.00

40,000.00

50,000.00

60,000.00

70,000.00

Caribbean seabord Pacific seabord Botth seabord

Offloaded 16,334.52 16,114.13 32,448.65

Loaded 24,125.29 12,617.17 36,742.46

Total 40,459.81 28,731.30 69,191.11

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Cortés and MIT had increases in this kind of cargo of 38.36% and 4.65%, respectively. The Pacific

ports handled 31.06% of this cargo and the amount handled by Quetzal dropped by -26.78%.

In 2011, Bulk Solids accounted for 847.61 thousand MT, an increase of 10.69% over 2010

(11,607.21 thousand MT). Offloaded cargo represented 77.58% and loaded cargo represented

22.42%.

The greatest volumes of bulk solids went through Pacific ports, which accounted for 77.53%. The

ports with the largest shares were Quetzal with 4,113.25 thousand MT moved, Caldera with

2,032.95 thousand MT, and Acajutla with 1,790.02 thousand MT.

For Bulk Liquids, 28,757.17 thousand MT were moved in 2011, with 79.65% offloaded and 20.35%

loaded. The ports handling the largest volumes of bulk liquids on the Caribbean were: Chiriquí

Grande (4.5 million MT), Petrolera (2.7 million MT), Limón-Moín (2.2 million MT), and Cortés (1.8

million MT), while on the Pacific the ports of Charco Azul, Acajutla, Boyas de San José, and Decal

Terminal led with 3.4 million MT, 2.2 million MT, 2.0 million MT, and 1.5 million MT, respectively.

Chart 8 below shows the distribution of cargo in 2011 by type of handling, as well as the volumes

for each type.

Chart No. 8. Central American Isthmus: Total cargo moved in ports by type of handling (thousands of MT), 2011


In regards to cargo volumes offloaded in the isthmus in 2011, they amounted to 68,588.14

thousand MT, which represents 58.96% of the region’s total and an increase of 11.09%, 6.8 million

General CargO 3,152.85

2.71%

Contanerizd 69,191.11

59.45%

Ro Ro 653.46 0.56%

Dry Bulk 12,847.61

11.04%

Liquid Bulk 28,757.17

24.71%

Others 1,753.85

1.51%



MT more than the year before. Except for Ro-Ro cargo, all forms of handling increased compared

to the previous period.

Nicaragua had the greatest increase over 2010 for offloaded cargo (20.08%) with increases in

containerized cargo (23.58%), Ro-Ro (30.68%), bulk solids (26.05%), and bulk liquids (19.16%),

while general cargo declined by -46.37%. Panama had a 14.19% increase in offloading with general

cargo increasing by 318.44%, containerized cargo by 21.37%, Ro-Ro by 2.95%, and bulk liquids by

53.59%. Meanwhile, there was -3.22% less of bulk Dry.

El Salvador came in third place for offloading by country with 12.71% more than the past period.

Handling of general cargo increased by 10.21%, containerized cargo by 19.22%, bulk solids by

13.17%, and bulk liquids by 9.20%.

Continuing with increases by country, there were also increased volumes of offloading in

Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica (8.04%, 7.27%, and 2.68%, respectively). Offloading of

general cargo declined in Guatemala (-10.68%) and increased in Honduras and Costa Rica (30.77%

and 15.49%, respectively). The three countries had increased loading of containerized cargo

(13.42%, 5.44%, and 2.05%, respectively), while loading less Ro-Ro cargo (-42.48%, -15-15%, and -

27.22%, respectively). Bulk solids increased by 7.63% in Guatemala, 25.44% in Honduras, and

9.69% in Costa Rica, while bulk liquids had increased offloading in Guatemala (8.02%) and

decreases in Honduras and Costa Rica (-1.29% and -2.64%, respectively).

The greatest volumes of offloaded cargo came as containerized, bulk liquids, and bulk solids,

which together accounted for 95.20% of all offloaded cargo. Chart 9 shows offloaded volumes in

the region in 2011 by type of cargo with the respective percentages of the total offloaded.

Chart No. 9. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded in ports by type of handling (thousands of MT), 2011


General Cargo 2,033.15

2.96%

Containerizd 32,448.65

47.29%

Ro Ro 454.30 0.66%

Dry Bulk 9,967.45 14.53%

Liquid Bulk 22,904.57 33.39%

Otros 780.02 2.00%



Meanwhile, the total loaded in 2011 amounted to 47,767.56 thousand MT, 5,355.15 thousand MT more than in 2010. Honduras had the greatest increase in loading (28.05%), followed by Panama (13.48%) and Guatemala and Costa Rica (9.10% and 9.04%, respectively), while El Salvador and Nicaragua had less volume loaded (-6.45% and -5.31%, respectively).

For the region, general cargo loaded dropped slightly (less than -1.0%) in all countries except Costa Rica, where it increased by 330.34%. Containerized cargo increased by 17.23% and all the countries of the region had an increase. Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador had the biggest increases with 24.76%, 22.15%, and 19.32%, respectively, followed by Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica with increases of 13.86%, 11.72%, and 4.69%, respectively.

Ro-Ro cargo loading dropped by -26.16% in the isthmus; however it increased by 240.91% in Honduras. Bulk solids increased in the region by 24.89% with increases in the ports of Costa Rica by 227.66% and in the ports of Honduras by 108.47%. On the other hand, bulk liquid loading in the region decreased by -12.98% with volumes declining in Nicaragua (-48.16%), El Salvador (-37.7%), Panama (-14.83%), Guatemala (-3.00%), and Honduras (-2.9%), while they increased by 579.34% in Costa Rica.

Chart 10 below shows the distribution of cargo loaded in the region by type of handling, as well as the volumes for 2011.

Chart No. 10. Central American Isthmus: Cargo loaded by type of handling (thousands of MT), 2011


General Cargo 1,119.35

2.34%

Containerized 36,742.46

76.92% Ro Ro 199.16 0.42%

Dry Bulk 2,880.16

6.03%

Liquid Bulk 5,852.60 12.25%

Others 973.83 2.04%



Chart No. 11. Central American Isthmus: Cargo moved in ports by type of handling by seaboard (thousands of MT), 2011


Table 8. Comparative percentage distribution of cargo by country by type of handling (percentages), 2010 – 2011

Años General Cargo Containerized Ro Ro

Dray Bulk

Liquid Bulk

Others

2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011

Guatemala 7.0 5.6 42.2 44.2 0.6 0.2 24.7 24.2 24.5 23.8 1.1 2.1 16,876.03 18,301.25

El Salvador 2.5 2.4 24.1 26.4 0.0 0.2 31.1 30.9 41.9 39.5 0.4 0.4 5,391.76 5,872.90

Honduras 2.4 2.4 38.4 36.5 0.0 0.0 18.9 25.0 29.0 24.9 11.3 11.1 10,581.59 12,136.68

Nicaragua 3.3 1.6 20.1 21.8 0.4 0.5 26.2 28.0 50.0 48.1 0.0 0.0 3,009.15 3,437.74

Costa Rica 4.6 6.0 60.7 59.8 1.5 0.9 14.6 15.5 18.6 17.7 0.0 0.0 13,474.09 14,207.36

CACM 4.6 4.4 43.1 43.2 0.6 0.4 21.5 23.1 27.3 25.7 2.9 3.3 49,332.62 53,955.93

Panamá 0.8 1.3 68.7 73.5 0.8 0.7 1.8 0.6 28.7 23.7 0.0 0.0 54,881.35 62,425.13

Central America

2.6 2.7 56.6 59.5 0.6 0.6 11.1 11.0 27.6 24.7 1.4 1.5 104,152.5 116,355.70


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40,000.00

45,000.00

General Cargo Catainerized RoRo Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others

Caribe 1,803.53 40,459.81 450.50 2,694.70 13,810.10 1,347.66

Pacifico 1,348.97 28,731.30 202.96 10,152.91 14,947.07 406.19



1.6 Cargo handled in CACM ports

Cargo movement in the Central American Common Market (CACM) increased in 2011 by 9.32%,

equivalent in absolute figures to 4.6 million MT more than in 2010.

The volume of cargo in 2011 was 53,930.57 thousand MT, of which 33,875.53 thousand MT were

offloaded and 20,055.04 thousand MT were loaded. The Caribbean seaboard accounted for

28,409.31 thousand MT or 52.68% of the cargo transit in the CACM, while the Pacific ports moved

25,521.26 thousand MT or 47.32%.

Chart 12 shows the percentage distribution of cargo moved in the CACM by seaboard broken

down by loaded and offloaded.

Chart No. 12. Distribution of cargo offloaded and loaded in the CACM by seaboard

(percentage), 2011


In regards to the share of cargo by country, Costa Rica had its share decline from 27.31% in 2010

to 26.33%. Guatemala’s share also declined (33.92% in 2011 compared to 34.21% in 2010).

Nicaragua’s share of 6.37% in 2011 was similar to what it was in 2010 (6.10%). El Salvador went

from 10.93% in 2010 to 10.8% in 2011, while Honduras had a slight increase of 1.04 percentage

points. Chart 13 shows the share of cargo by country as well as cargo volume for each country in

2011.

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Caribbean Seabord Pacific Seabord CACM

27.33%

35.48%

62.81%

25.34%

11.84%

37.19%

Offloaded Loaded



Chart No. 13.- Total cargo handled in ports by CACM countries

(thousands of MT and %), 2011


Regarding cargo distribution by type of handling in the CACM in 2011, except for Ro-Ro cargo, all

others kinds of cargo handling and volumes saw increases. Containerized cargo continued to

increase, as it did in 2010, reaching 23,307.68 thousand MT, equivalent to 43.19% of the CACM

cargo. General cargo and bulk solids and liquids increased in volume, but had very little influence

in relative terms on their share in the CACM. Chart 14 gives details about this.

Chart 14.- Total cargo by type of handling handled in CACM ports

(thousands of MT and %), 2011


Guatemala 18,301.25

33.93%

El Salvador 5,847.54 10.84%

Honduras 12,136.68

22.50%

Nicaragua 3,437.74

6.37%

Costa Rica 14,207.36

26.34%

general Cargo 2,361.49

4.38%

Containerized 23,307.68

43.22%

Ro Ro 207.98 0.39%

Dry Bulk 12,446.57

23.08%

Liquid Bulk 13,853.00

25.69%

Others 1,753.85

3.25%



1.7 Origin and destination of cargo

This section on cargo origin and destination does not have a breakdown by geographic region for

the figures about origin and destination for the ports in Tela and La Ceiba in Honduras or for the

orts of Punta Morales and Fertica Terminal in Costa Rica, as well as the ports of PATSA and Decal

Terminal in Panama because the corresponding sources did not have this information available.

In addition, the information on cargo origin and destination by geographic region of the world for

Puerto Caldera in Costa Rica is based on estimates made by COCATRAM on the basis of figures

published on the website of the Institute for Statistics and Census (INEC) of Costa Rica, because

the best sources did not have all the necessary information available when the figures were

compiled. COCATRAM thanks the Costa Rican INEC for providing the statistical information

necessary to generate this information.

It is also important to note that cargo volumes for transshipping in the ports of CCT, MIT, PPB, and

PPC have been excluded.

In 2011, maritime commerce in the isthmus with the geographic regions of the world continued

similar to the past period. North America is in first place with 38,086.46 thousand MT, equivalent

to 44.76% of the cargo handled in the ports of the isthmus and South America is in second place

with 13,416.59 thousand MT or 15.77% of the total cargo handled in the isthmus. For the second

year running, Asia is in third place with the movement of 9,880.94 thousand MT or 11.61% of the

total.

Regarding cargo origin, North America is in first place this year with 24,521.08 thousand MT

offloaded, equivalent to 41.64%. The United States was the origin of 83.41% of these offloads.

South America as ever is in second place with 11,120.01 thousand MT or 18.8%. Standing out are

the offloads from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela with 58.93%, 14.74%, 12.30%, and

9.66%, respectively. Asia was in third place for cargo origin in Central America, with shipments

from China (4,119.95 thousand MT), Korea (1,543.18 thousand MT), Hong Kong (646.75 thousand

MT) and the Philippines (242.60 thousand MT).

Next in line, trade between the countries of the isthmus represented 7.71% of the origin

(equivalent to 4,540.60 thousand MT), with shipments from Guatemala followed by Costa Rica and

Panama standing out. After Central America is Europe with 3.82% of the cargo origin and the

Caribbean with 3.46%. The Dutch Antilles was the main origin of shipments from that region.

