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COMISIÓN CENTROAMERICANA DE TRANSPORTE MARÍTIMO
Network Members of Central American Port Statistics
StatisticalSummaryyear 2012
Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Credits Network Members of Central American Port Statistics
Guatemala
Daniel Humberto Lemus Calderón COBIGUA, Puerto Barrios [email protected]
Ramiro Antonio Ortiz Flores Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla
Stuardo Dangel Navas Comisión Portuaria Nacional [email protected]
Ana Luisa Mejía Empresa Portuaria Quetzal [email protected]
El Salvador
Iris Lissette 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 Mejía Martínez Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras [email protected]
Nicaragua
Filemón Bonilla Empresa Portuaria Nacional de Nicaragua [email protected]
Jerlin Úbeda Dirección General de Transporte Acuático (DGTA-MTI)
Costa Rica
Rocío Valverde Rojas Junta Administrativa de Puertos de la Vertiente del Atlántico, JAPDEVA
Gustavo Chavarría Valverde Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacífico, INCOP
Panamá
Jacqueline Ulloa Autoridad Marítima de Panamá [email protected]
COCATRAM
Otto Guillermo Noack Sierra
Director Ejecutivo COCATRAM José Dopeso Aparicio
Director de Asuntos Marítimos y Portuarios Marli Ocampo Hernández
Analista Estadística
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
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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.
Cargo volumes reflected in the origin and destination information, described in this summary does not include transshipment cargo movements.
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.
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INDEX
Conventional Signs ...................................................................................................................... 1
Acronyms .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.Cargo movement ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Cargo handled by country and port ............................................................................................ 2
Chart No.1. Percentage of cargo handled by country (Thousands of MT and Percentages)……..…………..…...…………. 2
Table 1: Cargo handled in ports by country (Thousands of MT), 2011-2012 ................................................................2
Chart No.2: Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2012 ..................................5
Table 2: Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2011 - 2012 ............................6
1.2. Foreign trade and port traffic ..................................................................................................... 7
Table 3. Isthmus Central American: Value and volume of foreign trade by country, (Thousands of US $ and
Thousands of MT), Year 2012 ........................................................................................................................................7
Table 4. Isthmus Central American: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled at seaports, (Thousands of
MT), Year 2012 ..............................................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Cargo handled by seaboard ........................................................................................................ 8
Chart No.3: Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded and loaded by seaboard, (Thousands of MT) Year
2012 ...............................................................................................................................................................................8
Table 5: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Caribbean seaboard by port (thousands of MT), Year 2012 ..................9
Table 6: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Pacific seaboard by port (thousands of MT), Year 2012 .......................10
1.4 Cargo handled by quarter ........................................................................................................ 11
Chart No. 4: Cargo handled in ports by quarter and by country (thousands of MT), Year 2012 ...............................11
Chart No. 5: Cargo offloaded in ports by quarter by country, (Thousands of MT), Year 2012 ..................................12
Chart No. 6: Cargo loaded in ports by quarter by country,(Thousands of MT), Year 2012 ........................................13
1.5 Cargo handled by type of handling ........................................................................................... 13
Table 7: Distribution of cargo handled in ports by year by type of handling (Percentages), Year 2008 - 2012 .........13
Chart No.7. Central American Isthmus: Total cargo moved in ports by type of handling ………………………...........….…14
Chart No.8. Central American Isthmus: Volume of containerized cargo by seaboard……………………………………..……. 14
Chart No.9. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded in ports by type of handling ……………….………………………… 15
Chart No.10. Central American Isthmus: Cargo loaded in ports by type of handling ……………………………………….…… 15
Chart No.11. Central American Isthmus: Cargo moved in ports by type of handling by seaboard (thousands of
MT), Year 2012 ............................................................................................................................................................16
Table 8. Comparative percentage distribution of cargo by country by type of handling (Percentages), Year:
2012 ............................................................................................................................................................................16
1.6 Cargo handled in the MCCA ports .................................................................................................. 17
Chart No.12. Distribution of cargo offloaded and loaded in the CACM by seaboard ………………………………………….…17
Chart No.13. Cargo throughputat CACM ports by country ..........…………………………………………………………………..……. 17
Chart No.14. Total cargo by type of handling handled in CACM ports ………………………………………………………….………17
1.7 Origen y destino de la carga .......................................................................................................... 18
Chart No.15. Central American Isthmus: Origin and destination of cargo handled in ports by geographic region
of the world (percentages), Year 2012 ........................................................................................................................20
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Chart No.16. Central American: Total of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic region of the world
(thousands of MT), Year 2012 .....................................................................................................................................20
Chart No.17. Central American Isthmus: Origin of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic region of
the world (thousands of MT), Year 2012.....................................................................................................................21
Chart No.18. Central American Isthmus: Destination of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic region
of the world (thousands of MT) , 2012 ........................................................................................................................21
2.Vessels attended ..................................................................................................................... 27
Chart No.19. Central American Isthmus: Percentage distribution by type of vessel, Year 2012 ................................28
Chart No.20. Percentage distribution by type of vessel in CACM ports, Year 2012 ...................................................28
3.Containers and tractor-trailers ................................................................................................ 29
Chart No.21. Central American Isthmus: port container traffic, .................................................................................29
Thousands of TEU), year 2012 .....................................................................................................................................29
Chart No.22. Container Througput in Central America, (Thousand of TEU), year 2012 .............................................30
Port traffic in Central America, (Thousands of metric tons), Year 2001-2012 ............................... 31
Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011, (Units), Year 2001-2012 ...................................... 32
Container throughput at Central America, Year 2001-2012 ......................................................... 33
Summary Table. - Central America: Traffic by Port, Year 2012 .................................................... 34
Table 1.- Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports, (Thousands of metric tons),
Year 2012 .................................................................................................................................. 36
Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly, Year: 2012 ...................................... 39
Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (units), Year: 2012 .................................. 41
Table 4. Traffic by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012 ......................................... 43
Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type,(Thousands of metric tons), Year:
2012 .......................................................................................................................................... 45
Table 4-B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year:
2012 .......................................................................................................................................... 47
Table 5. Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions, (Thousands of
metric tons), Year: 2012 ............................................................................................................. 49
Table 6. Central American: Container traffic, (units), Year: 2012 ................................................. 53
Table 7. Central American: Container traffic in TEU, Year 2012 ................................................... 57
Table 8. Central American: Cruise vessels and passengers arrivals by port, Year: 2012 ................ 58
Glossary of Terms ...................................................................................................................... 59
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION OF THE WORLD .......................................................................... 62
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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
PSA : Panama International Terminal
SANTOCAS : Santo Tomas de Castilla
TEU : Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
Tm : Metric Ton
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1. Cargo movement
1.1 Cargo handled by country and
port
In Central America, the cargo port movement in 2012
increased by 12.05% over the year before, reaching a total
of 130,381.12 thousand MT. The increase was mainly in
Panama, Honduras, and Nicaragua: 19.68%, 7.58%, and
6.22%, respectively. Costa Rica and Guatemala also had
increases (3.41% and 0.90%) while El Salvador had a
decrease of 0.70%.
There were 76,173.92 thousand MT offloaded, or 58.42%
of total cargo movement, and 54,207.20 thousand MT loaded, or 41.58%. Both offloading and loading
increased over the previous year: 11.06% and 13.48%, respectively.
Table 1: Cargo handled in ports by country (Thousands of MT), 2011-2012
Country/Year 2011 Distribution
% 2011 2012
Distribution
% 2012
Difference %
2011 - 2012
Guatemala 18,301.25 15.73 18,466.64 14.16 0.90
El Salvador 5,847.54 5.03 5,806.51 4.45 -0.70
Honduras 12,136.68 10.43 13,056.94 10.01 7.58
Nicaragua 3,437.74 2.95 3,651.46 2.80 6.22
Costa Rica 14,207.36 12.21 14,691.28 11.27 3.41
CACM 53,930.57 46.35 55,672.87 42.70 3.23
Panama 62,425.13 53.65 74,708.25 57.30 19.68
Central
Aamerican 116,355.70 100.00 130,381.12 100.00 12.05
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Looking at total cargo movement by seaboard, the Caribbean saw the movement of 68,906.22 thousand
MT or 52.85%, and of this, 58.65% was unloaded and 41.35% was loaded. The Pacific had a total of
61,474.90 thousand MT or 47.15% of the total and of that, 58.17% was unloaded and 41.83% was loaded.
The charts below show cargo volumes on both seaboards and the breakdown between unloaded and
loaded in 2012.
Offloaded58.42%
Loaded41.58%
Central America: Cargo offloaded and loaded, (percentages), year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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The distribution of cargo by country during
the period did not vary much. Guatemala
had 15.73% in 2011 and 14.16% in 2012.
El Salvador went from 5.03% to 4.45%,
41.46 thousand MT less tons than in 2011.
Honduras went from 10.43% in 2011 to
10.01% in 2012 and Nicaragua went from
2.95% to 2.80%. Costa Rica went from
12.21% in 2011 to 11.27% in 2012, while
Panama increased from 53.65% in 2011 to
57.30% in 2012, increasing its share of
cargo movement in Central America even
more.
Guatemala
In 2012, it mobilized 18,466.61 thousand MT, which indicates a slowdown in its rate of growth from 8.4%
in 2011 to 0.9% in 2012. Cargo distribution by seaboard continued with the same trend as the previous
year with the Pacific ports handling 55.5% of the cargo and 44.5% was handled on the Caribbean side.
Offloading represented 60.9% of the country’s total cargo and loading represented 39.1%.
The port with the most growth this year was Santo Tomas de Castilla with 4.68% growth compared to
2011. The ports of Quetzal and Barrios also had increases of 1.33% and 4.94%, respectively, while the
Buoys of San José Terminal had a drop of 15.48%. Quetzal absorbed 46.00% of total cargo movement,
equivalent to 8,494.61 thousand MT. Santo Tomas de Castilla had 29.75%, equivalent to 5,494.57
thousand MT while Barrios had 14.78% and Buoys of San José had 9.47%.
El Salvador
In 2012, 5,806.55 thousand MT of cargo moved through El Salvador with offloading representing 79.35%
of the total. The main port at Acajutla had 68.16% of the country’s total cargo movement, 4.62% less than
in 2011. Cargo volume at the Alba Petróleo, Sinergias RASA Buoy Terminal represented 27.6% while La
Unión and Corsain each had 2% of the cargo. Corsain grew compared to 2011 by 140.71%.
40,414.49 58.7%
28,491.73 41.3%
68,906.22 58.8%
Caribbean
Offloaded Loaded Total
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Caribbean Seaboard: Mobilized Cargo ports, (Thousands of tons), Year 2012
35,759.43 29.08%
25,715.47 20.92%
61,474.90 50.00%Pacific
Pacific seaboard: Mobilized Cargo ports, (Thousands of tons), Year 2012
Offloaded Loaded Total
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Guatemala18,467 14.16%El Salvador
5,807 4.45%
Honduras13,057 10.01%
Nicaragua3,651 2.80%
Costa Rica14,691 11.27%
Panama74,708 57.30%
Chart No. 1. Percentage of cargo handled by country(Thousands of MT and Percentages), Year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Honduras
Compared to 2011, it saw growth of 7.58% with 920.26 thousand MT more than the previous year for a
total of 13,056.94 thousand MT in 2012. 56.88% was unloaded and 43.12% was loaded. On the
Caribbean seaboard was mobilized 81.7% and 18.3% was moved on the Pacific.
The Port of Cortes had 73.20% of the country’s total with growth of 2.08% over 2011, while San Lorenzo
had a 44.68% increase over 2011 and represented 18.29% of the total. Castilla had a 4.55% increase in
cargo handling while Tela had 16.86% less.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua continued with increased cargo handling as it did last year; with a growth rate of 6.22% for a
total of 3.650.46 thousand MT in 2012. Unloading represented 78.96% and loading 21.04%. The Pacific
seaboard had 97.9% of the cargo handling.
The ports of Corinto, Arlen Siu, and Puerto Cabezas had increased cargo handling (10.84%, 9.54%, and
8.33%, respectively), while Sandino and El Bluff had decreases from 2011 of 5.19% and 28.79%,
respectively.
Costa Rica
In 2012, Costa Rica mobilized 14,691.28 thousand MT for an increase of 3.41% compared to 2011.
Unloading represented 53.95% and loading 46.05%.
Limón–Moín mobilized 70.28% for an increase of 3.3% over the previous period. Caldera had 26.83% of
the cargo for an increase of 1.25%. Golfito, Punta Morales, the Fertica Terminal, and Quepos had
increases in cargo handling of 53.67%, 3.03%, 47.85%, and 11.31%, respectively. Puntarenas handled
43.53% less cargo than in 2011.
Panamá
In 2012, Panama handled 19.68% more cargo than the year before, mobilizing 74,708.25 thousand MT, of
which 56.34% was offloaded and 43.66% loaded. Its Caribbean ports handled 53% and the Pacific ports
47%.
The ports of PPB, MIT, Chiriquí Grande, Charco Azul and CCT represented 85.59% of the total, as they
did last year. PPB and MIT led in cargo movement with 13,982.74 and 11,492.29 thousand MT,
respectively, while PPC which last year was in third place in the country, dropped to 5th place after having
a 21.83% reduction in cargo movement, displaced by Chiriquí Grande which had a 150.96% increase.
Charco Azul also had a major increase 140.87%.
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Chart No.2. Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2012
- 5,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 25,000.00
PPB
M.I.T
Chiriquí Grande
Limón-Moín
Cortés
Quetzal
Charco Azul
PPC
Santo Tomas de Castilla
C.C.T.
Acajutla
Caldera
Barrios
Corinto
T. Petrolero
San Lorenzo
Boyas de San José
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
T. Decal
PATSA
T. Granelera
Sandino
Puerto Castilla
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
Almirante
Tela
Golfito
C.P.T.
Corsain
T. Punta Morales
La Unión
T. Fertica
Arlen Siu
El Bluff
Cabezas
La Ceiba
Quepos
Puntarenas
24,130.18
13,982.74
11,492.29
10,325.59
9,558.02
8,494.61
8,299.21
6,041.33
5,494.57
4,145.08
3,957.57
3,941.25
2,728.62
2,702.27
2,520.93
2,388.48
1,748.84
1,602.50
1,330.59
993.62
922.13
872.18
843.15
342.68
313.09
260.49
206.62
194.38
128.06
119.03
118.42
93.71
43.64
17.24
16.13
6.80
3.64
1.44
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 2: Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2011 - 2012
Ports Seaboard 2012 2011 Diference
Absoluta Percentage
PPB P 24,130.18 23,718.60 411.58 1.74%
M.I.T C 13,982.74 13,306.70 676.04 5.08%
Chiriquí Grande C 11,492.29 4,579.26 6,913.03 150.96%
Limón-Moín C 10,325.59 9,995.51 330.08 3.30%
Cortés C 9,558.02 9,363.53 194.49 2.08%
Quetzal P 8,494.61 8,382.94 111.67 1.33%
Charco Azul P 8,299.21 3,445.55 4,853.66 140.87%
PPC C 6,041.33 7,728.67 -1,687.34 -21.83%
SANTOCAS C 5,494.57 5,248.80 245.77 4.68%
C.C.T. C 4,145.08 3,273.82 871.26 26.61%
Acajutla P 3,957.57 4,149.17 -191.60 -4.62%
Caldera P 3,941.25 3,892.66 48.59 1.25%
Barrios C 2,728.62 2,600.25 128.34 4.94%
Corinto P 2,702.27 2,437.96 264.31 10.84%
T. Petrolero C 2,520.93 2,767.35 -246.42 -8.90%
San Lorenzo P 2,388.48 1,650.86 737.62 44.68%
Boyas de San José P 1,748.84 2,069.26 -320.42 -15.48%
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA P 1,602.50 1,604.29 1.79 0.00%
T. Decal P 1,330.59 1,547.76 -217.17 -14.03%
PATSA P 993.62 965.77 27.85 2.88%
T. Granelera C 922.13 590.46 331.67 56.17%
Sandino P 872.18 920.85 -48.67 -5.29%
Puerto Castilla C 843.15 806.45 36.70 4.55%
PSA P 342.68 - 342.68 -
Almirante C 313.09 490.51 -177.42 -36.17%
Tela C 260.49 313.19 -52.70 -16.83%
Golfito P 206.62 134.46 72.16 53.67%
C.P.T. C 194.38 - 194.35 -
Corsain P 128.06 53.20 74.86 140.71%
T. Punta Morales P 119.03 115.53 3.50 3.03%
La Unión P 118.42 40.88 77.07 188.53%
T. Fertica P 93.71 63.38 30.33 47.85%
Arlen Siu C 43.64 39.84 3.80 9.54%
El Bluff C 17.24 24.20 -6.96 -28.76%
Cabezas C 16.13 14.89 1.24 8.33%
La Ceiba C 6.80 2.65 4.15 156.60%
Quepos P 3.64 3.27 0.37 11.31%
Puntarenas P 1.44 2.55 -1.11 -43.53%
T. Samba Bonita C - 10.65 -10.65 -100.00%
Total 130,381.12 116,355.70 14,025.42 12.05%
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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1.2. Foreign trade and port traffic
The value of exports in 2012 was 28,681,334,890 dollars, a reduction of 15.14% compared to 2011. Imports amounted to 69,313,522,790 dollars, with a decrease compared to the previous year of 1.47%.
Regarding the volumes of imports and exports in 2012, there were barely noticeable increases compared to 2011 of 0.04% and 0.06%, respectively.
Table 3 below shows the figures for value and volume of foreign trade in each country of the isthmus in 2012. The figures include imports and exports, current and definitive, for the active improvement or final assembly and for the free trade zones.
Table 3: Isthmus Central American: Value and volume of foreign trade by country, (Thousands of US $
and Thousands of MT), Year 2012
Country
Imports Exports Total
VALUE (CIF)
VOLUME (Thousand of
MT)
VALUE FOB
VOLUME (Thousand of
MT)
VALUE FOB
VOLUMEN (Thousand of
MT)
Guatemala 16,991,772.80 12,329.89 10,126,084.00 9,576.11 27,117,856.80 21,906.00
El Salvador 10,269,626.61 7,574.95 5,339,088.39 2,838.80 15,608,715.00 10,413.75
Honduras 9,504,191.53 7,186.76 4,420,596.31 5,093.41 13,924,787.85 12,280.17
Nicaragua 6,043,886.83 4,668.36 2,752,742.95 1,759.52 8,796,629.78 6,427.88
Costa Rica 13,870,805.07 8,361.43 5,220,970.86 6,946.54 19,091,775.93 15,307.97
CACM 56,680,282.84 40,121.40 27,859,482.51 26,214.39 84,539,765.36 66,335.79
Panama 12,633,239.94 7,842.58 821,852.38 1,178.24 13,455,092.32 9,020.82
Total 69,313,522.79 47,963.98 28,681,334.89 27,392.62 97,994,857.68 75,356.60
Table 4: Isthmus Central American: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled at seaports,
(Thousands of MT), Year 2012
Country
Imports Exports Total
Foreign Trade
Offloaded Foreign Trade
Loaded Foreign Trade
Marítime Cargo
Guatemala 12,329.89 11,240.43 9,576.11 7,226.18 21,906.00 18,466.64
El Salvador 7,574.95 4,607.86 2,838.80 1,198.69 10,413.75 5,806.55
Honduras 7,186.76 7,426.83 5,093.41 5,630.11 12,280.17 13,056.94
Nicaragua 4,668.36 2,883.32 1,759.52 768.14 6,427.88 3,651.46
Costa Rica 8,361.43 7,925.72 6,946.54 6,765.56 15,307.97 14,691.28
CACM 40,121.40 34,084.19 26,214.39 21,588.68 66,335.79 55,672.87
Panama 7,842.58 42,089.73 1,178.24 32,618.52 9,020.82 74,708.25
Total 47,963.98 76,173.92 27,392.62 54,207.20 75,356.60 130,381.12
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/hist/pdfs/2012/CG/kf-103_2012.pdf El Salvador: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es Honduras: https://see.bch.hn/SICE-IED/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx Nicaragua: http://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB_ENERO_DICIEMBRE_2011_2012.pdf Costa Rica: http://www.inec.go.cr/sicceweb/default.aspx Panamá: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/
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1.3 Cargo handled by seaboard
Maritime cargo movement by seaboard in 2012 was similar to what it was in 2011 with the Caribbean
representing 52.85% of the total cargo and the Pacific accounting for the remaining 47.15%. Of all cargo
offloaded, 53.06% was in Caribbean ports and 46.94% on the Pacific seaboard, while of all the cargo
loaded, 56.56% was shipped from the Caribbean side and 47.44% from the Pacific.
During 2012, the Caribbean moved 68,906.22 thousand MT, a 12.10% increase over the year before
equivalent to 8,399.89 thousand MT. Unloading on that seaboard represented 58.65%, an increase of
19.12% compared to 2011, while loading represented 41.35%, an increase of 2.15%.