In terms of cargo destination, North America as ever was in first place with shipments of 13,565.39

thousand MT or 51.80%, mostly going to the United States (91.94%). During this period, Europe

took over second place from South America with 10.49% of the shipments from the isthmus or

2,747.52 thousand MT in absolute terms. These shipments mainly went to Holland, the United

Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Spain, which together accounted for 84.68% of these shipments.

Asia was in third place with 2,416.96 thousand MT or 9.23% of the shipments from the isthmus,

while South America, which dropped to fourth place in terms of cargo destination, received



2.296.58 thousand MT, equivalent to 8.77%, with Colombia in first place receiving 33.85% of the

shipments to this region and Venezuela receiving 27.49%.

Charts 15 and 16 provide information about origin and destination by country with the

corresponding percentage share in the geographic regions of the world.

Chart 15. - Central American Isthmus: Origin and destination of cargo handled in ports

by geographic region of the world (percentages), 2011


Chart 16. - Central American Isthmus: Percentage of cargo handled in ports by geographic region of the world (percentages), 2011


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Carribean Europe Asia Others

Total 7.93% 44.76% 15.77% 3.29% 5.88% 11.61% 10.76%

Origin 5.34% 28.82% 13.07% 2.39% 2.65% 8.77% 8.18%

Destination 2.60% 15.94% 2.70% 0.89% 3.23% 2.84% 2.58%

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GUATEMALA 1.70% 65.14% 10.65% 2.33% 6.34% 9.36% 4.49%

EL SALVADOR 15.44% 45.92% 8.47% 2.79% 3.28% 10.01% 14.08%

HONDURAS 3.09% 63.84% 7.18% 2.96% 7.24% 10.33% 5.36%

NICARAGUA 0.00% 27.93% 29.00% 18.51% 1.16% 10.50% 12.91%

COSTA RICA 17.85% 43.42% 6.37% 0.17% 12.86% 4.64% 14.70%

PANAMA 8.43% 27.62% 26.32% 3.81% 2.90% 17.04% 13.88%

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The main market for Guatemalan ports is North America, mainly the United States, which

represents 65.13% of the cargo handled, equivalent to 11,921.05 thousand MT, an increase of

14.5% over 2010. This region represented 63.67% of the cargo loaded and 67.48% of the cargo

offloaded. The United States was the origin of 91.26% of the offloaded cargo and received 88.20%

of the shipments. As in 2010, South America was the second market with 10.65% of the total cargo

moved in the ports, of which 8.7% was offloaded. Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru in that order

shared 94.97% of the trade with this region.

Asia remained in third place with 9.36% of the cargo, 5.3% offloaded and 4.0% loaded. China and

Japan were the main countries in terms of cargo origin, while Korea and Vietnam stand out for

destination. Europe remained in fourth place with 6.34% of the cargo movement, 4.28% offloaded

and 2.06% loaded. Norway, Russia, Belgium, and Latvia were the main origins from this region

with 52.03% of the offloads from there, while the main destinations were Holland, Russia, Spain,

and Germany with 73.37% of the shipments to that region. The Caribbean region had a 2.33%

share of the cargo with the Dominican Republic and Trinidad & Tobago being the main countries

for cargo origin and destination. The Dutch Antilles, Jamaica, and Cuba were significant in terms of

cargo origin, while Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Haiti were the main destinations for cargo.

Algeria and Tunisia in Africa stand out for Guatemala as a major destination for cargo with

shipments to those countries of 44,000 MT and 38,150 MT, respectively. In the Middle East, Iran

was a major cargo destination with 54,265 MT and Saudi Arabia was the origin of 18,340 MT that

were offloaded. In Oceania, New Zealand was the origin of 9.448 MT offloaded.

The chart below shows cargo volumes by geographic region for cargo origin and destination.

Guatemala: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT), 2011

Source: Port Authorities of Guatemala

In 2011, El Salvador’s cargo trade with the regions of the world was very similar to what it was in

2010. North America continued to be the main market with 45.92% of the cargo and Asia

remained in second place for origin and destination with 10.01% of cargo movement. Europe, last

CentralAmerica

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

Caribbean Europe Asia Others

Total 310,398 11,921,045 1,948,907 426,148 1,160,523 1,713,254 820,942

Ofloaded 154,078 7,159,461 1,596,707 210,750 783,946 977,900 361,564

Loaded 156,320 4,761,584 352,200 215,398 376,577 735,354 459,378



year in third place, was displaced by South America, which represented 8.47% of the country’s

cargo. Europe, in fourth place now, represented 3.28%, while the Caribbean region represented

2.79%.

In regards to cargo origin, North America is in first place with the United States as the main

exporter of that cargo (2,292.75 thousand MT, equivalent to 40.23% of the offloading in this

country), followed by South America with 9.40%, of which Ecuador was the origin of 5.81% and

Colombia, Chile, and Brazil as major origins from that region as well. Asia was in third place for

origin. China shipped 149,386 MT and Japan shipped 106,914 MT to make them the main

countries shipping from that region, along with Taiwan, Korea, and Hong Kong. The Caribbean is in

fourth place and the main country of origin there was the Dutch Antilles with 104,080 MT.

Europe is fifth in importance for origin with Russia (33,689 MT) and Belgium (27,131 MT) among

the most important points of origin. Among the countries shipping cargo to the port of Acajutla

were Somalia (12,059 MT), Turkey (225 MT), and Australia (21,605 MT).

North America is also in first place for cargo destination with the United States receiving 41.8% of

the cargo loaded (380,357 MT), followed by Asia with 15.20% with Taiwan receiving 74,986 MT

and Korea 55,284 MT. Next in line is Europe, which received 7.5% of the cargo loaded. Spain

(48,550 MT), Italy (18,767 MT), and Russia (14,248 MT) are the main recipients in that region.

South America is in fourth place with 4.57% of the cargo loaded (Chile 26,124 MT and Venezuela

12,131 MT). Central America is in fifth place with Guatemala as the main recipient (41,109 MT).

Acajutla: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT) 2011

Source: CEPA-Acajutla

North America is the main market for Honduras with 63.84% of its ports’ cargo: 40.33% offloaded

and 23.51% loaded). The United States was the main recipient and shipper of cargo with a 61.89%

share of this for Honduras and 96.96% of what came from and went to that region. Asia is in

second place with 10.33% of the country’s cargo. China and Korea were the main countries of that

region for trade (914,779 MT and 11,721 MT, respectively). China had the largest share of cargo

origin and destination with 112,549 MT offloaded and 802,230 MT shipped.

CentralAmerica

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica


Offloaded 852,124 2,218,050 444,401 140,503 107,595 415,032 457,845

Loaded 50,910 467,328 51,171 22,882 83,906 170,166 271,535

Total 903,034 2,685,378 495,572 163,385 191,501 585,198 729,380



South America and Europe each had a 7.2% share of the cargo and Central America and the

Caribbean each had 3.0%. The countries with the largest shares of cargo in South America,

representing 75.4% of the cargo for this region were Ecuador with 431,326 MT and Colombia with

225,908 MT. The countries that accounted for 78.9% of the cargo from Europe were Russia with

210,533 MT, Germany with 176,794 MT, Belgium with 113,924 MT, and Holland with 101,494 MT.

In Central America, Belize is in first place with 170,639 MT, followed by Guatemala with 99,474 MT

and El Salvador with 90,691 MT. In the Caribbean, the main countries were the Dutch Antilles

(79,366 MT), the Dominican Republic (79,937 MT), and Jamaica (51,588 MT).

Honduras: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT) 2011

Source: National Port Authorities of Honduras

For Nicaragua, South America is in first place for cargo movement with 29.0% of the cargo handled

in that country. North America is in second place with 27.93%, followed by the Caribbean

(18.51%), Asia (10.50%), and Europe (1.16%). Other unspecified countries accounted for 12.91% of

the cargo in this country.

Regarding cargo origin, South America is in first place with shipments from Venezuela (847,042

MT), Brazil (51,239 MT), and Ecuador (20,827 MT). North America is in second place with

shipments of 616,783 MT from the United States and 101,227 MT from Mexico. The Caribbean

came in third with 611,189 MT from the Dutch Antilles and 24,215 from Trinidad & Tobago. Asia is

in fourth place with shipments from China, Japan, and Korea (113,152 MT, 64,478 MT, and 20,971

MT, respectively). Europe accounted for 1.16% of cargo origin, of which 39,837 MT came from

Latvia. From Africa, the Ivory Coast shipped 12,535 MT.

The main destination for cargo from Nicaraguan ports was North America with 36.95% of the

country’s shipments, followed by Asia with 24.77% and South America with 11.87%. In North

America, the United States received 189,170 MT and Mexico received 52,891 MT. China and Korea

in Asia received 85,190 MT and 77,099 MT, respectively, while in South America, Venezuela and

Ecuador received 58,423 MT and 12,557 MT, respectively.

CentralAmerica

NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica


Total 374,475 7,747,593 871,635 359,760 878,419 1,253,752 651,039

Offloaded 201,486 4,895,815 723,886 221,368 427,559 238,075 584,334

Loaded 172,989 2,851,778 147,749 138,392 450,860 1,015,677 66,705



Nicaragua: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT) 2011

Source: National Port Authority of Nicaragua

North America was the main market for Costa Rican ports in 2011, with a 43.42% share of the

cargo moved in its ports. More was offloaded than loaded (27.58% offloaded). Central America is

in second place with 18.85%, of which 8.06% was imported and 9.79% exported. Europe is in third

place with 12.86% of the cargo moved, followed by South America with 6.37%, Asia with 4.64%,

and the Caribbean region with 1%.

The chart below shows the cargo volumes traded between the ports of Costa Rica and the

geographic regions of the world, broken down by origin and destination.

Costa Rica: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT) 2011

Source: INCOP and JAPDEVA

The main region for cargo origin for Costa Rica was North America (the United States with

2,363.21 thousand MT and Mexico with 1,472.91 thousand MT), followed by South America

(Colombia with 423,197 MT, Chile with 79,616 MT, and Venezuela with 53,422 MT), Asia (China

NORTHAMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA

CARIBBEAN EUROPE ASIA OTHERS

Offloaded 960,071 996,865 636,404 39,837 360,890 443,684

Loaded 718,010 919,108 636,404 39,837 198,601 270,696

Total 242,061 77,757 - - 162,289 172,988

CENTRALAMERICA

NORTHAMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA


TOTAL 2,536,305 6,168,619 904,369 24,094 1,826,500 659,503 2,087,968

OFFLOADED 1,145,276 3,918,863 582,513 15,411 344,340 478,101 1,342,829

LOADED 1,391,029 2,249,757 321,857 8,683 1,482,160 181,402 745,139



with 178,935 MT, Japan with 145,383 MT, Taiwan with 71,087 MT, and Thailand with 67,294 MT),

Europe (Holland with 131,636 MT, Russia with 72,346 MT, Italy with 35,616 MT, and the Ukraine

with 26,850 MT), and the Caribbean (Jamaica with 9,447 MT and Trinidad & Tobago with 5,751

MT). Other countries of cargo origin were Saudi Arabia in the Middle East with 253 MT and

Australia in Oceania with 16,724 MT.

With cargo destination, the regions receiving the most shipments were North America (the United

States and Mexico with 1,997,167 MT and 252,532 MT, respectively) and the countries of Central

America in second place. Europe is in third place (Holland with 730,314 MT, the United Kingdom

with 390,075 MT, Italy with 254,171 MT, and Germany with 106,664 MT) followed by South

America where the largest volumes of cargo went to Colombia (286,968 MT) and Venezuela

(17.075 MT). Asia is next with shipments to Vietnam (46,297 MT), China (39,187 MT), Singapore

(38.001 MT) and Taiwan (37.403 MT). Turkey in the Middle East received 111 MT from this

country.

In 2011, the regions of North America, South America, and Asia in that order were the most

important origins and destinations of cargo with a 71% share of the total cargo moved in

Panamanian ports (North America, 27.62%; South America, 26.32%, and Asia, 20.61%). Central

America accounted for 8.74% of the cargo movement, the Caribbean 3.52%, and Europe 2.20%.

The chart below shows a breakdown of cargo volume by geographic region of the world.

Panama: Origin and destination of cargo by geographic region (MT), 2011

Source: Maritime Authority of Panama

In terms of origin, South America is in first place (mainly Colombia and Chile with 5,021.05

thousand MT and 1,355.69 thousand MT, respectively), representing 27.39% of the offloading in

the country, with North America in second place (the United States with 4,242.09 thousand MT

CENTRALAMERICA

NORTHAMERICA

SOUTHAMERICA


TOTAL 2,626,276 8,603,769 8,199,225 1,187,427 903,571 5,308,335 4,324,321

OFFLOADED 2,187,635 5,610,890 6,853,381 812,222 549,558 5,156,277 3,849,168

LOADED 438,641 2,992,879 1,345,844 375,205 354,013 152,058 475,153



and Mexico with 1,368.81 thousand MT). Asia follows in third with 20.61% (China, 3,117.12

thousand MT; Korea, 1,187.13 thousand MT; Hong Kong, 595.06 thousand MT; the Philippines,

242.03 thousand MT; and Taiwan, 14.93 thousand MT). Central America accounted for 8.74% of

offloading, the cargo coming mainly from Guatemala (1477.82 thousand MT) and Costa Rica

(612.56 thousand MT). The Caribbean had a 3.25% share with cargo coming from Aruba (219.82

thousand MT), the Dominican Republic (154.21 thousand MT), the Bahamas (130.9 thousand MT),

Jamaica (219.82 thousand MT), and Martinique (71.06 thousand MT). Europe accounted for 2.20%

of the offloading, with Spain being the main shipper of this cargo (420.46 thousand MT).

In regards to cargo destination in 2011, North America is in first place with 48.79% of the

shipments from Panamanian ports (mostly the United States with 2,978.87 thousand MT),

followed by South America with 21.94% of the shipments (Venezuela, 442.48 thousand MT;

Colombia, 367.61 thousand MT; Peru, 317.74 thousand MT; Ecuador, 205.00 thousand MT; and

Chile, 13.01 thousand MT). Next in order was Central America with a 7.15% share (Guatemala,

149.20 thousand MT; Costa Rica, 123.50 thousand MT; El Salvador, 126.13 thousand MT; and

Honduras, 39.82 thousand MT) followed by the Caribbean with a 6.12% share (mainly the

Dominican Republic and Jamaica with 155.32 thousand MT and 107.62 thousand MT,

respectively). Europe received 5.77% (mainly Sweden with 137.65 thousand MT and Spain with

132.28 thousand MT), while Asia accounted for 2.48%, with most of the cargo going to Hong Kong

(125.47 thousand MT).

Chart 17.-Central American Isthmus: Origin of cargo handled in ports by country by

geographic region of the world (thousands of MT) , 2011


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Central America 154.08 852.12 201.49 - 1,145.28 2,187.63

North America 7,159.46 2,218.05 4,895.82 718.01 3,918.86 5,610.88

South America 1,596.72 444.40 723.89 919.11 582.51 6,853.38

Caribbean 210.75 140.50 221.37 636.40 15.41 812.22

Europe 783.94 107.60 427.56 39.84 344.34 549.57

Asia 977.90 415.03 238.07 198.60 478.10 5,156.28

Others 361.56 550.89 584.33 270.70 1,342.83 3,849.17

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Chart 18.-Central American Isthmus: Destination of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic region of the world (thousands of MT) 2011


2. Vessels attended to

In 2011, 18,767 vessels arrived in the Central American region, an increase of 5.70% over 2010.

The most important increases by country happened in El Salvador with 16.94% vessels than in

2010, followed by Panama with a 10.03% increase and Costa Rica with 7.56%. Guatemala had a -

4.94% decrease compared to 2010.

In general, the isthmus received vessels with an average of 6,200 MT/vessel. El Salvador and

Panama had the highest average for cargo by vessel (8.10 and 7.68 MT/vessel, respectively) and

Costa Rica had the lowest average (4.21 MT/vessel).

The Caribbean ports received more vessels than those on the Pacific: 72.44% of all vessels

compared to 27.60%. Arriving along the Caribbean seaboard were mainly container ships

(64.23%), reefer ships (9.08%), and conventional vessels (6.05%). On the Pacific, container ships

were the majority (51.47%), while petroleum tankers and bulk solids vessels accounted for 9.90%

and 7.99% of the total, respectively.

The ports with the most important increases in vessel traffic on the Caribbean seaboard were T.

Granelera that went from 27 in 2010 to 89 in 2011, mainly because of the arrival of 66 petroleum

tankers at that port. Next was Colón 2000, which had 48 more cruise ships than in 2010. Chiriquí

Grande had 31.94% more arrivals, almost doubling the number of petroleum tankers from 44 in

2010 to 80 in 2011. Arlen Siú had 31.43% more conventional vessels, while CCT saw an increase of

24.23%, Manzanillo 10.00%, and Limón-Moín 5.41%.

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Central America 156.32 50.91 172.99 - 1,391.03 438.65

North America 4,761.59 467.33 2,851.77 242.05 2,249.76 2,992.88

South America 352.20 51.17 147.75 77.76 321.86 1,345.84

Caribbean 215.40 22.88 138.39 - 8.68 375.21

Europe 376.58 83.91 450.86 - 1,482.16 354.01

Asia 735.36 170.17 1,015.68 162.29 181.40 152.06

Others 459.38 272.58 66.70 172.99 745.15 475.17

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Still on the Caribbean, some ports in 2011 had fewer vessels arriving: CPT down by -96.76%, Ceiba

down by -40.00%, El Bluff down by -24.00%, and Barrios down by -13.23%. The common

denominator in these ports was fewer conventional vessels. Barrios also saw a reduction in the

arrival of container ships and El Bluff received fewer petroleum tankers. The petroleum terminals

also had fewer arrivals. Leading these decreases was Samba Bonita, which had 4 fewer barges

than the year before. T. Petrolera dropped -32.32% with fewer arrivals of bulk solids vessels,

petroleum tankers, and barges while Tela had 21.95% fewer arrivals. The ports of Almirante, Santo

Tomás Castilla, and Puerto Castilla also had fewer arrivals (-13.17%, -4.33%, and -1.04,

respectively).

The Pacific ports leading the increases in 2011 compared to 2010 were Sandino, San Lorenzo,

Balboa, Decal, Acajutla, and San Juan del Sur (33.33%, 27.82%, 22.89%, 18.48%, 18.01%, and

5.71%, respectively). The ports with decreases were Corsain, Charco Azul, Amador & Resort,

PATSA, Puntarenas, and Corinto (29.17%, 28.85%, 25.42%, 121.50%, 5.48%, and 4.01%,

respectively).

In summary for 2011, the transit of conventional vessels represented 5.45% of total arrivals in the

region, noting a reduction of -27.69%. Reefer ships represented 7.68% and they increased by

4.58%. Container ships were 60.00% of the total and their number increased by 10.01%. Ro-Ro

vessels were 4.36% and there were -8.16% fewer arrivals. Bulk solids were 3.93% of the total and

13.02% more arrived.

Bulk liquids represented 3.92% and they had a 3.96% increase. Petroleum tankers represented

5.48% and their number increased by 14.35%. Gas tankers represented 0.83% and they had an

increase of 10.71%. Barges represented 1.67% and their number decreased by -13.30% while

cruise ships represented 5.06% and there were 2.93% more of them.

Regarding vessel arrivals in the CACM around the isthmus, there was a 1.7 percentage point drop,

going from 58.39% in 2010 to 56.68% in 2011. The decreases were in conventional vessels

(15.89%), Ro-Ro vessels (8.33%), barges (57.14%) and cruise ships (33.58%).

Reefer ships increased by 2.34% and container ships had an increase of 2.34%. Bulk solids and bulk

liquids increased 15.21% and 1.94%, respectively, and petroleum and gas tankers increased

12.69% and 10.71%, respectively.

Charts 19 and 20 below show the distribution by type of vessels with their respective percentage

share in the Central American region and in the CACM.



Chart No. 19.- Central American Isthmus: Percentage distribution by type of vessel

2011


Chart No. 20. Percentage distribution by type of vessel in CACM ports

2011


Conventional 5.44%

Reefer 7.67%

Containership 60.02%

Ro-Ro 4.36%

Dry Bulk 3.93%

Liquid Bulk 3.92%

Oil Tanker 5.48%

Gas Carrier Tanker 0.83%

Barge 1.67%

Cruises 5.05%

Others 1.64%

Conventional 7.82%

Reefer 11.52%

Contenership 50.40%

Ro-Ro 4.35%

Dry Bulk 6.19%

Liquid Bulk 4.95%

Oil Tanker 3.43%

Gas carrier Tanker 1.46%

Barge 0.14%

Cruises 6.84%

Others 2.89%



3. Containers and trailer trucks

Central America handled 5,666,345 containers and trailer trucks of different types and sizes in its

port. The total is equivalent to 9.7 million TEU, an increase of 15.52% over the previous year.

In terms of increases in TEU handing by country, Nicaragua led with the greatest increase

(23.62%), followed by Panama (18.54%), Guatemala (13.69%), El Salvador (9.81%), Honduras

(8.13%), and Costa Rica (5.72%). Of this total, 67.67% of the traffic was in Panamanian ports,

11.87% in Guatemala, 11.18% in Costa Rica, 6.76% in Honduras, 1.65% in El Salvador, and 0.86% in

Nicaragua.

69.72% of the modules handled in CACM ports were 40-foot and 20-foot containers represented

21.23%. For the whole isthmus, each container carried an average of 9.74 metric tons.

The Caribbean ports handled 59.25% of the TEU with the ports of MIT, PPC, and Limón-Moín

accounting for 38.87%. Standing out on the Pacific was PPB, which handled 3.2 million TEU,

equivalent to 32.99% of the regional total. Puerto Quetzal moved 350,374 TEU and Acajutla

moved 161,226 TEU. The general ratio of fulls to empties is 2.6 and the Honduran ports of San

Lorenzo and Cortés stand out with ratios of 5.6 and 4.3, respectively.

The ports that handled the greatest number of containers are: Panama Port Balboa (1.9 million

units), Manzanillo International Terminal (1.1 million units), Panama Port Cristobal (633,206

units), Limón-Moín (493,327 units), Cortés (309,342 units) and Santo Tomás de Castilla (239,162

units).



Chart No. 21. - Central American Isthmus: Container traffic in ports

(Thousands of TEU) 2011


Chart No. 22. - Central American Isthmus: Container traffic by seaboard

(Thousands of TEU) 2011


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ANNEXES



Port traffic in Central America, 2001-2011

(Thousands of metric tons)

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Guatemala 11,246 12,217 14,640 14,678 15,753 16,080 16,876 15,860 15,978 16,876 18,301

El Salvador 4,592 4,546 4,698 4,686 5,098 5,965 6,156 6,010 4,931 5,392 5,848

Honduras 6,882 7,083 7,658 8,732 9,273 9,393 9,819 10,476 9,450 10,582 12,137

Nicaragua 2,363 2,094 2,146 2,328 2,505 2,707 2,938 2,799 2,834 3,009 3,438

Costa Rica 9,078 9,760 10,439 10,915 11,334 12,824 13,674 13,909 12,069 13,474 14,207

CACM 34,161 35,699 39,581 41,338 43,964 46,969 49,463 49,054 45,262 49,333 53,931

Panama 23,139 21,291 24,626 34,795 36,699 39,245 44,826 47,047 54,881 54,819 62,425

Central America 57,300 56,991 64,207 76,134 80,664 86,214 94,289 96,100 100,144 104,152 116,356 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Authority

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Authority

57,300 56,991 64,207

76,134 80,664

86,214 94,289 96,100

100,144 104,152

116,356

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Port traffic in Central America, 2001-2011 (Thousands of metric tons)

Central America



Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011

(Units)

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Guatemala 2,534 2,637 2,912 3,055 3,112 3,366 3,546 3,370 3,261 3,501 3,328

El Salvador 445 451 546 590 610 718 855 729 630 620 725

Honduras 2,154 2,212 2,293 2,324 2,309 2,377 2,547 2,456 2,238 2,252 2,570

Nicaragua 544 422 432 421 449 621 676 673 596 640 642

Costa Rica 2,386 2,642 2,732 2,737 2,779 3,042 3,215 3,078 2,999 3,136 3,373

CACM 8,063 8,364 8,915 9,127 9,259 10,124 10,839 10,306 9,724 10,149 10,638

Panama 4,911 4,823 5,140 5,479 5,998 6,159 6,570 6,821 6,567 7,388 8,129

Central America 12,974 13,187 14,055 14,606 15,257 16,283 17,409 17,127 16,291 17,537 18,767



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Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011



Container throughput at Central America, Year 2001-2011

Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Guatemala 597,775 681,078 725,976 750,343 770,363 835,253 876,653 905,705 887,322 1,022,994 1,163,076

El Salvador 17,721 42,221 66,216 93,647 104,370 124,331 144,458 156,323 126,369 146,819 161,226