On the Pacific side, 61,474,43 thousand MT was moved, an increase of 9.25%. This increase, unlike what
happened on the Caribbean side, was mainly due to shipments, reaching 22.27% more than the previous
year.
Chart No.3. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded and loaded by seaboard, (Thousands of MT) Year 2012
The ports of Manzanillo and Chiriquí Grande in Panama, Limón-Moín in Costa Rica, and Cortes in
Honduras continued to be the most representative on the Caribbean seaboard, together representing
65.83% of the total cargo moved this year on that seaboard.
The Pacific ports with the greatest volumes moved were PPB and Charco Azul in Panama, Quetzal in
Guatemala, Acajutla in El Salvador, and Caldera in Costa Rica, representing 79.42% of all movement on
that seaboard. Tables 5 and 6 below show the volumes mobilized by port, according to type of handling
for both offloading and loading.
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
Caribbeanseaboard
Pacific seaboard Total
Offloaded 40,414.49 35,759.43 76,173.92
Loaded 28,491.73 25,715.47 54,207.20
Total 68,906.22 61,474.90 130,381.12
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Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
9 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Table 5: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Caribbean seaboard by port (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Ports
General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others Total Total
O L O L O L O L O L O L O L
Barrios
47.32
74.81 1,041.01
1,399.90
-
-
58.20
-
107.38
-
-
-
1,253.91
1,474.71
2,728.59
SANTOCAS
38.89
438.75 1,751.62
1,651.54
0.85
1.18
240.84
173.88
602.78
594.24
-
-
2,634.98
2,859.59
5,494.57
Tela
-
- - -
-
-
-
-
260.49
-
-
-
260.49 -
260.49
La Ceiba
0.42
6.38 - -
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
0.42
6.38
6.80
Puerto Castilla
9.05
3.32 113.40
373.73
-
-
-
-
21.97
151.42
83.95
86.31
228.37
614.78
843.15
Puerto Cortes
226.59
26.85 1,860.09
2,136.83
2.26
1.77
1,562.61
598.02
1,817.90
148.30
587.74
589.06
6,057.19
3,500.83
9,558.02
Cabezas
-
- - -
-
-
-
-
16.13
-
-
-
16.13
-
16.13 El Bluff
-
- 2.87
2.41
-
-
-
-
11.96
-
-
-
14.83
2.41
17.24
Arlen Siu
5.79
12.49 14.49
10.87
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
20.28
23.36
43.64
Limón-Moín
445.90
45.46 1,844.89
5,653.21
51.96
48.43
1.30
-
2,212.04
22.38
0.01
0.01
4,556.10
5,769.49
10,325.59
CPT
-
- - -
-
-
-
-
194.38
-
-
-
194.38 -
194.38
T. Granelera
362.32
- - -
-
-
559.81
- -
-
-
-
922.13 -
922.13
CCT
-
2.08 828.37
3,314.63
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
828.37
3,316.71
4,145.08
T. Petrolera
-
- - -
-
-
-
-
2,520.93
-
-
-
2,520.93 -
2,520.93
Chiriquí Grande
1,608.26
7.50 - -
-
-
-
-
9,690.72
185.81
-
-
11,298.98
193.31
11,492.29
Bocas Fruit
4.84
77.00 64.12
167.13
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
68.96
244.13
313.09
PPC
5.51
6.49 2,614.88
3,177.52
6.95
3.36
21.76
-
150.85
54.01
-
-
2,799.95
3,241.38
6,041.33
MIT
-
- 6,581.75
7,130.31
156.34
114.34
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,738.09
7,244.65
13,982.74
Total
2,754.89
701.13 16,717.49
25,018.08
218.36
169.08
2,444.52
771.90
17,607.53
1,156.16
671.70
675.38
40,414.49
28,491.73
68,906.22
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
10 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Table 6: Cargo offloaded and loaded on the Pacific seaboard by port (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Ports General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others Total
Total O L O L O L O L O L O L O L
Boyas de San José
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
1,555.03
193.81
-
-
1,555.03
193.81
1,748.84 Quetzal
398.68
65.89
1,023.67
1,020.36
44.45
1.68
3,206.59
1,060.05
1,074.44
112.98
48.71
437.11
5,796.54
2,698.07
8,494.61
La Unión
-
-
66.180
14.70
-
-
37.54
-
-
-
-
-
103.72
14.70
118.42 Acajutla
139.54
9.84
789.41
490.00
15.72
0.10
1,370.93
343.55
513.10
285.38
-
-
2,828.70
1,128.87
3,957.57
Corsain
31.52
-
- -
-
-
5.52
-
90.95
-
0.07
-
128.06 -
128.06
Boyas Alba Petróleos,
Cenergica y RASA
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
1,547.38
55.12
-
-
1,547.38
55.12
1,602.50
San Lorenzo
59.14
6.41
- -
-
-
31.05
1,448.91
790.17
52.80
-
-
880.36
1,508.12
2,388.48 Corinto
35.59
47.70
438.94
338.71
26.19
0.04
642.11
222.63
870.75
79.61
-
-
2,013.58
688.69
2,702.27
Sandino
-
-
- -
-
-
241.66
-
576.84
53.68
-
-
818.50
53.68
872.18 Caldera
224.75
90.40
911.20
608.59
57.03
0.41
1,907.10
-
140.90
0.87
-
-
3,240.98
700.27
3,941.25
Puntarenas
-
0.43
- -
-
-
0.07
-
0.68
0.17
0.05
0.04
0.80
0.64 1.44
Punta Morales
-
-
- -
-
-
-
65.92
23.11
30.00
-
-
23.11
95.92
119.03 Terminal Fertica
-
-
- -
-
-
93.71
- -
-
-
-
93.71
- 93.71
Quepos
0.68
1.70
- -
-
-
-
-
0.33
0.93
-
-
1.01
2.63 3.64
Golfito
0.02
34.52
- -
-
-
-
-
9.99
162.09
-
-
10.01
196.61
206.62 Charco Azul
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
394.62
7,904.59
-
-
394.62
7,904.59
8,299.21 PATSA
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
993.62
-
-
-
993.62 -
993.62
T. DECAL
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
1,330.59
-
-
-
1,330.59 -
1,330.59
PPB
-
-
12,879.25
9,860.77
104.76
0.05
187.75
-
601.69
495.91
-
-
13,773.45
10,356.73
24,130.18
PSA
-
-
187.25
117.02
-
-
38.41
-
-
-
-
-
225.66
117.02
342.68
Total
889.92
256.89
16,295.90
12,450.15
248.15
2.28
7,762.44
3,141.06
10,514.19
9,427.94
48.83
437.15
35,759.43
25,715.47
61,474.90
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
11 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
1.4 Cargo handled by quarter
In 2012, Central America mobilized by quarter an average of 32,595.15 thousand MT. The greatest
volume of cargo was in the first quarter, reaching 33,135.18 thousand MT and the lowest volume was in
the second quarter with 31,484.10 thousand MT.
There was a 5% drop in cargo movement from the 1st to the 2nd quarter, but it increased by the same
amount from the 2nd to the 3rd. Then there was little difference between the 3rd and 4th quarters, with
32,955.11 thousand MT in the 3rd quarter and 32,809.20 thousand MT in the 4th quarter.
Chart No. 4. Cargo handled in ports by quarter and by country (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
The quarterly variations in 2012 compared to 2011 were all positive. In the 1st quarter, cargo increased by
20.1% and then there was a slight increase (0.09%) in the 2nd, followed by 13.3% in the 3rd and 15.2% in
the 4th quarter.
The increase in the 1st quarter of 2012 compared to 2011 was mainly influenced by the variations at the
ports of Panama and Honduras, which had increases compared to 2011 of 35.3% and 16.6%,
respectively. Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala had cargo volume increases compared to 2011 of
3.6%, 3.1%, and 2.2, respectively, while Nicaragua had a 6.3% decline in cargo volume during that period.
For the 2nd quarter of 2012 compared to the same period the year before, Nicaragua had the greatest
percentage increase by country with 17.7% more, followed by Panama, Costa Rica, and Honduras with
increases of 2.3%, 1.0%, and 0.1%, respectively. During this period, El Salvador and Guatemala fell back
in cargo volume compared to 2011 by 7.8% and 3.7%, respectively.
During the 3rd quarter, once again Panama and Honduras had the most growth among the countries of
the region compared to 2011. Panama managed to increase by 22.9% and Honduras managed 10.3%
growth, while Costa Rica and El Salvador increased by 3.4% and 3.0%. Nicaragua and Guatemala
dropped by 6.2% and 2.0%, respectively.
Cargo movement grew in all countries in the 4th quarter of 2012, compared to 2011. Panama and
Honduras came in first and second with 35.3% and 16.6%, respectively, followed by Costa Rica with
3.6%, El Salvador with 3.1% and Guatemala with 2.2%. Nicaragua had negative growth of 6.3%.
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2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
22,500
25,000
27,500
30,000
32,500
35,000
I II III IV
Total
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
MCCA
Panama
Guatemala
Quarter
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
12 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
The tendency in the region for offloaded cargo by quarter in 2012 was contrary to what happened in 2011.
There was an increase from the 1st to the 2nd quarter and then declines till the end of the year, while in
2012, offloading went down 3.7% from the 1st to the 2nd quarter and then recovered between the 2nd and
3rd with an increase of 7.0% and again with a 5.2% increase from the 3rd to the 4th quarter.
Regarding cargo offloaded in the region, the tendency in 2012 was expressed with the movement of
offloading in Panama that went down between the 1st and 2nd quarter (5.5%) and increased between the
2nd and 3rd and the 3rd and 4th quarters (18% and 6%, respectively).
The chart below shows the tendency for the region and for the countries during 2012 in terms of offloaded
cargo.
Chart No. 5. Cargo offloaded in ports by quarter by country, (Thousands of MT), Year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
The tendency by quarter in 2012 for loading in the region shows a decline, with a reduction of 6.7% from
the 1st to the 2nd quarter and then an increase of 1.6% from the 2nd to the 3rd, followed by a drop of 8.4%
from the 3rd to the 4th quarter.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua all had less cargo loaded from the 1st to 2nd quarter
and from the 2nd to the 3rd quarter. Guatemala and El Salvador managed to increase their cargo handling
with increases of 28.5% for Guatemala and 20.9% for El Salvador. Such was not the case with Nicaragua
and Honduras where cargo levels dropped.
The chart below shows the behavior by quarter for cargo loaded in the region and by country.