Honduras 397,659 413,842 470,340 555,854 591,697 593,800 636,433 669,802 571,720 612,844 662,672

Nicaragua 10,933 10,447 12,328 16,983 18,951 47,948 61,457 63,234 59,932 68,326 84,467

Rica Costa 616,900 646,971 676,438 734,088 778,651 880,436 968,559 1,004,975 909,442 1,036,214 1,095,490

CACM 1,640,988 1,794,559 1,951,298 2,150,915 2,264,032 2,481,768 2,687,560 2,800,039 2,554,785 2,887,197 3,166,931

Panama 1,591,472 1,544,774 1,991,659 2,428,799 2,774,569 3,027,562 4,074,480 4,651,926 4,244,740 5,593,199 6,629,943

Central America 3,232,460 3,339,333 3,942,958 4,579,714 5,038,602 5,509,329 6,762,040 7,451,965 6,799,525 8,480,396 9,796,874



3,232 3,339 3,943

4,580 5,039

5,509

6,762 7,452

6,800

8,480

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Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by Ports

2011

Cargo Vessel

(Thousands of

metric tons) Units Units TEU

116,355.70 18,767 9,796,874

GUATEMALA 18,301.25 3,328 1,163,076

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 5,248.80 1,480 239,162 494,900

Barrios C 2,600.25 446 157,997 317,802

Quetzal P 8,382.94 1,289 220,702 350,374

Boyas de San José P 2,069.26 113 - -

EL SALVADOR 5,847.54 725 161,226

La Unión P 40.88 16 - -

Acajutla P 5,753.46 675 98,126 161,226

Corsain P 53.20 34 - -

HONDURAS 12,136.68 2,570 352,380 662,672

Puerto Cortés C 9,363.53 1,728 309,342 576,609

Tela C 313.19 32 - -

La Ce ba C 2.65 54 - -

Puerto Castilla C 806.45 191 42,946 85,892

Roatan C - 395 - -

San Lorenzo P 1,650.86 170 92 171

NICARAGUA 3,437.74 642 84,467

Corinto P 2,437.96 431 50,654 80,121

San Jaun del Sur P - 32 - -

Sandino P 920.85 37 - -

Cabezas C 14.89 12 - -

El Bluff C 24.20 38 167 310

Arlen Siu C 39.84 92 2,217 4,036

COSTA RICA 14,207.36 3,373 1,095,490

Caldera P 3,892.66 671 102,293 168,039

Puntarenas P 2.55 69 - -

Terminal Punta Morales P 115.53 12 - -

Terminal Fertica P 63.38 7 - -

Golfito P 134.46 61 - -

Quepos P 3.27 60 - -

Limón-Moín C 9,995.51 2,493 492,327 927,451

617,861

53,038

594,620

5,666,338

98,126

Container

Country/Ports Seaboard

Central America

Continue



Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by Ports

2011

Carga Buques

(Thousands of

metric tons) Unidades Unidades TEU

PANAMA 62,425.13 8,129 6,629,943

Armuelles P - 40 - -

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 490.51 145 12,738 25,964

Amador & Resort P - 44 - -

Charco Azul P 3,445.55 57 - -

Chiriquí Grande C 4,579.26 95 - -

COLON 2000 C - 177 - -

Colon Port Terminal C 0.03 6 101 105

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C 3,273.82 605 284,919 491,069

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C 13,306.70 2,716 1,110,608 1,899,802

Panama Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P 23,718.60 2,185 1,908,741 3,232,265

Panama Port Co.Cristobal (PPC) C 7,728.67 1,694 633,206 980,738

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P 965.77 82 - -

T. Decal P 1,547.76 109 - -

T. Granelera C 590.46 89 - -

T. Petrolero C 2,767.35 82 - -

T. Samba Bonita C 10.65 3 -

Guatemala 18,301.25 3,328 1,163,076

El Salvador 5,847.54 725 161,226

Honduras 12,136.68 2,570 662,672

Nicaragua 3,437.74 642 84,467

Costa Rica 14,207.36 3,373 1,095,490

Panama 62,425.13 8,129 6,629,943


a /: Santo Tomas de Castilla not included in transshipment container handling units

352,380

53,038

594,620

3,950,313

3,950,313

617,861

98,126

S u m m a r y t a b l e b y c o u n t r y

Country/Ports Seaboard

Contenedores



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

15,786.43 11,801.84 27,588.27 18,379.30 12,818.65 31,197.95 17,532.58 11,547.41 29,079.99 16,889.83 11,599.66 28,489.49 68,588.14 47,767.56 116,355.70

2,662.31 2,145.54 4,807.85 3,105.72 1,744.40 4,850.12 2,979.33 1,385.13 4,364.46 2,497.07 1,781.75 4,278.82 11,244.43 7,056.82 18,301.25

C 657.76 750.83 1,408.59 651.89 695.21 1,347.10 670.57 641.35 1,311.92 565.63 615.56 1,181.19 2,545.85 2,702.95 5,248.80

C 338.19 372.38 710.57 322.36 369.88 692.24 281.57 303.56 585.13 274.33 337.98 612.31 1,216.45 1,383.80 2,600.25

P 1,260.66 871.31 2,131.97 1,647.58 592.35 2,239.93 1,617.52 402.11 2,019.63 1,271.22 720.19 1,991.41 5,796.98 2,585.96 8,382.94

P 405.70 151.02 556.72 483.89 86.96 570.85 409.67 38.11 447.78 385.89 108.02 493.91 1,685.15 384.11 2,069.26

1,120.44 426.80 1,547.24 1,290.48 246.34 1,536.82 1,127.01 209.08 1,336.09 1,190.66 236.73 1,427.39 4,728.59 1,118.95 5,847.54

P 8.01 - 8.01 - - - 17.45 0.19 17.64 14.38 0.85 15.23 39.84 1.04 40.88

P 1,093.95 426.80 1,520.75 1,284.31 246.34 1,530.65 1,106.02 208.89 1,314.91 1,151.27 235.88 1,387.15 4,635.55 1,117.91 5,753.46

P 18.48 - 18.48 6.17 - 6.17 3.54 - 3.54 25.01 - 25.01 53.20 - 53.20

1,802.95 1,250.41 3,053.36 2,075.11 1,343.80 3,418.91 1,792.75 1,136.01 2,928.76 1,621.72 1,113.93 2,735.65 7,292.53 4,844.15 12,136.68

C 1,492.47 985.35 2,477.82 1,628.53 974.64 2,603.17 1,475.01 716.00 2,191.01 1,334.32 757.21 2,091.53 5,930.33 3,433.20 9,363.53

C 60.44 - 60.44 130.51 - 130.51 60.81 - 60.81 61.43 - 61.43 313.19 - 313.19

C 0.17 0.81 0.98 0.04 0.71 0.75 0.05 0.86 0.91 0.01 - 0.01 0.27 2.38 2.65

C 61.19 150.92 212.11 49.54 123.72 173.26 58.36 164.68 223.04 50.93 147.11 198.04 220.02 586.43 806.45

P 188.68 113.33 302.01 266.49 244.73 511.22 198.52 254.47 452.99 175.03 209.61 384.64 828.72 822.14 1,650.86

680.82 231.31 912.13 660.38 173.15 833.53 704.50 110.12 814.62 736.96 140.50 877.46 2,782.66 655.08 3,437.74

P 398.70 225.98 624.68 482.37 168.66 651.03 429.73 104.61 534.34 496.14 131.77 627.91 1,806.94 631.02 2,437.96

P 268.50 - 268.50 168.74 - 168.74 256.95 - 256.95 226.66 - 226.66 920.85 - 920.85

C 4.44 - 4.44 3.08 - 3.08 5.05 - 5.05 2.32 - 2.32 14.89 - 14.89

C 5.50 1.18 6.68 2.31 0.78 3.09 5.01 0.92 5.93 5.61 2.89 8.50 18.43 5.77 24.20

C 3.68 4.15 7.83 3.88 3.71 7.59 7.76 4.59 12.35 6.23 5.84 12.07 21.55 18.29 39.84

2,030.02 1,603.98 3,634.00 1,853.04 1,865.69 3,718.73 2,068.78 1,392.34 3,461.12 1,875.48 1,518.03 3,393.51 7,827.32 6,380.04 14,207.36

P 837.60 156.03 993.63 741.58 186.54 928.12 893.14 149.14 1,042.28 791.47 137.16 928.63 3,263.79 628.87 3,892.66

P 0.41 0.33 0.74 0.34 0.59 0.93 0.09 0.10 0.19 0.25 0.44 0.69 1.09 1.46 2.55

P 11.51 43.52 55.03 - 38.65 38.65 - 21.85 21.85 - - - 11.51 104.02 115.53

P 31.08 - 31.08 8.80 - 8.80 2.00 - 2.00 21.50 - 21.50 63.38 - 63.38

P - 6.89 6.89 1.00 42.59 43.59 0.75 37.52 38.27 22.03 23.68 45.71 23.78 110.68 134.46

P 1.49 - 1.49 0.70 - 0.70 0.53 - 0.53 0.55 - 0.55 3.27 - 3.27

C 1,147.93 1,397.21 2,545.14 1,100.62 1,597.32 2,697.94 1,172.27 1,183.73 2,356.00 1,039.68 1,356.75 2,396.43 4,460.50 5,535.01 9,995.51

7,489.89 6,143.80 13,633.69 9,394.57 7,445.27 16,839.84 8,860.21 7,314.73 16,174.94 8,967.94 6,808.72 15,776.66 34,712.61 27,712.52 62,425.13

C 55.93 88.54 144.47 39.11 92.72 131.83 35.30 86.63 121.93 26.51 65.77 92.28 156.85 333.66 490.51

P 63.58 726.53 790.11 111.89 1,096.88 1,208.77 - 885.95 885.95 59.45 501.27 560.72 234.92 3,210.63 3,445.55

C 526.92 - 526.92 1,632.68 130.72 1,763.40 965.99 88.52 1,054.51 1,233.45 0.98 1,234.43 4,359.04 220.22 4,579.26

C - 0.03 0.03 - - - - - - - - - - 0.03 0.03

C 143.66 613.35 757.01 149.59 688.86 838.45 186.99 649.22 836.21 166.23 675.92 842.15 646.47 2,627.35 3,273.82

C 1,448.39 1,462.15 2,910.54 1,630.34 1,686.69 3,317.03 1,828.51 1,830.39 3,658.90 1,689.26 1,730.97 3,420.23 6,596.50 6,710.20 13,306.70

P 2,971.14 2,317.50 5,288.64 3,433.67 2,567.66 6,001.33 3,548.49 2,710.34 6,258.83 3,475.17 2,694.63 6,169.80 13,428.47 10,290.13 23,718.60

C 622.31 935.70 1,558.01 773.66 1,181.74 1,955.40 1,004.40 1,063.68 2,068.08 1,008.00 1,139.18 2,147.18 3,408.37 4,320.30 7,728.67

P 211.28 - 211.28 220.05 - 220.05 262.22 - 262.22 272.22 - 272.22 965.77 - 965.77

P 459.43 - 459.43 395.63 - 395.63 291.56 - 291.56 401.14 - 401.14 1,547.76 - 1,547.76

C 251.53 - 251.53 174.55 - 174.55 49.82 - 49.82 114.56 - 114.56 590.46 - 590.46

C 725.07 - 725.07 833.40 - 833.40 686.93 - 686.93 521.95 - 521.95 2,767.35 - 2,767.35

C 10.65 - 10.65 - - - - - - - - - 10.65 - 10.65

2,662.31 2,145.54 4,807.85 3,105.72 1,744.40 4,850.12 2,979.33 1,385.13 4,364.46 2,497.07 1,781.75 4,278.82 11,244.43 7,056.82 18,301.25

1,120.44 426.80 1,547.24 1,290.48 246.34 1,536.82 1,127.01 209.08 1,336.09 1,190.66 236.73 1,427.39 4,728.59 1,118.95 5,847.54

1,802.95 1,250.41 3,053.36 2,075.11 1,343.80 3,418.91 1,792.75 1,136.01 2,928.76 1,621.72 1,113.93 2,735.65 7,292.53 4,844.15 12,136.68

680.82 231.31 912.13 660.38 173.15 833.53 704.50 110.12 814.62 736.96 140.50 877.46 2,782.66 655.08 3,437.74

2,030.02 1,603.98 3,634.00 1,853.04 1,865.69 3,718.73 2,068.78 1,392.34 3,461.12 1,875.48 1,518.03 3,393.51 7,827.32 6,380.04 14,207.36

7,489.89 6,143.80 13,633.69 9,394.57 7,445.27 16,839.84 8,860.21 7,314.73 16,174.94 8,967.94 6,808.72 15,776.66 34,712.61 27,712.52 62,425.13


NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

PANAMÁ

O: Offloaded L: Loaded

T. Petrolero

T. Samba Bonita

S u m m a r y t a b l e b y c o u n t r yGUATEMALA

EL SALVADOR

HONDURAS

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T)

Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB)

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC)

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA)

T. Decal

T. Granelera

PANAMA

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante)

Charco Azul

Chiriquí Grande

Colon Port Terminal


Puntarenas

Terminal Punta Morales

Terminal Fertica

Golfito

Quepos

Limón-Moín

Sandino

Cabezas

El Bluff

Arlen Siu

COSTA RICA

Caldera

Tela

La Ceiba

Puerto Castilla

San Lorenzo

NICARAGUA

Corinto

EL SALVADOR

La Unión

Acajutla

Corsain

HONDURAS

Puerto Cortés

CENTRAL AMERICA

GUATEMALA

Santo Tomas de Castilla

Barrios

Quetzal

Boyas de San José

Table 1.