-
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
22,500
I II III IV
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
MCCA
Panama
Total
Quarter
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
13 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Chart No. 6. Cargo loaded in ports by quarter by country,(Thousands of MT), Year 2012
| Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
1.5 Cargo handled by type of handling
Cargo handling in the region in 2012 continued with the same trend. Containerized cargo was in first place
with 54.06% of the total, even though it dropped 5.4 percentage points compared to 2011. In second place
were bulk liquids with 29.69%, 5 percentage points higher than last year, followed by bulk solids with
10.83%, a slight drop compared to the year before. General cargo gained, going from 2.71% in 2011 to
3.53% this year. Ro-Ro cargo handling dropped from 0.56% in 2011 to 0.49% in 2012.
Table 7: Distribution of cargo handled in ports by year by type of handling
(Percentages), Year 2008 - 2012
Años General Cargo
Contane- rizd
Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk
Others Cargo Total,
(Thousands of TM)
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 1.27 100,143.50
2010 2.61 56.60 0.73 11.14 27.57 1.35 104,152.50
2011 2.71 59.47 0.56 11.04 24.71 1.51 116,355.70
2012 3.53 54.06 0.49 10.83 29.69 1.41 130,381.10
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
I II III IV
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
MCCA
Panama
Total
Quarter
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
14 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
In 2012, 4,602.8 thousand MT of general cargo
were handled, an increase of 42.0% compared
to 2011, mainly because of growth in Panama
of 146%, as well as increases in Nicaragua
(87.5%), El Salvador (26.9%), Honduras
(14.14%), and Guatemala (4.7%). The ports
with the biggest increases in general cargo
were Chiriquí Grande which mobilized 1,565.93
thousand MT thousand MT more than in 2011,
La Ceiba with an increase of 155.64%, Corinto
with 111.83% more than in 2011, Cortes with
28.07%, Quetzal with 25.23%, Rama with
23.10%, and Caldera and Quepos with
increases of 8.20% y 7.73%, respectively.
The total amount of containerized cargo moved was 70,481.62 thousand MT, for growth of 1.9%. It had
increased by 17.38% the year before. The breakdown between offloading and shipping of containerized
cargo was similar to previous years with offloading equivalent to 33,013.39 thousand MT or 46.84% and
loading with 53.16%, equivalent to
37,468.23 thousand MT, making for small
increases of 17.74% and 1.98%,
respectively.
The Caribbean offloading of containerized
cargo reached on 50.64% and 49.36%
arrive at the Pacific. 66.77% of the shipping
was from the Caribbean and 33.23% from
the Pacific. Chart No. 8 shows the volumes
of containerized cargo offloaded and
loaded by seaboard.
Similar to 2011, in 2012 PPB and MIT were
in the first two places for ports with the greatest volume of containerized cargo, the former with 22,740.02
thousand MT and the second with 13,712.06 thousand MT. Limón-Moín with 7,498.10 thousand MT came
in third followed by PPC with 5,792.40 thousand MT, CCT with 4,143.00 thousand MT, Cortes with
3,996.92 thousand MT, and Santo Tomas Castilla with 3,403.16.
Ro-Ro cargo handled in 2012 amounted to 637.87 thousand MT, a decrease of 2.4% compared to the
previous year and caused by the reduction of this traffic in Acajutla and Santo Tomas de Castilla.
Offloading represented 73.14% and loading 26.86%. The ports with the greatest volumes of this cargo
were MIT with 270.68 thousand MT and Limón-Moín on the Caribbean with 100.39 thousand MT and PPB
on the Pacific with 104.81 thousand MT
In 2012, there were 14,119.92 thousand MT of bulk solids mobilized in region, an increase of 9.9%
compared to 2011. Offloading represented 72.29% with 10,206.96 thousand MT and loading was 27.71%,
equivalent to 3,912.96 thousand MT. Quetzal, like last year, mobilized the greatest volumes of bulk solids
in the isthmus with 266.64 thousand MT, of which 3,206.59 thousand MT were offloaded. The port with
the second highest volume was Cortes with 2,160.63 thousand MT, most of it also offloaded (1,562.61
General Cargo 4,602.83 3.53%
Containerized70,481.62 54.06%
Ro-Ro637.87 0.49%
Dry Bulk14,119.92 10.83%
Liquid Bulk38,705.82 29.69%
Others1,833.06 1.41%
Chart No. 7. Central American Isthmus: Total cargo moved in ports by type of handling (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
Caribbean Pacific Total
Offloaded 16,717.49 16,295.90 33,013.39
Loaded 25,018.08 12,450.15 37,468.23
Total 41,735.57 28,746.05 70,481.62
(Th
ou
san
ds
of
MT)
Chart No. 8. Central American Isthmus: Volume of containerized cargo by seaboard (Thousands of MT), Yea 2012
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
15 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
thousand MT). Caldera also stayed among the ports on the isthmus that handle the most bulk solids,
offloading 1,907.10 thousand MT this year.
Bulk liquids represented 29.69% of the cargo mobilized in the region in 2012 with 38,705.82 thousand MT,
an increase of 34.6% over 2011. The ports with the most of this handling were Chiriquí Grande and
Charco Azul with 25.52% and 21.44%, respectively, both with major increases. The first with 124.52%
more offloading and the second with 146.20% more loading. Other ports with notable amounts of this type
of cargo handing were Terminal Petrolera de Panama, Acajutla and its Buoy Terminal (Boyas Alba
Petróleos, Cenergica and RASA), Limón - Moín, Cortes and Buoys of San José in Quetzal, each
representing 6.51%, 6.20%, 5.77%, 5.08 and 4.52%, respectively.
The total cargo offloaded in 2012 using all types of handing was 76,173.92 thousand MT, an increase of
11.06% over 2011. The greatest increases in offloading were with general cargo and bulk liquids,
increasing by 79.27% and 22.78%,
respectively. Both increases happened in
Chiriquí Grande, which in the case of
general cargo went from 43.83 thousand
MT in 2011 to 1,608.93 thousand MT in
2012 and in the case of bulk liquids,
5,374.51 thousand MT were handled in this
way. Cortés and Corinto had major
increases compared to 2011 in general
cargo, with increases of 52.50% and
52.75%, respectively.
Panama had the biggest increase of
offloaded cargo, with growth of 21.25%
over 2011. General cargo had the biggest increase with 300.89% more, followed by bulk solids (105.56%)
and bulk liquids (46.96%). Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica had small increases of offloaded cargo
of 3.62%, 1.84% and 1.26%, respectively, while
El Salvador and Honduras had decreases in
offloading of 2.56% and 04%.
There was increased loading in 2012, rising
13.48% over 2011 to 54,207.21 thousand MT.
The biggest increases were in bulk solids
(35.86%) and bulk liquids (50.85%). There were
decreases in the handling of general cargo
(14.41%) and Ro-Ro cargo (13.96%).
he increases in shipments of bulk solids were
mainly in the ports of San Lorenzo, Acajutla and Corinto, (87.18%, 21.93% and 11.03%, respectively),
while with bulk liquids, the increase was mainly in Charco Azul with a 146.2% increase, equivalent to
4,693.96 thousand MT. Other ports with increased handling of bulk liquids were Quetzal (82.55%), San
Lorenzo (58.89%) and Balboa (36.21%).
All the countries shipped more cargo than in 2011: Panama 17.70%, Nicaragua 17.26%, Honduras
16.22%, El Salvador 7.13%, Costa Rica 6.04%, and Guatemala 2.40%
General Cargo 958.02 1.77%
Containerized37,468.23 69.12%
Ro-Ro171.36 0.32%
Dry Bulk3,912.96 7.22%
Liquid Bulk10,584.10 19.53%
Others1,112.53 2.05%
Chart No. 10. Central American Isthmus: Cargo loaded in ports by type of handling (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
General Cargo 3,644.81 4.78%
Contenerizada33,012.91 43.34%
Ro-Ro466.51 0.61%
Dry Bulk10,206.96 13.40%
Liquid Bulk28,121.72 36.92%
Others720.53 0.95%
Chart No. 9. Central American Isthmus: Cargo offloaded in ports by type of handling (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
16 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Chart No. 11. Central American Isthmus: Cargo moved in ports by type of handling by seaboard
(thousands of MT), Year 2012
Table 8: Comparative percentage distribution of cargo by country by type of handling
(Percentages), Year: 2012.
Country / Year General Cargo Contanerized Ro-Ro Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Others
total (Thousands of MT)
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
Guatemala 5.55 5.76 44.19 42.72 0.21 0.26 24.19 25.67 23.77 22.96 2.08 2.63% 18,301.22 18,466.59
El Salvador 2.44 3.12 26.48 23.42 0.24 0.27 31.01 30.27 39.39 42.92 0.45 - 5,847.52 5,806.07
Honduras 2.44 2.59 36.47 34.34 0.02 0.03 25.04 27.88 24.92 24.84 11.10 10.32 12,136.67 13,056.92
Nicaragua 1.58 2.78 21.79 22.14 0.51 0.72 28.03 30.30 48.09 44.06 - - 3,437.75 3,651.45
Costa Rica 6.00 5.74 59.80 61.38 0.95 1.07 15.50 14.08 17.74 17.72 - - 14,207.36 14,691.27
Panama 1.27 2.78 73.50 62.81 0.71 0.52 0.64 1.08 23.88 32.82 - - 62,425.08 74,708.21
Total 2.71 3.53 59.47 54.06 0.56 0.49 11.04 10.83 24.71 29.69 1.51 1.41 116,355.60 130,381.10
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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10,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
40,000.00
50,000.00
60,000.00
70,000.00
GeneralCargo
Containe-rized
Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Dry Bulk Others Total
Caribbean 3,456.02 41,735.57 387.44 3,216.42 18,763.69 1,347.08 68,906.22
Pacific 1,146.81 28,746.05 250.43 10,903.50 19,942.13 485.98 61,474.90
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
17 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
1.6 Cargo handled in the MCCA ports
The Central American Common
Market (MCCA) had 3.2% growth in
total cargo mobilized in 2012 over
2011 with 55,672 thousand MT,
61.22% offloaded and 38.78%
loaded. 29,294.22 thousand MT of
cargo in the MCCA was mobilized
on the Caribbean seaboard
(52.62%) thousand MT 26,378.15
thousand MT (47.38%) was moved
on the Pacific. Chart 12 shows
volumes and percentages of cargo
handled by seaboard.
The MCCA countries maintained
their share of cargo movement
compared to 2011, except for
Honduras which had a slight
increase, going from 22.5% in 2011
to 23.45% in 2012. Cargo volumes
were similar to what was seen in
2011.
The breakdown by type of cargo
handling was about the same in
terms of percentages, although
there were small increases in
volume. Chart 14 shows the
breakdown by type of handling in
terms of volume and percentage
share.
0.00%
50.00%
100.00%
Caribbean seaboard Pacific seaboard Total
27.02%34.20%
61.22%
25.60%13.18%
38.78%
Chart No. 12. Distribution of cargo offloaded and loaded in the CACM by seaboard (percentage), Year 2012
Offloaded Loaded
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America
Guatemala18,467 33.17%
El Salvador5,807
10.43%
Honduras13,057 23.45%
Nicaragua3,651 6.56%
Costa Rica14,691 26.39%
Chart No.13. Cargo throughputat CACM ports by country (Thousand of MT and percentage), year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America
General Cargo 2,528.83 4.54%
Containerized23,558.62 42.32%
Ro-Ro252.07 0.45%
Dry Bulk13,312.19 23.91%
Liquid Bulk14,188.10 25.48%
Others1,833.06 3.29%
Chart No. 14. Total cargo by type of handling handled in CACM ports, (thousands of MT and %), Year 2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
18 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
1.7 Origen y destino de la carga
In Central America, the greatest
share of maritime trade is with North
America. In 2012, the ports of the
isthmus exchanged 39,911.18
thousand MT with that region, about
half of what was moved. South
America and Asia are in second and
third place with cargo movement of
15,665.40 and 6,844.12 thousand
MT, respectively.
Central America came in fourth
place for regional cargo movement
with 5,679.62 thousand MT. In
descending order, cargo movement
with Europe was 4,929.46 thousand
MT, while other regions like
Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East
totaled 3,517.73 thousand MT and
the Caribbean region accounted for
3,188.98 thousand MT.
Regarding the share by country, the United
States had 35,137.51 thousand MT, Colombia
came in second with 9,518.34 thousand MT,
followed by with 4,249.28 thousand MT, Panama
with 2,486.35 thousand MT, Mexico with
2,081.23 thousand MT, Ecuador with 1,986.67
thousand MT, Venezuela with 1,401.17 thousand
MT, Brazil with 1,111.34 thousand MT, South
Korea with 917.14 thousand MT, Curacao with
913.8 thousand MT, the Dominican Republic with
762.03 thousand MT, Belgium with 756.09
thousand MT, followed by Guatemala, Chile,
Holland, Peru, Japan, Angola and El Salvador, in
that order with cargo volumes between 730 and
460 thousand MT.
Estados Unidos
Colombia
China
Panama
Mexico
Ecuador
Venezuela
Brazil
Corea
Curacao
Rep. Dominicana
Bélgica
Guatemala
Chile
Holanda
Peru
Japon
Angola
El Salvador
39.11%
10.59%
4.73%
2.77%
2.32%
2.21%
1.56%
1.24%
1.02%
1.02%
0.85%
0.84%
0.82%
0.71%
0.68%
0.62%
0.59%
0.56%
0.52%
Centroamerica: Distribución porcentual de la carga por paises principales, Año 2012
Fuente: Empresas Portuarias de Centroamérica y Autoridad Marítima de Panamá
Estados Unidos
Colombia
China
Panama
Mexico
Ecuador
Venezuela
Brazil
Corea
Curacao
Rep. Dominicana
Bélgica
Guatemala
Chile
Holanda
Peru
Japon
Angola
El Salvador
39.11%
10.59%
4.73%
2.77%
2.32%
2.21%
1.56%
1.24%
1.02%
1.02%
0.85%
0.84%
0.82%
0.71%
0.68%
0.62%
0.59%
0.56%
0.52%
Central America: Percentage of the burden distibution by major countries
Source: Empresas Portuarias de Centroamérica y Autoridad Marítima de Panamá
44%
17%
8%
4%
6%
6%
4%
11%
Central America : Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
North America
South America
Asia
Caribbean
Central America
Europe
Other regions
Other undefined
Central
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of PanamaOthers Regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
19 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
In regards to cargo origin in 2012, it was
similar to the year before with North America
in first place with 38.7%, mainly from the
United States with 20,322.55 thousand MT
followed by Mexico with 1,504.30 thousand
MT. South America was in second place with
23.7%, the main points of origin being
Colombia with 8,860.46 thousand MT,
Ecuador with 1,703.16 thousand MT, Brazil
with 1,111.34 thousand MT, Venezuela with
730.88 thousand MT, Chile with 442.46
thousand MT, and Argentina with 372.72
thousand MT. Asia, remained in third place
with 5.5%, China, Japan and Korea were the
main shippers with 1,719.29, 531.26, and
491.46 thousand MT, respectively.
Central America remained in fourth place
with 4.4%. The main points of origin were
Panama (514.32 thousand MT) and Guatemala (365.04 thousand MT), followed by Europe and
the Caribbean with 4.1% each. The main points of origin in Europe were Russia with 427.13
thousand MT, Belgium with 295.33 thousand MT, Spain with 294.20 thousand MT and Norway
with 239.85 thousand MT, among others, while in the Caribbean, the main countries were
Curacao with all its cargo for Central America going to Nicaragua (913.8 thousand MT) and the
Dominican Republic with 484.30 thousand MT, among others. Angola in Africa with 500.71
thousand MT was one of the most important countries in relation to cargo origin.
In regards to cargo destination in 2012, North America was again in the lead as the main destination with
54.40% of the cargo, equivalent to 17,695.44
thousand MT, shipped mainly to the United
States (14,814.96 thousand MT) and Mexico
(576.93 thousand MT). Asia came in second
with 11.3% this year, equivalent to 3,671.80
thousand MT with the main receivers of the
cargo being China (2,529.99 thousand MT),
Korea (425.68 thousand MT), Taiwan (176.42
thousand MT) and Hong Kong (105.89
thousand MT), among others. Central America
had 9.7% equivalent to 3,165.09 thousand MT,
the main receivers being Panama (1,972.03
thousand MT), El Salvador (470.64 thousand
MT) and Guatemala (367.45 thousand MT).
Europe came in fourth place with 7.9%
equivalent to 2,571.48 thousand MT. The main
destinations were Holland (609.57 thousand
MT), Belgium (460.76 thousand MT), Germany
(384.42 thousand MT), Italy (284.16 thousand
Estados Unidos
Colombia
China
Ecuador
Mexico
Brazil
Curacao
Venezuela
Japon
Panama
Angola
Corea
Rep.Dominicana
Chile
Rusia
Argentina
Antillas Holan.
Guatemala
Peru
35.44%
15.45%
3.00%
2.97%
2.62%
1.94%
1.59%
1.27%
0.93%
0.90%
0.87%
0.86%
0.84%
0.77%
0.74%
0.65%
0.64%
0.64%
0.57%
Central America : Percentage distibution the origin of charging by main countries
Source: Empresas Portuarias de Centroamérica y Autoridad Marítima de Panamá
Estados Unidos
China
Panama
Venezuela
Colombia
Holanda
Mexico
El Salvador
Bélgica
Corea
Alemania
Guatemala
Italy
Ecuador
Rep. Dominicana
Irlanda
India
Peru
Canada
45.57%
7.78%
6.07%
2.06%
2.02%
1.87%
1.77%
1.45%
1.42%
1.31%
1.18%
1.13%
0.87%
0.87%
0.85%
0.85%
0.74%
0.71%
0.64%
Source: Empresas Portuarias de Centroamérica y Autoridad Marítima de
CentralAmerica: Percentage distibution of destination of the cargo by major countries
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
20 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
MT), Ireland (277.72 thousand MT) and Greece (115.02 thousand MT), among others. South America
represented 6.5% equivalent to 2,102.49 thousand MT. The main destinations for cargo were Venezuela
with 670.29 thousand MT, Colombia with 657.88 thousand MT, Ecuador with 283.51 thousand MT, Peru
with 232.01 thousand MT and Chile with 191.83 thousand MT. The Caribbean region absorbed 2.5% of
the cargo shipped, equivalent to 816.54 thousand MT, mainly going to the Dominican Republic (277.73
thousand MT) and the Virgin Islands (120.24 thousand MT). For more details about the origin and
destination of cargo, visit our web site: http://www.cocatram.org.ni/estadisticas/cuadro5/
Chart No. 15. Central American Isthmus: Origin and destination of cargo handled in ports by
geographic region of the world (percentages), Year 2012
Chart No. 16. Central American: Total of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic region of the
world (thousands of MT), Year 2012
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Asia Caribbean CentralAmerica
Europe Otherregions
Otherundefined
Total 44.42% 17.44% 7.62% 3.55% 6.32% 5.49% 3.92% 11.26%
Origen 38.75% 23.65% 5.53% 4.14% 4.39% 4.11% 5.71% 13.72%
Destino 54.43% 6.47% 11.29% 2.51% 9.74% 7.91% 0.75% 6.90%
Pe
rcen
tage
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of PanamaOthers Regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
-
10,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
40,000.00
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Asia Caribbean CentralAmerica
Europe Otherregions
Otherundefined
Guatemala 11,730.11 2,344.25 1,296.05 588.93 629.90 1,488.60 326.59 61.94
El Salvador 2,188.32 403.69 521.06 156.06 37.46 212.49 35.39 2,251.67
Honduras 8,206.00 1,070.95 1,935.45 331.93 445.85 1,021.21 25.46 18.55
Nicaragua 962.89 720.18 518.83 886.31 53.68 110.58 - 399.10
Costa Rica 6,371.90 968.02 631.66 30.96 3,208.99 1,330.59 29.06 2,120.12
Panama 10,451.96 10,158.31 1,941.07 1,194.79 1,303.74 765.99 3,101.23 5,261.54
Total 39,911.18 15,665.40 6,844.12 3,188.98 5,679.62 4,929.46 3,517.73 10,112.92
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of PanamaOtras regiones: Medio Oriente, Oceania y Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
21 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Chart No. 17. Central American Isthmus: Origin of cargo handled in ports by country by geographic
region of the world (thousands of MT), Year 2012
Chart No. 18. Central American Isthmus: Destination of cargo handled in ports by country by
geographic region of the world (thousands of MT) , 2012
-
2,000.00
4,000.00
6,000.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Asia Caribbean CentralAmerica
Europe Otherregions
Otherundefined
Guatemala 6,801.64 1,986.30 951.21 212.96 330.51 855.42 92.65 9.79
El Salvador 1,557.63 311.82 428.17 121.22 20.87 206.08 35.27 1,926.34
Honduras 5,355.69 768.43 308.96 207.80 309.67 451.90 17.04 7.18
Nicaragua 643.97 648.34 369.23 886.31 - 97.37 - 238.19
Costa Rica 4,192.24 641.63 435.45 0.06 1,198.28 203.41 29.06 1,225.57
Panama 3,664.57 9,206.39 679.30 944.09 655.20 543.80 3,098.72 4,461.20
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of PanamaOthers Regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
-
1,000.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
7,000.00
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Asia Caribbean CentralAmerica
Europe Otherregions
Otherundefined
Guatemala 4,928.47 357.95 344.84 375.97 299.39 633.18 233.94 52.15
El Salvador 630.69 91.87 92.89 34.84 16.59 6.41 0.12 325.33
Honduras 2,850.31 302.52 1,626.49 124.13 136.18 569.31 8.42 11.37
Nicaragua 318.92 71.84 149.60 - 53.68 13.21 - 160.91
Costa Rica 2,179.66 326.39 196.21 30.90 2,010.71 1,127.18 - 894.55
Panama 6,787.39 951.92 1,261.77 250.70 648.54 222.19 2.51 800.34
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of PanamaOthers Regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
22 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
The origin and destination for the countries of the isthmus with the rest of the world in 2012 is described
below:
Guatemala
About two-thirds of the maritime cargo movement at Guatemalan ports was with North America,
representing 65.53% of the country’s maritime trade, a reduction from 2011 of close to 2%. Cargo
handling reached 11,730.11 thousand MT, 57.98% offloaded and 42.02% loaded. South America stayed
in second place and managed to increase its percentage share, going from 10.65% in 2011 to 12.69% this
year, reaching 2,344.25 thousand MT, most of it offloaded (84.77%).