Central America: Cargo throughput by country and ports

(Thousands of metric tons) Año 2011

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

Table 1.- Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports (Thousands of metric tons), 2011



Table 2: Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly

(units), 2011

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

Central America 4,742 4,729 4,543 4,753 18,767

GUATEMALA 844 896 795 793 3,328

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 391 390 352 347 1,480

Barrios C 122 119 101 104 446

Puerto Quetzal P 298 354 315 322 1,289

San José P 33 33 27 20 113

EL SALVADOR 186 179 180 180 725

LA Unión P 1 - 3 12 16

Acajutla P 177 171 171 156 675

Corsain P 8 8 6 12 34

HONDURAS 672 682 617 599 2,570

Puerto Cortés C 450 475 411 392 1,728

Tela C 8 9 6 9 32

La Ceiba C 15 21 17 1 54

Puerto Castilla C 45 41 57 48 191

Roatán C 117 92 79 107 395

Terminal Coxen Hole 49 24 12 40 125

Terminal Maghogany Bay C 68 68 67 67 270

San Lorenzo P 37 44 47 42 170

NICARAGUA 166 163 155 158 642

Corinto P 106 119 103 103 431

Sandino P 10 7 8 7 32

San Juan del Sur P 23 3 1 10 37

Cabezas C 4 2 4 2 12

El Bluff C 8 6 13 11 38

El Rama (Arlen Siu) C 15 26 26 25 92

COSTA RICA 874 825 812 862 3,373

Caldera P 195 151 154 171 671

Terminal Puntarenas P 20 21 6 22 69

Terminal de Punta Morales P 6 4 1 1 12

Golfito P 4 1 1 1 7

Quepos P 14 14 16 17 61

Terminal Fertica P 12 8 21 19 60

Limón-Moín C 623 626 613 631 2,493 Continue



Table 2: Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly

(units), 2011 Country/Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total

PANAMA 2,000 1,984 1,984 2,161 8,129

Aguadulce P - - - - -

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C - 43 53 49 145

AMADOR & RESORTS P 20 9 1 14 44

Armuelles P 40 - - - 40

Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P 492 516 555 622 2,185

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C 443 427 373 451 1,694

Charco Azul P 14 16 16 11 57

Chiriquí Grande C 16 30 25 24 95

COLON 2000 C 79 39 9 50 177

Colon Port Terminal C 6 - - - 6

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C 139 147 147 172 605

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C 655 671 707 683 2,716

Pedregal P - - - - -

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P 23 17 21 21 82

T. Decal P 30 25 32 22 109

T. Petrolero C 8 36 4 34 82

T. GRANELERA C 33 7 41 8 89

T. Samba Bonita C 2 1 - - 3

S u m m a r y T a b l e

Guatemala 844 896 795 793 3,328

El Salvador 186 179 180 180 725

Honduras 672 682 617 599 2,570

Nicaragua 166 163 155 158 642

Costa Rica 874 825 812 862 3,373

Panamá 2,000 1,984 1,984 2,161 8,129




Table 3: Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type

(units), 2011

Country/Ports

Seaboard

Conventional Reefer

Container

Ships Ro-Ro

Dry Bulk

Carrier Liquid Bulk

oil Tanker

Gas Carrier/Tanker Barge Cruises

Others Total

Central America 1,021 1,440 11,264 818 738 735 1,028 155 313 948 307 18,767

GUATEMALA 273 376 1,892 107 217 319 15 6 15 60 48 3,328

Santo Tomás de Castilla C 165 155 968 34 13 111 15 - - 19 - 1,480

Barrios C 29 21 346 - 15 21 - - 14 - - 446

Puerto Quetzal P 79 200 578 73 189 74 - 6 1 41 48 1,289

San José P - - - - - 113 - - - - - 113

EL SALVADOR 25 - 310 59 121 79 88 3 - 2 38 725

La Unión P - - 14 - 2 - - - - - - 16

Acajutla P 25 - 296 59 119 78 88 - - 2 8 675

Corsain P - - - - - 1 - 3 - - 30 34

HONDURAS 101 59 1,461 69 188 82 145 30 - 397 38 2,570

Puerto Cortés C 43 11 1,350 16 154 53 59 30 - 2 10 1,728

Tela C - - - - - - 32 - - - - 32

La Ceiba C 27 - - - - - - - - - 27 54

Puerto Castilla C 8 48 110 - - 25 - - - - - 191

Roatán C - - - - - - - - - 395 - 395

T. Coxen Hole - - - - - - - - - 125 - 125

T. Mahogany Bay - - - - - - - - - 270 - 270

San Lorenzo P 23 - 1 53 34 4 54 - - - 1 170

NICARAGUA 221 - 196 71 - - 105 - - 48 1 642

Corinto P 86 - 196 71 - - 66 - - 11 1 431

Sandino P 17 - - - - - 15 - - - - 32

San Juan del Sur P - - - - - - - - - 37 - 37

Cabezas C - - - - - - 12 - - - - 12

El Bluff C 26 - - - - - 12 - - - - 38

El Rama (Arlen Siu) C 92 - - - - - - - - - - 92

COSTA RICA* 211 789 1,509 156 133 46 11 116 - 220 182 3,373

Caldera P 13 52 273 71 105 17 - 1 - 57 82 671

Terminal Puntarenas P - - - 2 - - - - - 65 2 69

Terminal de Punta Morales P - - - - 7 5 - - - - - 12

Golfito P - - - - 6 1 - - - - - 7

Quepos P 8 - - - 9 - - - - 2 42 61

Terminal Fertica P - - - - - - 1 - - 3 56 60

Limón-Moín C 190 737 1,236 83 6 23 10 115 - 93 - 2,493 Continue



Table 3: Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type (units), 2011

Country/Ports Seaboard Conventional Reefer

Container

Ships Ro-Ro

Dry Bulk

Carrier Liquid Bulk

oil Tanker

Gas Carrier/Tanker Barge Cruises

Others Total

PANAMA 190 216 5,896 356 79 209 664 - 298 221 - 8,129

Aguadulce P - - - - - - - - - - - -

AMADOR & RESORTS P - - - - - - - - - 44 - 44

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C - 145 - - - - - - - - - 145

Armuelles P - 40 - - - - - - - - - 40

Charco Azul P - - - - - - 57 - - - - 57

Chiriquí Grande C 15 - - - - - 80 - - - - 95

COLON 2000 C - - - - - - - - - 177 - 177

Colon Port Terminal C 6 - - - - - - - - - - 6

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C 24 - 581 - - - - - - - - 605

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C 47 - 2,393 271 - - 1 - 4 - - 2,716

Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P 9 6 1,830 67 24 97 141 - 11 - - 2,185

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C 82 25 1,092 18 34 98 65 - 280 - - 1,694

Pedregal P - - - - - - - - - - - -

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P - - - - - - 82 - - - - 82

T. Decal P - - - - - - 109 - - - - 109

T. Petrolero C 5 - - - 7 7 63 - - - - 82

T. GRANELERA C 1 - - - 14 7 66 - 1 - - 89

T. Samba Bonita C 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - 3

Yacth Club-Cristobal P - - - - - - - - - - - -


Guatemala 273 376 1,892 107 217 319 15 6 15 60 48 3,328

El Salvador 25 - 310 59 121 79 88 3 - 2 38 725

Honduras 101 59 1,461 69 188 82 145 30 - 397 38 2,570

Nicaragua 221 - 196 71 - - 105 - - 48 1 642

Costa Rica 211 789 1,509 156 133 46 11 116 - 220 182 3,373

Panamá 190 216 5,896 356 79 209 664 - 298 221 - 8,129




Table 4: Traffic by cargo type

(Thousands of metric tons), 2011

Country/Ports Seaboard General Cargo Containerized Ro Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others Total

CENTRAL AMERICA 3,152.50 69,191.11 653.46 12,847.61 28,757.17 1,753.85 116,355.70

GUATEMALA 1,016.60 8,087.84 38.85 4,427.79 4,350.39 379.78 18,301.25

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 494.76 3,351.11 4.30 235.77 1,162.86 - 5,248.80

Barrios C 150.86 2,238.46 - 78.77 132.16 - 2,600.25

Quetzal P 370.98 2,498.27 34.55 4,113.25 986.11 379.78 8,382.94

Boyas de San José P - - - - 2,069.26 - 2,069.26

EL SALVADOR 142.52 1,548.36 13.95 1,813.44 2,303.23 26.04 5,847.54

La Unión P - 17.46 - 23.42 - - 40.88

Acajutla P 142.52 1,530.90 13.95 1,790.02 2,276.07 - 5,753.46

Corsain p - - - - 27.16 26.04 53.20

HONDURAS 296.27 4,425.97 2.90 3,039.11 3,025.07 1,347.36 12,136.68

Puerto Cortés C 197.88 3,932.68 2.90 2,223.89 1,832.69 1,173.49 9,363.53

Tela C - - - - 313.19 - 313.19

La Ceiba C 2.65 - - - - - 2.65

Puerto Castilla C 27.16 491.52 - - 114.27 173.50 806.45

San Lorenzo P 68.58 1.77 - 815.22 764.92 0.37 1,650.86

NICARAGUA 54.17 749.09 17.59 963.53 1,653.36 - 3,437.74

Corinto P 39.32 713.19 17.59 851.58 816.28 - 2,437.96

Sandino P - - - 111.95 808.90 - 920.85

Cabezas C - - - - 14.89 - 14.89

El Bluff C - 10.91 - - 13.29 - 24.20

Arlen Siu C 14.85 24.99 - - - - 39.84

COSTA RICA 851.93 8,496.42 134.69 2,202.70 2,520.95 0.67 14,207.36

Caldera P 291.26 1,375.73 46.69 2,032.95 146.03 - 3,892.66

Puntarenas P 0.97 - - 0.01 1.57 - 2.55

Terminal Punta Morales P - - - 60.88 54.65 - 115.53

Golfito P - - - 63.38 - - 63.38

Quepos P 35.26 - - - 99.20 - 134.46

Terminal Fertica P 2.20 - - - 1.07 - 3.27

Limón-Moín C 522.24 7,120.69 88.00 45.48 2,218.43 0.67 9,995.51

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Table 4: Traffic by cargo type



PANAMA 791.01 45,883.43 445.48 401.04 14,904.17 - 62,425.13

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 304.74 160.91 - 24.86 - - 490.51

Charco Azul P - - - - 3,445.55 - 3,445.55

Chiriquí Grande C 49.83 - - - 4,529.43 - 4,579.26

Colon Port Terminal C - 0.03 - - - - 0.03

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C - 3,273.82 - - - - 3,273.82

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C - 12,963.24 343.46 - - - 13,306.70

Panama Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P - 22,593.98 90.18 97.67 936.77 - 23,718.60

Panama Port Co.Cristobal (PPC) C 27.91 6,891.45 11.84 85.93 711.54 - 7,728.67

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P - - - - 965.77 - 965.77

T. Decal P - - - - 1,547.76 - 1,547.76

T. Granelera C 397.88 - - 192.58 - - 590.46

T. Petrolero C - - - - 2,767.35 - 2,767.35

T. Samba Bonita C 10.65 - - - - - 10.65


Guatemala 1,016.60 8,087.84 38.85 4,427.79 4,350.39 379.78 18,301.25

El Salvador 142.52 1,548.36 13.95 1,813.44 2,303.23 26.04 5,847.54

Honduras 296.27 4,425.97 2.90 3,039.11 3,025.07 1,347.36 12,136.68

Nicaragua 54.17 749.09 17.59 963.53 1,653.36 - 3,437.74

Costa Rica 851.93 8,496.42 134.69 2,202.70 2,520.95 0.67 14,207.36

Panama 791.01 45,883.43 445.48 401.04 14,904.17 - 62,425.13


- : Zero

0 : Quantity does not reach unity in thousands



Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type



CENTRAL AMERICA 2,033.15 32,448.65 454.30 9,967.45 22,904.57 780.02 68,588.14

GUATEMALA 486.02 3,874.88 37.06 3,437.83 3,319.45 89.19 11,244.43

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 46.23 1,683.23 2.70 235.77 577.92 - 2,545.85

Barrios C 68.81 936.71 - 78.77 132.16 - 1,216.45

Quetzal P 370.98 1,254.94 34.36 3,123.29 924.22 89.19 5,796.98

Boyas de San José P - - - - 1,685.15 - 1,685.15

EL SALVADOR 140.72 932.23 13.95 1,531.68 2,083.97 26.04 4,728.59

La Unión P - 16.42 - 23.42 - - 39.84

Acajutla P 140.72 915.81 13.95 1,508.26 2,056.81 - 4,635.55

Corsain P - - - - 27.16 26.04 53.20

HONDURAS 210.07 1,956.08 1.40 1,700.16 2,760.03 664.79 7,292.53

Puerto Cortés C 148.58 1,825.40 1.40 1,659.00 1,714.50 581.45 5,930.33

Tela C - - - - 313.19 - 313.19

La Ceiba C 0.27 - - - - - 0.27


San Lorenzo P 53.95 1.64 - 41.16 731.69 0.28 828.72

NICARAGUA 30.42 424.44 17.59 763.02 1,547.19 - 2,782.66

Corinto P 23.30 404.21 17.59 651.07 710.77 - 1,806.94

Sandino P - - - 111.95 808.90 - 920.85

Cabezas C - - - - 14.89 - 14.89

El Bluff C - 5.80 - - 12.63 - 18.43

Arlen Siu C 7.12 14.43 - - - - 21.55

COSTA RICA 671.79 2,528.57 95.03 2,141.82 2,390.11 - 7,827.32

Caldera P 197.28 845.06 46.69 2,032.95 141.81 - 3,263.79

Puntarenas P 0.09 - - 0.01 0.99 - 1.09

Terminal Punta Morales P - - - - 11.51 - 11.51

Terminal Fertica P - - - 63.38 - - 63.38

Golfito P 7.48 - - - 16.30 - 23.78

Quepos P 2.20 - - - 1.07 - 3.27

Limón-Moín C 464.74 1,683.51 48.34 45.48 2,218.43 - 4,460.50

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Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type


Country/Ports Seaboard General Cargo Containerized Ro Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others Total PANAMA 494.13 22,732.45 289.27 392.94 10,803.82 - 34,712.61

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 22.79 109.20 - 24.86 - - 156.85

Charco Azul P - - - - 234.92 - 234.92

Chiriquí Grande C 42.83 - - - 4,316.21 - 4,359.04

Colon Port Terminal C - - - - - - -

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C - 646.47 - - - - 646.47


Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P - 12,676.05 90.17 89.57 572.68 - 13,428.47

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C 19.98 2,894.31 9.02 85.93 399.13 - 3,408.37

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P - - - - 965.77 - 965.77

T. Decal P - - - - 1,547.76 - 1,547.76

T. Granelera C 397.88 - - 192.58 - - 590.46

T. Petrolero C - - - - 2,767.35 - 2,767.35

T. Samba Bonita C 10.65 - - - - - 10.65


Guatemala 486.02 3,874.88 37.06 3,437.83 3,319.45 89.19 11,244.43

El Salvador 140.72 932.23 13.95 1,531.68 2,083.97 26.04 4,728.59

Honduras 210.07 1,956.08 1.40 1,700.16 2,760.03 664.79 7,292.53

Nicaragua 30.42 424.44 17.59 763.02 1,547.19 - 2,782.66

Costa Rica 671.79 2,528.57 95.03 2,141.82 2,390.11 - 7,827.32

Panama 494.13 22,732.45 289.27 392.94 10,803.82 - 34,712.61

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Authority - : Zero




Table 4-B: Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type



CENTRAL AMERICA 1,119.35 36,742.46 199.16 2,880.16 5,852.60 973.83 47,767.56

GUATEMALA 530.58 4,212.96 1.79 989.96 1,030.94 290.59 7,056.82

Santo Tomas de Castilla C 448.53 1,667.88 1.60 - 584.94 - 2,702.95

Barrios C 82.05 1,301.75 - - - - 1,383.80

Quetzal P - 1,243.33 0.19 989.96 61.89 290.59 2,585.96

Boyas de San José P - - - - 384.11 - 384.11 EL SALVADOR 1.80 616.13 - 281.76 219.26 - 1,118.95

La Unión P - 1.04 - - - - 1.04

Acajutla P 1.80 615.09 - 281.76 219.26 - 1,117.91

Corsain P - - - - - - - Honduras 86.20 2,469.89 1.50 1,338.95 265.04 682.57 4,844.15

Puerto Cortés C 49.30 2,107.28 1.50 564.89 118.19 592.04 3,433.20

Tela C - - - - - - -

La Ceiba C 2.38 - - - - - 2.38


San Lorenzo P 14.63 0.13 - 774.06 33.23 0.09 822.14

NICARAGUA 23.75 324.65 - 200.51 106.17 - 655.08

Corinto P 16.02 308.98 - 200.51 105.51 - 631.02

Sandino P - - - - - - -

Cabezas C - - - - - - -

El Bluff C - 5.11 - - 0.66 - 5.77

Arlen Siu C 7.73 10.56 - - - - 18.29 COSTA RICA 180.14 5,967.85 39.66 60.88 130.84 0.67 6,380.04

Caldera P 93.98 530.67 - - 4.22 - 628.87

Puntarenas P 0.88 - - - 0.58 - 1.46

Terminal Punta Morales P - - - 60.88 43.14 - 104.02

Terminal Fertica P - - - - - - -

Golfito P 27.78 - - - 82.90 - 110.68

Quepos P - - - - - - -

Limón-Moín C 57.50 5,437.18 39.66 - - 0.67 5,535.01 Continue



Table 4-B: Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type



PANAMA 296.88 23,150.98 156.21 8.10 4,100.35 - 27,712.52

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 281.95 51.71 - - - - 333.66

Charco Azul P - - - - 3,210.63 - 3,210.63

Chiriquí Grande C 7.00 - - - 213.22 - 220.22

Colon Port Terminal C - 0.03 - - - - 0.03

Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C - 2,627.35 - - - - 2,627.35


Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P - 9,917.93 0.01 8.10 364.09 - 10,290.13

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C 7.93 3,997.14 2.82 - 312.41 - 4,320.30

Petro America Terminal, S.A. (PATSA) P - - - - - - -

T. Decal P - - - - - - -

T. Granelera C - - - - - - -

T. Petrolero C - - - - - - -

T. Samba Bonita C - - - - - - -


Guatemala 530.58 4,212.96 1.79 989.96 1,030.94 290.59 7,056.82

El Salvador 1.80 616.13 - 281.76 219.26 - 1,118.95

Honduras 86.20 2,469.89 1.50 1,338.95 265.04 682.57 4,844.15

Nicaragua 23.75 324.65 - 200.51 106.17 - 655.08

Costa Rica 180.14 5,967.85 39.66 60.88 130.84 0.67 6,380.04

Panama 296.88 23,150.98 156.21 8.10 4,100.35 - 27,712.52


- : Zero




Table 5: Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions


Ports Country

Central America North America South America Caribbean Europe Asia Others Total

Total Seaboard Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination Origin Destination

Central American a/

4,540.60

2,209.90

24,521.08

13,565.38

11,120.01

2,296.58

2,036.65

760.56

2,252.85

2,747.52

7,463.98

2,416.96

6,959.48

2,191.97

58,894.65

26,188.87

85,083.52

Guatemala

154.08

156.32

7,159.46

4,761.59

1,596.72

352.20

210.75

215.40

783.94

376.58

977.90

735.36

361.56 459.38

11,244.41

7,056.83

18,301.24

Santo Tomás de Castilla C

79.02

45.69

1,813.65

2,162.02

365.91

31.77

44.49

189.02

196.67

181.94

12.33

17.45

33.76

75.08

2,545.83

2,702.97

5,248.80

Barrios C

0.32

13.85

1,186.23

1,369.94

23.64

-

6.27 -

-

-

-

-

- -

1,216.46

1,383.79

2,600.25

Quetzal P

53.02

96.78

2,783.45

1,059.79

1,027.15

320.43

92.17

7.37

547.81

180.39

965.57

536.90

327.80

384.30

5,796.97

2,585.96

8,382.93

Boyas de San José P

21.72

-

1,376.13

169.84

180.02

-

67.82

19.01

39.46

14.25

-

181.01

- -

1,685.15

384.11

2,069.26

El Salvador

852.12

50.91

2,218.05

467.33

444.40

51.17

140.50

22.88

107.60

83.91

415.03

170.17

550.89 272.58

4,728.59

1,118.95

5,847.54

La Unión P

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

-

-

-

-

39.84

1.04

39.84

1.04

40.88

Acajutla P

852.12

50.91

2,218.05

467.33

444.40

51.17

140.50

22.88

107.60

83.91

415.03

170.17

457.85

271.54

4,635.55

1,117.91

5,753.46

Corsain P

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

-

-

-

-

53.20 -

53.20

-

53.20

Honduras b/

201.49

172.99

4,895.82

2,851.77

723.89

147.75

221.37

138.39

427.56

450.86

238.07

1,015.68

584.33 66.70

7,292.53

4,844.14

12,136.67

Cortes C

137.08

158.52

4,482.27

2,348.40

253.11

131.70

173.11

106.23

399.09

359.66

219.01

264.39

266.67

64.30

5,930.34

3,433.20

9,363.54

Tela C

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

-

-

-

-

313.19 -

313.19

-

313.19

La Ceiba C

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

-

-

-

-

0.27

2.38

0.27

2.38

2.65

Castilla C

49.38

13.58

136.06

474.69

19.44

16.05

3.12

9.39

8.15

64.69

-

8.01

3.86

0.01

220.01

586.42

806.43

San Lorenzo P

15.03

0.89

277.49

28.68

451.34

-

45.14

22.77

20.32

26.51

19.06

743.28

0.34

0.01

828.72

822.14

1,650.86

Nicaragua

-

-

718.01

242.05

919.11

77.76

636.40 -

39.84

-

198.60

162.29

270.70 172.99

2,782.66

655.09

3,437.75

Corinto P

-

-

656.42

225.43

110.21

70.98

595.65 -

39.84

-

134.12

162.29

270.70

172.33

1,806.94

631.03

2,437.97

Sandino P

-

-

34.24

-

808.90

-

13.23 -

-

-

64.48

-

- -

920.85

-

920.85

Cabezas C

-

-

-

-

-

-

14.89 -

-

-

-

-

- -

14.89

-

14.89

El Bluff C

-

-

5.80

5.11

-

-

12.63 -

-

-

-

-

-

0.66

18.43

5.77

24.20

Arlen Siu C

-

-

21.55

11.51

-

6.78

- -

-

-

-

-

- -

21.55

18.29

39.84

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Table 5: Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions (Thousands of metric tons), 2011

Ports Regions Central America North America South America Caribbean Europe Asia Others Total

Total Seabo

ard Origin Destinati

on Origin Destinatio

n Origin Destinatio

n Origin Destinat

ion Origin Destinatio

n Origin Destinatio

n Origin Destinat

ion Origin Destinatio

n

Costa Rica c/ 1,145.28 1,391.03

3,918.86

2,249.76

582.51

321.86

15.41

8.68

344.34

1,482.16

478.10

181.40

1,342.83 745.15

7,827.33

6,380.04

14,207.37

Caldera d/ P

46.99

126.12

1,778.05

259.06

189.98

34.38

15.41

8.68

182.49

19.10

478.10

181.40

572.77

0.13

3,263.79

628.87

3,892.66

Puntarenas P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.09

1.46

1.09

1.46

2.55

Terminal Punta Morales P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11.51