Europe gained this year and displaced Asia from third place where it was the year before. The increase
was 1.72% with the movement of 1,488.6 thousand MT, representing 8.06% of the total for the country.
Asía, now in fourth place, represented 7.02%, equivalent to 1,296.05 thousand MT. Intra-regional cargo
movement was also important with 3.41% of movement at the ports, mainly with Panama and Costa Rica.
The Caribbean region made gains this year, rising to 3.19%, most of it shipping (63.81%). The other
regions (Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East) represented about 2% of port movement in Guatemala. In
terms of cargo origin at Guatemalan ports, the United States was in first place with 53.84%, equivalent to
6,051.41 thousand MT. Second place went to Colombia with 764.05 thousand MT offloaded, which
represented 6.80%. In third place was Ecuador, the origin of 5.83%, equivalent to 655 thousand MT
offloaded, followed by Mexico with 5.08%, equivalent to 571.04 thousand MT, China represented 4.34%,
equivalent to 488.39 thousand MT. Other major cargo origins for Guatemala in regards to their share were
Norway (2.01%), Korea (1.70%), Argentina (1.41%), Brazil (1.35%), Chile (1.29), Panama (1.26%), Japan
(1.14%), Russia (1.13%), Costa Rica (1.09%),
and the Dominican Republic (1.01%).
Among the main countries receiving cargo, first
place went to the United States which absorbed
59.51% of the shipments, equivalent to 4,300.35
thousand MT. In second place was Mexico with
4.94% or 356.65 thousand MT. Panama was in
third, receiving 2.32%, followed by Holland with
154.23 thousand MT (2.13%), Canada with
138.48 thousand MT (1.92%), the Dominican
Republic with 124.84 thousand MT (1.73%),
Greece with 114.88 thousand MT (1.59%), China
with 110.82 thousand MT (1.53%), Germany with
103.66 thousand MT. (1.43%), Chile with 89.77
thousand MT (1.24%), Colombia with 89.64
thousand MT (1.24%) and Korea with 84.06
(1.16%), among others.
North America 11,730.11
64%
South America 2,344.25
13%
Asia1,296.05
7%
Caribbean588.93
3%
Central America629.90
3%
Europe1,488.60
8%
Other regions326.59
2%
Other undefined61.94 0.34%
Guatemala: Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: Port Companies of Guatemala Other regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
23 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
El Salvador
This country’s ports maintained the tendency from
past years in terms of their cargo trade. North
America continued in first place, although with a drop
in its share of close to 9%, representing 37.7%
equivalent to 2,188.32 thousand MT mobilized. Asia
remained in second place with 521.06 thousand MT,
equivalent to 9.0%, South America continued in third
with 403.69 thousand MT (7.0%) and Europe
remained in fourth place with 3.7% of the cargo,
while the Caribbean region had 156.06 thousand MT
or 2.7%, Central America only had 0.0.6%, as did all
the other regions together (Africa, Oceania and the
Middle East) which totaled 0.6% of the cargo for ports
in El Salvador.
83.9% of the origin of cargo in the ports of Acajutla
and Corsain came from the following countries:
United States with 1,427.64 thousand MT
representing 48.28% of offloading, followed in this order by Brazil with 208.20 thousand MT (7.04%),
China with 162.21 thousand MT (5.49%), Belgium with 114.22 thousand MT (3.86%), Mexico with 103.85
thousand MT (3.51%), Japan with 94.97 thousand MT (3.21%), Korea with 72.98 (2.47%), Taiwan with
70.20 thousand MT (2.37%), Russia with 54.32 thousand MT (1.84%), Curacao with 49.07 thousand MT
(1.66%), Trinidad & Tobago with 46.64 thousand MT (1.58%), Argentina with 44.47 thousand MT (1.50%)
and Chile with 31.82 thousand MT (1.08%).
In terms of destination, it was the same as in past years. In first place, the United States with 597.27
thousand MT, representing 52.91%, Chile with 75.31 thousand MT, equivalent to 6.67%, Korea with 49.96
thousand MT (4.43%), Canada with 24.51 thousand MT (2.17%), Dominican Republic with 19.01
thousand MT (1.68%), Taiwan with 17.31 thousand MT (1.53%), Panama with 16.32 thousand MT
(1.45%) and the Virgin Islands with 12.60 thousand MT (1.12%).
Honduras
The most important region for Honduran ports in 2012 was South America, mobilizing 8,206 thousand MT,
representing 62.86% of the cargo, of which 65.27% was offloaded and 34.73% loaded. Second place
went to Asia with 1,935.45 thousand MT that represented 14.82%, most of it shipped (84.04%). North
America was in third place with 1,070.95 thousand MT or 8.20%, 71.75% of which was offloaded.
Following in fourth place was the set of Africa, Oceania and the Middle East that together accounted for
1,021.21 thousand MT, equivalent al 7.82%, 44.25% offloaded and 55.75% loaded. Central America was
in fifth place with 445.85 thousand MT that represented 3.42%, offloading 69.46%, while Europe and the
Caribbean represented 0.20% and 0.14% of the cargo mobilized through the ports.
The main countries of origin for cargo to the country were, in first place the United States, with 70.08% of
the cargo offloaded, equivalent to 5,204.70 thousand MT and in second, Ecuador with 355.87 thousand
MT, representing 4.79%, followed in order by Colombia with 190.25 thousand MT offloaded, equivalent
thousand MT to 2.56%, Guatemala with 179.77 thousand MT, equivalent to 2.42%, China with 173.83
thousand MT (2.34%), Russia with 146.46 thousand MT (1.97%), Dominican Republic with 118.58
thousand MT, (1.60%), Mexico with 111.20 thousand MT, (1.50%), Panama with 103.75 thousand MT
North America 2,188.32, 37.69%
South America 403.69, 6.95%
Asia521.06, 8.97%
Caribbean156.06, 2.69%
Central America
37.46, 0.65%
Europe212.49, 3.66%
Other regions35.39, 0.61%
Other undefined
2,251.67 38.78%
El Salvador: Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: CEPA-Acajulta, Corsain and AMP El SalvadorOther regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
24 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
(1.40%), Holland with 91.37 thousand MT (1.23%) and
Brazil with 80.56 thousand MT, representing 1.08%,
among others.
In terms of loading or shipping, the main destinations
were the United States with 2,751.82 thousand MT
accounting for 48.88%, with China in second place with
1,452.599 thousand MT, representing 25.80%, followed
by Holland with 166.007 thousand MT (2.95%),
Germany with 141.58 thousand MT, (2.51%), Belgium
with 123.98 thousand MT (2.20%), Mexico with 89.74
thousand MT (1.59%), Panama with 59.513 thousand
MT (1.06%), Korea with 44.69 thousand MT (0.79%),
the United Kingdom with 43.083 thousand MT,
Guatemala with 40.843 thousand MT, India with 38.783
thousand MT, Jamaica with 36.363 thousand MT,
Taiwan with32.559 thousand MT, Spain with 31.95
thousand MT, and the Dominican Republic with 30.505
thousand MT.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua continued with maritime cargo trade very similar to previous years with North America in first
place with 962.89 thousand MT, representing 26.37%, of
which 66.88% was offloaded. In second place was the
Caribbean region with 886.31 thousand MT, equivalent to
24.27%, and standing out the fact that 100.00% was
offloaded, South America remained in third place with
720.18 thousand MT for 19.72% of all the cargo, 90.02% of
it offloaded, followed by Asia with 518.83 thousand MT,
representing 14.21%, with most of it offloaded (71.17%).
Europe had 110.58 thousand MT, representing 3.03%,
(88.05% offloaded) and Central America had 1.47%, all of it
shipped.
The countries of cargo origin to Nicaragua in 2012 were in
order of importance the following: Curacao with 870.47
thousand MT, representing 30.13%, Venezuela with 535.54
thousand MT, representing 18.54%, United States with
505.78 thousand MT, equivalent to 17.51%, China with
168.70 thousand MT ( 5.84%), Japan with 145.68 thousand
MT ( 5.04%), Mexico with 138.18 thousand MT (4.78%), Russia with 97.37 thousand MT (3.37%), Brazil
with 70.98 thousand MT (2.46%), Korea with 54.83 thousand MT (1.90%), Argentina with 36.08 thousand
MT (1.25%), Trinidad & Tobago with 18.88 thousand MT (0.65%), Ecuador with 5.71 thousand MT
(0.20%), and Cuba with 2.66 thousand MT (0.09%).