104.02

11.51

104.02

115.53

Terminal Fertica P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63.38

-

63.38

-

63.38

Quepos P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.27

-

3.27

-

3.27

Golfito P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23.78

110.68

23.78

110.68

134.46

Limon&Moin C

1,098.29

1,264.91

2,140.81

1,990.70

392.53

287.48

-

-

161.85

1,463.06

-

-

667.03

528.86

4,460.51

5,535.01

9,995.52

Panamá e/

2,187.63

438.65

5,610.88

2,992.88

6,853.38

1,345.84

812.22

375.21

549.57

354.01

5,156.28

152.06

3,849.17 475.17

25,019.13

6,133.82

31,152.95

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C

92.14

154.37

24.86

5.10

24.66

3.68

-

-

15.19

170.51

-

-

-

-

156.85

333.66

490.51

Charco Azul P

-

56.12

-

2,799.01

234.92

355.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

234.92

3,210.63

3,445.55

Chiriquí Grande C

-

-

142.25

-

3,785.73

75.34

313.34

7.00

67.80

81.42

-

-

49.92

56.46

4,359.04

220.22

4,579.26

Colon Port Terminal C

-

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.03

0.03


f

C

1.51

3.34

30.94

2.86

33.99

89.69

1.93

59.04

-

-

61.44

22.30

5.94

6.68

135.75

183.91

319.66

Manzanillo Int l Terminal (MIT) f

C

-

98.14

362.07

94.21

181.18

481.79

42.68

230.08

132.90

102.08

285.56

-

314.92

335.74

1,319.31

1,342.04

2,661.35

Panama Port Co.Balboa f P

1,976.73

50.70

2,788.64

52.04

1,772.96

123.08

-

-

235.28

-

4,759.00

129.76

955.86

55.71

12,488.47

411.29

12,899.76

Panama Port Co.Cristobal f C

8.67

75.95

276.47

39.66

71.14

216.76

27.26

79.09

-

-

50.28

-

9.00

20.58

442.82

432.04

874.86

Petroamerica Terminal (PATSA)

P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

965.77

-

965.77

-

965.77

T. Decal P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,547.76

-

1,547.76

-

1,547.76

T Granelera C

-

-

5.29

-

341.46

-

214.98

-

28.72

-

-

-

-

-

590.45

-

590.45

T Petrolera Bahia las Minas C

108.58

-

1,980.36

-

407.34

-

201.38

-

69.68

-

-

-

-

-

2,767.34

-

2,767.34

T Samba Bonita C

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10.65

-

10.65

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Authority a /: Excludes figures ports of Tela and La Ceiba in Honduras, Puntarenas, Terminal and Terminal Fertica Punta Morales of Costa Rica and Panama Container Ports b /: Information cargo movement by source and destination ports of Tela and Ceiba are not available c /: Information cargo movement by source and destination ports of Puntarenas, Terminal and Terminal Punta Morales Fertica not available d /: Estimated figures based on foreign trade information INEC Database of Costa Rica e /: Information cargo movement by source and destination ports and PATSA DECAL, not available. f /: Information movement of cargo origin and destination ports PPB, CCT, PPC and MIT does not include transshipment cargo



Table 6: Central American: Container throughput, (units), 2011

Country/Year

Seaboard

Offloaded Loaded Offloaded Transit Loaded Transit transshipment Total Modules

Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Total

GUATEMALA 169,775 80,704 196,837 64,361 10,707

- 4,781

- 77,708 12,988 459,808 158,053 617,861 Santo Tomás de Castilla C 82,022 32,341 94,867 29,932

-

-

-

-

-

- 176,889 62,273 239,162

Container 45' 14,330

574 12,003 5,002

-

-

-

-

-

- 26,333

5,576 31,909

Container 40' 42,914 26,476 64,208 17,375

-

-

-

-

-

- 107,122 43,851 150,973

Container 20' 24,571 4,773 18,557 7,165

-

-

-

-

-

- 43,128 11,938 55,066

Total Container 81,815 31,823 94,768 29,542

-

-

-

-

-

- 176,583 61,365 237,948

Container

207

518

99

390

-

-

-

-

-

-

Puerto Barrios C 26,127 25,505 49,849 5,332 6,964

- 4,116

- 39,647

457 126,703 31,294 157,997

Container 45' 1,001

90

96

803

127

-

77

-

123

9

1,424

902

2,326

Container 43' 3,234 2,535 5,313

963

723

-

40

-

6,441

311 15,751

3,809 19,560

Container 40' 21,299 22,745 44,374 2,829 5,990

- 3,954

- 33,079

135 108,696 25,709 134,405

Container 20'

593

135

66

737

124

-

45

-

4

2

832

874

1,706

Puerto Quetzal P 61,626 22,858 52,121 29,097 3,743

-

665

- 38,061 12,531 156,216 64,486 220,702

Container 45'

852

17

666 1,175

74

-

163

-

10

-

1,765

1,192

2,957

Container 40' 36,146 13,898 27,827 18,194 3,465

-

484

- 20,821 5,137 88,743 37,229 125,972

Container 20' 24,628 8,943 23,628 9,728

204

-

18

- 17,230 7,394 65,708 26,065 91,773

Total Container 61,626 22,858 52,121 29,097 3,743

-

665

- 38,061 12,531 156,216 64,486 220,702

Container*

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

EL SALVADOR 48,393 2,476 23,975 21,379

-

-

-

554

984

367 73,352 24,774 98,126

Acajutla P 48,393 2,476 23,975 21,379

-

-

-

554

984

367 73,352 24,774 98,126

Container 48'

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Container 45' 2,288

22

841 1,324

-

-

-

-

136

4

3,265

1,350

4,615

Container 40' 27,597 1,767 15,387 11,204

-

-

-

517

526

326 43,510 13,814 57,324


685 7,747 8,851

-

-

-

37

322

37 26,577

9,610 36,187 Continue




Country/Year

Seaboard



HONDURAS

126,580

46,099

148,494

31,207

-

-

-

-

-

-

275,074

77,306

352,380

Cortés C

118,759

33,364

128,708

28,511

-

-

-

-

-

-

247,467

61,875

309,342

Container 48'

254

11

99

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

353

12

365

Container 45'

32,100

2,081

28,838

4,809

-

-

-

-

-

-

60,938

6,890

67,828

Container 43'

3,228

1,024

3,786

305

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,014

1,329

8,343

Container 40'

62,188

22,059

72,554

15,577

-

-

-

-

-

-

134,742

37,636

172,378

Container 20'

20,989

8,189

23,431

7,819

-

-

-

-

-

-

44,420

16,008

60,428

Total Container

118,759

33,364

128,708

28,511

-

-

-

-

-

-

247,467

61,875

309,342

Container

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Castilla C

7,759

12,723

19,771

2,693

-

-

-

-

-

-

27,530

15,416

42,946

Container 40'

7,759

12,723

19,771

2,693

-

-

-

-

-

-

27,530

15,416

42,946

San Lorenzo P

62

12

15

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

77

15

92

Container 40'

56

11

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

68

11

79

Container 20'

6

1

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

4

13

NICARAGUA

25,101

1,657

13,417

11,918

909

4

37

-

-

-

39,461

13,577

53,038

Corinto P

24,011

1,600

13,095

10,998

909

4

37

-

-

-

38,052

12,602

50,654

Container 45'

161

78

85

96

-

-

-

-

-

-

246

174

420

Container 40'

14,310

898

7,883

5,757

71

4

17

-

-

-

22,281

6,659

28,940

Container 20'

9,540

624

5,127

5,145

838

-

20

-

-

-

15,525

5,769

21,294

Puerto Cabezas C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Container 40'

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Container 20'

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Continue




Country/Year

Seaboard



El Bluff C 46

35

17

69

-

-

-

-

-

-

63

104

167

Container 40' 39

31

13

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

52

91

143

Container 20' 7

4

4

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

13

24

EL Rama C 1,044

22

305

851

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,346

871

2,217

Container 45' 2

-

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Container 40' 870

-

230

709

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,100

709

1,809

Container 20' 172

22

74

140

-

-

-

-

-

-

246

162

408

COSTA RICA 163,436

127,425

225,874

64,652

6,609

-

6,624

-

-

-

402,543

192,077

594,620

Caldera P 51,996

1,853

23,078

25,366

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,074

27,219

102,293


1,806

19,662

11,343

-

-

-

-

-

-

52,597

13,149

65,746


47

3,416

14,023

-

-

-

-

-

-

22,477

14,070

36,547

Total Container 51,996

1,853

23,078

25,366

-

-

-

-

-

-

75,074

27,219

102,293

Container -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Limón-Moín C 111,440

125,572

202,796

39,286

6,609

-

6,624

-

-

-

327,469

164,858

492,327

Container 52' -

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

4

Container 45' 3,508

3,479

5,719

1,306

75

-

69

-

-

-

9,371

4,785

14,156

Container 43' 316

126

449

31

-

-

-

-

-

-

765

157

922


119,536

179,128

24,525

5,792

-

5,810

-

-

-

271,713

144,061

415,774


2,232

17,491

13,144

727

-

688

-

-

-

45,508

15,376

60,884

Total Container 111,409

125,373

202,791

39,006

6,594

-

6,567

-

-

-

327,361

164,379

491,740

Container 31

199

5

280

15

-

57

-

-

-

108

479

587

Continue



Table 6:. Central American: Container throughput (units), 2011

Country/Year

Seaboard



PANAMA

215,977

48,809

139,360

117,346

-

-

-

-

2,542,569

886,252

2,897,906

1,052,407

3,950,313

Bocas Frult Co. (Almirante) C

6,714

1,516

2,357

2,151

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,071

3,667

12,738

Chiriquí Grande C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


-

52

49

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

52

101 Colon Container Terminal (C.C.T.) C

37,655

22

10,375

37,945

-

-

-

-

153,910

45,012

201,940

82,979

284,919

Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C

79,009

34,619

80,486

28,007

-

-

-

-

637,987

250,500

797,482

313,126

1,110,608

Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P

69,176

2,648

22,496

38,014

-

-

-

-

1,341,347

435,060

1,433,019

475,722

1,908,741

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C

23,423

9,952

23,597

11,229

-

-

-

-

409,325

155,680

456,345

176,861

633,206

T. Samba Bonita ( Bahía Las Mina ) P

-

-

-


Guatemala

169,775

80,704

196,837

64,361

10,707

-

4,781

-

77,708

12,988

459,808

158,053

617,861

El Salvador

48,393

2,476

23,975

21,379

-

-

-

554

984

367

73,352

24,776

98,128

Honduras

126,580

46,099

148,494

31,207

-

-

-

-

-

-

275,074

77,306

352,380

Nicaragua

25,101

1,657

13,417

11,918

909

4

37

-

-

-

39,464

13,579

53,043

Costa Rica

163,436

127,425

225,874

64,652

6,609

-

6,624

-

-

-

402,543

192,077

594,620

Panamá

215,977

48,809

139,360

117,346

-

-

-

-

2,542,569

886,252

2,897,906

1,052,407

3,950,313

CENTRAL AMERICA

749,262

307,170

747,957

310,863

18,225

4

11,442

554

2,621,261

899,607

4,148,147

1,518,198

5,666,345




Table 7: Central American: Container throughput in TEU

(units), 2011

Country/Year

Seaboard

Offloaded Loaded Offloaded Transit Loaded Transit transshipment Total Total

Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty TEU

GUATEMALA 320,339

148,108

355,416

110,662

21,243

-

9,565

-

145,469

52,274

852,032

311,044 1,163,076

Santo Tomás de Castilla C 169,104

60,052

174,182

51,630

-

-

-

-

6,287

33,645

349,573

145,327 494,900

Barrios C 52,397

51,278

100,453

10,271

13,943

-

8,212

-

80,287

961

255,292

62,510 317,802

Puerto Quetzal P 98,838

36,778

80,781

48,761

7,300

-

1,353

-

58,895

17,668

247,167

103,207 350,374

EL SALVADOR 78,851

4,273

40,413

34,239

-

-

-

1,071

1,681

698

120,945

40,281 161,226

Acajutla P 78,851

4,273

40,413

34,239

-

-

-

1,071

1,681

698

120,945

40,281 161,226

Corsain P -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

HONDURAS 240,775

84,686

281,370

55,841

-

-

-

-

-

-

522,145

140,527 662,672

Cortés C 225,139

59,217

241,801

50,452

-

-

-

-

-

-

466,940

109,669 576,609

Castilla C 15,518

25,446

39,542

5,386

-

-

-

-

-

-

55,060

30,832 85,892

San Lorenzo P 118

23

27

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

145

26 171

NICARAGUA 40,524

2,684

21,651

18,566

980

8

54

-

-

-

63,209

21,258 84,467

Corinto P 38,523

2,596

21,085

16,875

980

8

54

-

-

-

60,642

19,479 80,121

El Bluff C 85

66

30

129

-

-

-

-

-

-

115

195 310

El Rama C 1,916

22

536

1,562

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,452

1,584 4,036

Cabezas C -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- -

COSTA RICA 282,134

253,460

432,341

102,468

12,510

-

12,577

-

-

-

739,562

355,928 1,095,490

Caldera P 84,931

3,659

42,740

36,709

-

-

-

-

-

-

127,671

40,368 168,039

Limón-Moín C 197,203

249,801

389,601

65,759

12,510

-

12,577

-

-

-

611,891

315,560 927,451 Continue



Table 7. Central American: Container throughput in TEU (units), 2011

Country/Year

Seaboard

Offloaded Loaded Offloaded

Transit Loaded Transit transshipment Total Total

Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty TEU

PANAMA

376,947

85,346

244,664

202,397

-

-

-

-

4,187,172

1,533,417

4,808,783

1,821,160

6,629,943

Bocas Frult Co. (Almirante) C

13,647

3,076

4,839

4,402

-

-

-

-

-

-

18,486

7,478

25,964

Chiriquí Grande C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


-

54

51

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

51

54

105 Colon Container

Terminal (C.C.T.) C

68,049

38

18,944

68,853

-

-

-

-

257,619

77,566

344,612

146,457

491,069 Manzanillo Int´l Terminal (M.I.T) C

134,848

59,185

137,781

48,147

-

-

-

-

1,090,515

429,326

1,363,144

536,658

1,899,802

Panamá Port Co.Balboa (PPB) P

121,801

5,074

42,395

61,842

-

-

-

-

2,214,116

787,037

2,378,312

853,953

3,232,265

Panamá Port Co.Cristóbal (PPC) C

38,602

17,919

40,654

19,153

-

-

-

-

624,922

239,488

704,178

276,560

980,738

T. Granalera ( Bahía Las Mina ) C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

T. Samba Bonita ( Bahía Las Mina ) P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


Guatemala

320,339

148,108

355,416

110,662

21,243

-

9,565

-

145,469

52,274

852,032

311,044

1,163,076

El Salvador

78,851

4,273

40,413

34,239

-

-

-

1,071

1,681

698

120,945

40,281

161,226

Honduras

240,775

84,686

281,370

55,841

-

-

-

-

-

-

522,145

140,527

662,672

Nicaragua

40,524

2,684

21,651

18,566

980

8

54

-

-

-

63,209

21,258

84,467

Costa Rica

282,134

253,460

432,341

102,468

12,510

-

12,577

-

-

-

739,562

355,928

1,095,490

Panamá

376,947

85,346

244,664

202,397

-

-

-

-

4,187,172

1,533,417

4,808,783

1,821,160

6,629,943

Central America

1,339,570

578,557

1,375,855

524,173

34,733

8

22,196

1,071

4,334,322

1,586,389

7,106,676

2,690,198

9,796,874 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Authority



Table 8:. Central American: Cruise vessels and passengers arrivals by port, (units), 2011

Country/Year Seaboard Vessel Arrivals Passengers

Cruises Sailboats Cultural Yacht Total Arriving Disembarks Departure

GUATEMALA

60

-

-

-

60

54,722

17,891

18,031

Santo Tomás de Castilla C

19

-

-

19

…

17,822

17,822

Barrios C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Quetzal P

41

-

-

-

41

54,722

69

209

EL SALVADOR

2

-

1

-

3

-

650

-

Acajutla P

2

-

1

-

3

-

650

-

Corsain P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

HONDURAS

397

-

-

-

397

5,338

311,771

-

Cortés C

2

-

-

-

2

5,338 … …

Castilla C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Roatán C

395

-

-

-

395

-

311,771

-

NICARAGUA

48

-

-

-

48

37,243

39,210

39,211

Corinto P

11

-

-

-

11

15,611

14,847

14,847

San Juan del Sur P

37

-

-

-

37

21,632

24,363

24,364

COSTA RICA

217

24

-

3

244

173,723

5,504

6,749

Caldera P

57

1

-

3

61 …

5,063

5,029

Puntarenas P

65

-

-

-

65 …

416

1,717

Quepos p

2

23

-

-

25 …

25

3

Limón-Moín C

93

-

-

-

93

173,723 … …

PANAMA

221

-

-

-

221

-

295,452

293,654

AMADOR & RESORTS C

44

-

-

-

44

223

53

COLON 2000 P

177

-

-

-

177

295,229

293,601

CRISTOBAL P

-

-

-

-

-

-

-


Guatemala

60

-

-

-

60

54,722

17,891

18,031

El Salvador

2

-

1

-

3

-

650

-

Honduras

397

-

-

-

397

5,338

311,771

-

Nicaragua

48

-

-

-

48

37,243

39,210

39,211

Costa Rica

217

24

-

3

244

173,723

5,504

6,749

Panamá

221

-

-

-

221

-

295,452

293,654

Central America

945

24

1

3

973

271,026

670,478

357,645




Glossary of Terms

Arrival: Arrival of a vessel at a port to load or offload or to avoid some danger.

Barge Ship: Shallow draft vessels without their own propulsion system for the transport of different cargo.

Cargo: Shipment or effects and merchandise to be transported from one port to another that is loaded or stowed on a vessel.

Coastal Traffic Port: A port used for commercial operations between national ports.

Containership: Specialized vessel for the transport of containers.

Container: Box or structure specially built to move cargo with a re-usable character. In it merchandise could be packed to be transported from point-to-point as a unit.

Containerized Cargo: Cargo handled in containers that are loaded or offloaded with a crane.

Conventional Vessel: 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 running, administration, maintenance, and services of it.

Docking: Pulling a vessel alongside a dock.

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: Commerce for export and import of merchandise and services from one country to other countries.

General Cargo: Cargo in solid, liquid, or gaseous form that is packed or not packed and that can be treated as a unit and that 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 loaded or offloaded using pipes and/or hoses.

Liquid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of liquid products like

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 shore of the sea that have the natural or artificial physical conditions and organization for carrying out port traffic operations and that is used by the competent administration for carrying out these activities.

Metric tons: is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb).

Multimodal Transport: Uses at least two modes of transport under a single contract and single responsibility.

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: Vessel exclusively for the transport of bulk crude.

Oil Terminal: Maritime port facility dedicated mostly to handling products related to the petroleum industry.

Other Cargo: Cargo that is not classified in the other definitions and that does not represent a significant volume.

Passenger: A person traveling on a vessel that is not part of the crew.

Port: Geographic locality and economic unit of a locality where there are terminals, 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: 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 tractor trailers on their own wheels or wheels added for this purpose, loaded or offloaded using a maritime-overland transport ramp.

Ro-Ro Vessel: Ship designed for transport of tractor trailers and vehicles that is loaded and offloaded using a ramp for rolling on.

Seaboard: Coast of sea, country, or territory.

Solid Bulk Cargo: Solid product moved without containers or packing and loaded or offloaded with a crane.



Solid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of solid bulk products.

Terminal: The unit established in or outside of a port made up by works, facilities, and surfaces and included in its water zone that allows for the full carrying out of the port operations it was designed for.

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.

Tourism Terminal: Port facility dedicated mostly to attending to cruise ships, passengers, yachts, and water recreation activities.

Tourist Vessel (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, this vessel does not normally take on or disembark other passengers, nor load or offload any cargo.

Tractor 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.

Transit: Passage of foreign merchandise through a country when this is part of the total trajectory begun abroad and ending outside of its borders by a means of transport that is not maritime mode.

Transshipping: Comprises the transfer of offloaded cargo (especially containers and tractor trailers) at a port terminal and then loaded on a different vessel; however, in those places where the geography or infrastructure permit it, this operation can be complemented by a model of overland transport (e.g. railroad) that will move the cargo to another port that is sometimes a long distance from the first in order to be transported further.

Type of Cargo: Category of merchandise moved at the ports according to its form and physical characteristics (General, Containerized, Ro-Ro, Bulk Liquid, Bulk Solid, Others).

Unloading: Action of taking the merchandise from the vessel on land.



LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION OF THE WORLD ASIA 1. Afghanistan

2. Armenia

3. Azerbaijan

4. Bangladesh

5. Bhutan

6. Brunei

7. Darussalam

8. Cambodia

9. North Korea

10. South Korea

11. China

12. Philippines

13. Georgia

14. Hong Kong

15. India

16. Indonesia

17. Japan

18. Kazakhstan

19. Kyrgyzstan

20. Laos

21. Macao

22. Malaysia

23. Maldives

24. Mongolia

25. Myanmar (Burma)

26. Nepal

27. Pakistan

28. Singapore

29. Sri Lanka

30. Thailand

31. Taiwan

32. Tajikistan

33. East Timor

34. Turkmenistan

35. Uzbekistan

36. Vietnam

EUROPE

1. Albania

2. Andorra

3. Belarus

4. Bosnia

5. Bulgaria

6. Croatia

7. Cyprus

8. Slovenia

9. Estonia

10. Guernsey

11. Hungary

12. Iceland

13. Faroe Islands

14. Jersey

15. Latvia

16. Liechtenstein

17. Lithuania

18. Macedonia

19. Malta

20. Moldova

21. Monaco

22. Norway

23. Poland

24. Czech Republic

25. Slovak Republic

26. Romania

27. Russia

28. San Marino

29. Vatican City State

30. Switzerland

31. Ukraine

33. Yugoslavia

24. Germany

25. Austria

26. Belgium

27. Denmark

28. Spain

29. Finland

30. France

31. Greece

32. Netherland

33. Ireland

34. Italy

35. Luxembourg

36. Portugal

37. United Kingdom

38. Sweden

CARIBBEAN

1. Antilles Holiness

2. Antigua y Barbuda

3. Aruba

4. Bahamas

5. Barbados

6. Bermuda

7. Cuba

8. Dominica

9. Grenade

10. Guadeloupe

11. Haiti

12. Cayman Islands

13. Virgins Islands (UK)

14. Virgins Islands (US)

15. Jamaica

16. Martinique

17. Puerto Rico

18. Dominican Republican

19. Saint Kitts and Nevis

20. Saint Vincent and The

Grenadines

21. Saint Lucia

22. Trinidad & Tobago

23. Curacao

SOUTH AMERICA 1. Argentina

2. Bolivia

3. Brazil

4. Chile

5. Colombia

6. Ecuador

7. French Guiana

8. Guyana

9. Falkland Islands

10. Paraguay

11. Peru

12. Suriname

13. Uruguay

14. Venezuela



CENTRAL AMERICA 1. Belize

2. Costa Rica

3. El Salvador

4. Guatemala

5. Honduras

6. Nicaragua

7. Panama

NORTH AMERICA

1. Canada

2. Unites Estates

3. Greenland

4. Mexico

OTHERS

AFRICA 1. Angola

2. Algeria

3. Benin

4. Botswana

5. Burkina Faso

6. Burundi

7. Cameron

8. Cape Verde

9. Chad

10. Comoros

11. Congo

12. Ivory Coast

13. Djibouti

14. Egypt

15. Eritrea

16. Ethiopia

17. Gabon

18. Gambia

19. Ghana

20. Guinea

21. Guinea-Bissau

22. Equatorial Guinea

23. Kenya

24. Lesotho

25. Liberia

26. Libya

27. Madagascar

28. Malawi

29. Mali

30. Morocco

31. Mauritius

32. Mauritania

33. Mozambique

34. Namibia

35. Niger

36. Nigeria

37. Central African

Republic

38. Democratic Republic of the Congo

39. Reunion islands

40. Rwanda

41. Sahara

42. Santa Helena

43. Sao Tome & Principe

44. Senegal

45. Seychelles

46. Sierra Leone

47. Somalia

48. South Affric

49. Sudan

50. Swaziland

51. Tanzania 53. Togo

54. Tunisia

55. Uganda

56. Zambia

57. Zimbabwe

MIDDLE EAST 1. Saudi Arabia

2. Bahrain

3. United Arabs Emirates

4. Iraq

5. Iran

6. Israel

7. Jordan

8. Kuwait

9. Lebanon

10. Oman

11. Palestine

12. Qatar

13. Syria

14. Turkey

15. Yemen

OCEANIA 1. Australia

2. Fiji

3. Guam

4. Marshall Islands

5. Salomon Islands

6. Kiribati

7. Micronesian

8. New Caledonia

9. New Zealand

10. New Papua

11. Guinea

12. French Polynesia

13. Samoa

14. Tonga

15. Vanuatu

Central American Commission for Maritime TransportResidencial Bolonia, Front to the west side of the Mansión Teodolinda´s Hotel

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