In terms of destination, in order of importance, the countries receiving cargo from Nicaragua were the
United States with 244.075 thousand MT (31.77%), China with 81.547 thousand MT(10.62%), Korea with
68.043 thousand MT (8.86%), Venezuela with 66.208 thousand MT (8.62%), El Salvador with 53.683
North America 962.89 29.60%
South America 720.18 22.14%
Asia518.83 15.95%
Caribbean 886.31 27.25%
Central America
53.68 1.65%
Europe110.58 3.40%
Nicaragua: Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: National Port in
North America
8,206.00 , 63%
South America, 1,070.95,
8%
Asia 1,935.45
15%
Caribbean 331.93, 3%
Central America
445.85 , 3%
Europe1,021.21 ,
8%Other
regions 25.46 , 0%
Other undefined 18.55 , 0%
Honduras:Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: National Enterprises Port Honduras, ENPOther regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
25 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
thousand MT (6.99%), Mexico with 39.127 thousand MT (5.09%), Canada with 35.704 thousand MT
(4.65%), Holland with 13.212 thousand MT (1.72%) and
Costa Rica
Maritime commerce from Costa Rican ports to the regions of the world continued without variation in
2012. North America remained in first place with a similar percentage of total cargo to last year (43.37%),
mobilizing 6,371.9 thousand MT, most of it offloaded (65.79%). The countries of Central America
continued in second place, absorbing 21.84% which corresponds to 3,208.99 thousand MT, (62.66%
shipped). Europe, in third place, dropped 3.8% from last year with cargo movement this year of 1,330.59
thousand MT, equivalent to 9.06%, (84.71% loaded). Likewise, South America and Asia continued in the
same order in the ranking with percentages very similar to last year in terms of distribution: South America
with 6.59% of the cargo (68.94% offloaded) and Asia with 4.30%, most of it offloaded (68.94%). The
Caribbean dropped a bit (0.21%) and most of the cargo was shipped (99.81%).
In terms of cargo origin, the United States was in first place with 3,749.86 thousand MT, equivalent to
48.09%. The countries of the isthmus took second place with 1,177.67 thousand MT, equivalent to
15.10%, followed by Mexico with 298.63 thousand MT, equivalent to 3.83%, Colombia with 265.06
thousand MT, equivalent to 3.40%, China with 205.93 thousand MT, equivalent to 2.64%, Canada 143.76
thousand MT, equivalent to 1.84%, Brazil with 141.55 thousand MT, equivalent to 1.82%, Japan with
133.76 thousand MT, equivalent to 1.72%, Argentina with 94.80 thousand MT, equivalent to 1.22%, Chile
with 89.58 thousand MT, equivalent to 1.15%, and Ireland with 84.96 thousand MT, equivalent to 1.09%.
All these together make up
At the top of the list for destinations is the United
States with 2,163.86 thousand MT, equivalent to
33.45%, followed by the Central American region
with 36.6%, mainly Panama with 1,669.48
thousand MT, equivalent to 25.80%. Then there
was Belgium with 314.16 thousand MT, equivalent
to 4.86%, Colombia with 285.984 thousand MT,
equivalent to 4.42%, Ireland with 264.472
thousand MT, equivalent to 4.09%, Italy with
209.74 thousand MT, equivalent to 3.24%, Holland
with 207.79 thousand MT, equivalent to 3.21%,
Guatemala with 197.662 thousand MT, equivalent
to 3.06%, Germany with 127.96 thousand MT,
equivalent to 1.98% India with 58.30 thousand MT,
equivalent to 0.90%, Korea with 52.68 thousand
MT, equivalent to 0.81%, Taiwan with 47.88
thousand MT, equivalent to 0.74%, Dominican
Republic with 30.87 thousand MT, equivalent to
0.48%, Ecuador with 27.12 thousand MT ,equivalent to 0.42% and China 27.09 thousand MT, equivalent
to 0.42%.
North America 6,371.90 ,
50.69%South America 968.02, 7.70%
Asia,631.66, 5.02%
Caribbean30.96, 0.25%
Central America 3,208.99 25.53%
Europe1,330.59 10.58%
Other regions, 29.06, 0.23%
COSTA RICA: Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: JAPDEVA and INCOPOther regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
Central American Port Statiscal Summary, Year 2012
26 Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)
Panama
In 2012, the main regions for trade with Panama were North America in first place with cargo movement of
10,451.95 thousand MT representing 30.58%. The United States was the main trading partner with
8,140.76 thousand MT and in second place was South America with 10,158.29 thousand MT (29.72%),
including Colombia with 7,884.61 thousand MT. Africa was in third place with 8.94%, equivalent to
3,054.25 thousand MT (Angola with 500.712 thousand MT). Fourth place went to Asia with 1,941.05
thousand MT because of commerce with China, Korea, Japan and India. Central America was in fifth
place with 1,304.91 thousand MT, and El Salvador and Guatemala contributed most to this trade (475.18
and 311.27 thousand MT, respectively). Then followed the region of the Caribbean with 1,194.77
thousand MT, mainly the Dutch Antilles with 305.39 thousand MT, the Dominican Republic with 300.03
thousand MT, and Puerto Rico, among others, with 183.19 thousand MT. Europe saw movement of
776.22 thousand MT, with Spain with 203.31 thousand MT and Holland with 90.07 thousand MT standing
out.
Regarding the origin of the cargo, South America
came in first place with 39.59% of the shipments,
corresponding to 9,206.38 thousand MT. The
main countries of origin were Colombia with
7,632.35 thousand MT, Ecuador with 671.86
thousand MT and Brazil with 458.84 thousand
MT. Second place went to North America with
15.76%, equivalent to 3,664.57 thousand MT, the
United States generating 3,383.16 thousand MT
and Mexico 281.41 thousand MT. Africa was in
third place with 2,919.29 thousand MT, equivalent
to 12.55% of the shipments and the Caribbean
region absorbed 4.06%, equivalent to 944.07
thousand MT, with the main island for cargo origin
being the Dutch Antilles with 297.24 thousand
MT, the Dominican Republic with 227.52
thousand MT and Puerto Rico with 166.02
thousand MT. Central America was in fifth place
with 655.18 thousand MT, 2.82% of this with
Guatemala and Costa Rica as the main countries of origin. Europe represented 2.34% with 543.81
thousand MT with Spain, Italy, Belgium, France and Portugal as the main countries of origin.
In relation to cargo destination, North America absorbed 62.13% of the shipments, or 6,787.38 thousand
MT, with the United States as the main recipient with 8,140.76 thousand MT. Asia came in second with
11.55%, equivalent to 1,261.761 thousand MT, with China, India, Korea and Hong Kong receiving the
most, followed by South America representing 8.71%, equivalent to 951.91 thousand MT, the main
recipients there being Venezuela with 386.56 thousand MT, Colombia with 252.26 thousand MT, Ecuador
with 136.47 thousand MT and Peru with 133.36 thousand MT.
Central America accounted for 5.95% of the cargo sent with 649.73 thousand MT, El Salvador and
Guatemala receiving the greatest volumes (397.13 and 128.73 thousand MT, respectively). The
Caribbean had 2.29%, equivalent to 250.70 thousand MT, and the main recipients there were the
Dominican Republic, Trinidad & Tobago, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti. Europe represented 2.05%, equivalent
North America 10,451.96,
36.14%
South America 10,158.31,
35.13%
Asia, 1,941.07, 6.71%
Caribbean, 1,194.79 , 4.13%
Central America 1,303.74 , 4.51%
Europe765.99, 2.65%
Other regions 3,101.23, 10.72%
PANAMA: Comparative distribution of load by geographic regions of the world Year 2012
Source: Maritime Authority of PanamaOther regions: Middle East, Oceania and Africa
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to 223.50 thousand MT, and the countries there that received cargo were Holland, the United Kingdom,
Germany, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
2. Vessels attended
In 2012, 4.36% fewer vessels arrived for a total of 17,917. The most important reductions were in
Honduras and Nicaragua with 15.76% and 11.37% fewer, respectively. Guatemala had 4.66% fewer,
Panama 2.26% and Costa Rica 1.51% fewer, while El Salvador had 2.48% more than in 2011. The
Caribbean seaboard saw 897 fewer vessels and there were 47 fewer dropping anchor on the Pacific side.
The average cargo per vessel reached 7,276 Tm /vessel. El Salvador and Panama regularly stood out
with the highest averages of cargo per vessel in the region (7.8. and 9.4 thousand MT /vessel,
respectively) and Costa Rica had a lower average with 4.4 thousand MT /vessel. The main type of vessel
continues to be container ships, with 10,768 of them arriving in 2012. This, however, was a 4.40% drop in
traffic, equivalent to 496 fewer vessels of this kind. On the Caribbean seaboard, this segment represented
71.38% of the total.
The ports with the greatest increase in vessel traffic were in order of importance the Colon Container
Terminal with an increase of 36.69%, (212 more container ships and 9 more conventional vessels),
followed by La Unión that went from 14 container ships 2011 to 48 in 2012, Puerto Barrios saw 39 vessels
more arrive, among container ships and barges, and Charco Azul received 38 more.
The drop in the number of vessels arriving in 2012 was felt in Panama, specifically at PPB (218 fewer),
PPC (201 fewer), Manzanillo (69 fewer), and Colón 2000 (70 fewer). In Costa Rica Limón Moín saw 270
fewer vessels and Caldera had 60 fewer. All of Nicaragua’s ports saw fewer vessels, 73 less than the year
before. In Honduras, Puerto Cortes attended to 98 fewer vessels and in Guatemala, Santo Tomas de
Castilla had 100 fewer and Quetzal 42.
In 2012, the transit of conventional vessels represented 6.66%, a small increase of 19.78% over the
previous year. Reefer ships represented 6.65%, a decrease of 17.08%. Container ships represented
60.09%, a decrease of 4.40%. Ro-Ro vessels maintained the similar share as the year before with 4.51%,
0.86% less. Bulk solids represented 4.39% of the total and their share continued to grow as it had last
year with 7.21% more.
Bulk liquids represented 4.33%, an increase of 5.15%. Petroleum tankers represented 4.65%, a drop of
18.68%. Gas tankers represented 1.39%, an increase of 61.29%. Barges represented 1.48%, a decrease
of 29.71% and cruise liners went from 5.06% in 2011 to 3.24% in 2012.
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Chart No.19. Central American Isthmus: Percentage distribution by type of vessel, Year 2012
Chart No.20. Percentage distribution by type of vessel in CACM ports, Year 2012
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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3. Containers and tractor-trailers
In 2012, the movement of containers at maritime ports in the Central American region increased by 4.4%.
Handling at ports rose to 6,128,799 containers and tractor trailers of different types and sizes, equivalent
to 10,634,145 TEU.
This year, Guatemala had the greatest percentage increase in the handling of TEU with 29.22% more
than in 2011, while Costa Rica increased by 2.24%, Nicaragua by 11.81% and Panama by 5.35%.
Movement in Honduras and El Salvador remained more or less the same. 65.86% of the TEU were
dispatched from Panamanian ports, while Guatemala had 14.11%, Costa Rica 11.56%, Honduras 6.24%,
El Salvador and Nicaragua 0.92%.
68.95% of the containers handled in the region’s port were 40-footers, 71.69% full, followed by 20-footers with 27.55%. Throughout the isthmus, each full container mobilized transported 16.82 metric tons on average.
The Atlantic ports handled 61.78% of the TEU, and among them MIT, Limón-Moín and PPC stood out, absorbing 19.37%, 9.83% and 7.99%, respectively. Standing out among the Pacific ports were PPB, which handled 3,251,141 TEU, equivalent to 30.57% of the region’s total, Puerto Quetzal with movement of 324,507 TEU and Acajutla with 160,981 TEU. The general ratio between full and empty is 2.6. The Honduran ports of Castilla and Cortes stand out with a ratio of 16.5 and 4.1, respectively, and in Guatemala, there was Barrios and Santo Tomas de Castilla with full-empty ratios of 4.1 and 3.5, respectively.
The ports handling the greatest number of containers are Panama Port Balboa (1.9 million), Manzanillo International Terminal (1.2 million), Panama Port Cristóbal (541,253), Limón-Moín (553,852), Cortés (309,543) and Santo Tomás de Castilla (256,583).
Chart No.21. Central American Isthmus: port container traffic, Thousands of TEU), year 2012
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500 3,251
2,060
1,045850
735 708573
469325
184 161 91 90 53 35 5 0.141 0.035
(Th
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TEU
)
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Chart No.22. Container Througput in Central America, (Thousand of TEU), year 2012
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Caribe Pacifico Total
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nd
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Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Port traffic in Central America, (Thousands of metric tons), Year 2001-2012
Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Guatemala 11,246 12,217 14,640 14,678 15,753 16,080 16,876 15,860 15,978 16,876 18,301 18,467
El Salvador 4,592 4,546 4,698 4,686 5,098 5,965 6,156 6,010 4,931 5,392 5,848 5,807
Honduras 6,882 7,083 7,658 8,732 9,273 9,393 9,819 10,476 9,450 10,582 12,137 13,057
Nicaragua 2,363 2,094 2,146 2,328 2,505 2,707 2,938 2,799 2,834 3,009 3,438 3,651
Costa Rica 9,078 9,760 10,439 10,915 11,334 12,824 13,674 13,909 12,069 13,474 14,207 14,691
MCCA 34,161 35,699 39,581 41,338 43,964 46,969 49,463 49,054 45,262 49,333 53,931 55,673
Panama 23,139 21,291 24,626 34,795 36,699 39,245 44,826 47,047 54,881 54,819 62,425 74,708
Central America 57,300 56,991 64,207 76,134 80,664 86,214 94,289 96,100 100,144 104,152 116,356 130,381
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
57,300 56,991 64,207
76,134 80,664 86,214
94,289 96,100 100,144 104,152
116,356
130,381
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Port traffic in Central America, (Thousands of metric tons), Year 2001-2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011, (Units), Year 2001-2012
Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Guatemala 2,534 2,637 2,912 3,055 3,112 3,366 3,546 3,370 3,261 3,501 3,328 3,208
El Salvador 445 451 546 590 610 718 855 729 630 620 725 743
Honduras 2,154 2,212 2,293 2,324 2,309 2,377 2,547 2,456 2,238 2,252 2,570 2,165
Nicaragua 544 422 432 421 449 621 676 673 596 640 642 569
Costa Rica 2,386 2,642 2,732 2,737 2,779 3,042 3,215 3,078 2,999 3,136 3,373 3,322
MCCA 8,063 8,364 8,915 9,127 9,259 10,124 10,839 10,306 9,724 10,149 10,638 10,007
Panama 4,911 4,823 5,140 5,479 5,998 6,159 6,570 6,821 6,567 7,388 8,129 7,945
Central America 12,974 13,187 14,055 14,606 15,257 16,283 17,409 17,127 16,291 17,537 18,767 17,952
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
12,974 13,187 14,055 14,606 15,257
16,283 17,409 17,127
16,291 17,537
18,767 17952
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vessel Arrivals in Central America, 2001-2011, (Units), Year 2001-2012
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Container throughput at Central America, Year 2001-2012 Country/Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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
1,500,799
El Salvador
17,721
42,221
66,216
93,647
104,370
124,331
144,458
156,323
126,369
146,819
161,226
160,981
Honduras
397,659
413,842
470,340
555,854
591,697
593,800
636,433
669,802
571,720
612,844
662,672
663,945
Nicaragua
10,933
10,447
12,328
16,983
18,951
47,948
61,457
63,234
59,932
68,326
84,467
94,444
Costa Rica
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
1,229,529
MCCA
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
3,649,698
Panamá
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
6,984,447
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
10,634,145
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
3,232 3,339 3,943
4,580 5,039 5,509 6,762
7,452 6,800
8,480
9,797 10,634
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Tho
usa
nd
s o
f TE
U
Container throughput at Central America, Year 2001-2012, (Thousands of TEU)
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Summary Table. Central America: Traffic by Port, Year 2012
Country/Ports Litoral
Carg0 Vessel Container
(Thousands of metric tons)
(units) Units TEU
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San Jose P 1,748.84 96 - -
Quetzal P 8,494.61 1,247 194,910 324,506
Puerto Barrios A 2,728.62 450 342,182 707,556
Santo Tomas de Castilla A 5,494.57 1,380 256,583 468,734
Total 18,466.64 3,173 793,675 1500,799
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P 118.42 56 - -
Acajutla P 3,957.57 552 98,678 160,981
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA P 1,602.50 85 - -
Corsain P 128.06 49 - -
Total 5,806.55 742 98,678 160,981
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 2,388.48 190 - -
Tela A 260.49 22 - -
La Ceiba A 6.80 69 20 35
Puerto Castilla A 843.15 157 45,293 90,586
Puerto Cortes A 9,558.02 1,630 309,543 573,324
Roatán T. Coxen Hole A - 97 - -
Roatán T. Mahogany By A - … - -
Total 13,056.94 2,165 354,856 663,945
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 2,702.27 402 56,975 89,538
Sandino P 872.18 32 - -
San Juan del sur P - 26 - -
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A 43.64 73 2,617 4,765
Cabezas A 16.13 13 - -
El Bluff A 17.24 23 78 141
Total 3,651.46 569 59,670 94,444
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 3,941.25 611 109,303 184,315
Puntarenas P 1.44 63 - -
Punta Morales P 119.03 7 - -
Terminal Fertica P 93.71 12 - -
Quepos P 3.64 275 - -
Golfito P 206.62 131 - -
Limón-Moín A 10,325.59 2,223 553,852 1045,214
Total 14,691.28 3,322 663,155 1229,529
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Summary Table. Central America: Traffic by Port, Year 2012
Country/Ports Seaboard
Cargo Vessel Container
(Thousands of metric tons)
(units) Units TEU
PANAMA
Aguadulce P - - - -
Amador & Resorts P - 38 - -
Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) P - 19 - -
Charco Azul P 8,299.21 95 - -
Pedregal P - - - -
Petro America Terminal P 993.62 71 - -
T. DECAL P 1,330.59 97 - -
Panama Port Balboa (PPB) P 24,130.18 1,967 1934,972 3251,141
PSA (Panama International Terminal) P 342.68 97 30,945 53,459
Yacth club Cristobal P - 22 - -
Colon Port Terminal (CPT) A 194.38 15 - -
T. Granelera A 922.13 92 - -
Colon Container Terminal (CCT) A 4,145.08 827 416,720 735,314
T. Petrolera A 2,520.93 99 - -
T. Samba Bonita A - - - -
Chiriquí Grande A 11,492.29 111 - -
COLON 2000 A - 107 - -
Almirante A 313.09 148 17,270 34,727
Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) A 6,041.33 1,493 541,253 850,042
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) A 13,982.74 2,647 1217,605 2059,764
Total 74,708.25 7,945 4158,765 6984,447
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 18,466.64 3,173 793,675 1,500,799
El Salvador 5,806.55 743 98,678 160,981
Honduras 13,056.94 2,165 354,856 663,945
Nicaragua 3,651.46 569 59,670 94,444
Costa Rica 14,691.28 3,322 663,155 1229,529
MCCA 55,672.87 9.972 1,970,034 3,649,698
Panama 74,708.25 7,945 4,158,765 6,984,447
Total 130,381.12 17,917 6,128,799 10,634,145
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 1. Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports, (Thousands of metric tons), Year 2012
Country/Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total
O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José P
393.77
60.52
454.29
392.93
32.51
425.44
342.31
50.53
392.84
426.02
50.25
476.27
1,555.03
193.81
1,748.84
Quetzal P
1,532.80
830.72
2,363.52
1,491.20
737.88
2,229.08
1,297.88
489.72
1,787.60
1,474.65
639.75
2,114.40
5,796.53
2,698.07
8,494.60
Puerto Barrios A
329.71
375.70
705.41
300.90
366.41
667.31
292.22
331.49
623.71
331.09
401.10
732.19
1,253.92
1,474.70
2,728.62
Santo Tomas de Castilla A
703.55
688.15
1,391.70
671.55
677.31
1,348.86
649.41
641.24
1,290.65
610.47
852.88
1,463.35
2,634.98
2,859.58
5,494.56
Total país
2,959.83
1,955.09
4,914.92
2,856.58
1,814.11
4,670.69
2,581.82
1,512.98
4,094.80
2,842.23
1,943.98
4,786.21
11,240.46
7,226.16
18,466.62
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P
21.66
1.27
22.93
27.95
3.18
31.12
33.02
4.98
38.00
21.10
5.27
26.387
103.73
14.70
118.43
Acajutla P
699.21
374.06
1,073.27
698.55
245.92
944.47
729.11
221.12
950.23
701.82
287.78
989.60
2,828.69
1,128.88
3,957.57 Boyas Alba Petróleos,
Cenergica y RASA P
426.03
36.64
462.67
413.41
2.23
415.64
334.22
16.25
350.47
373.71
-
373.71
1,547.37
55.12
1,602.49
Corsain P
36.94 -
36.94
26.10
-
26.10
37.10
-
37.10
27.92
-
27.92
128.06
-
128.06
Total país
1,183.84
411.97
1,595.81
1,166.01
251.33
1,417.33
1,133.45
242.35
1,375.80
1,124.55
293.05
1,417.60
4,607.85
1,198.70
5,806.55
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P
235.73
429.66
665.39
183.24
372.63
555.87
269.39
388.36
657.75
192.00
317.47
509.47
880.36
1,508.12
2,388.48
Tela A
64.32 -
64.32
77.90
-
77.90
52.61
-
52.61
65.66
-
65.66
260.49
-
260.49
La Ceiba A
0.03
1.05
1.08
0.14
2.14
2.28
0.13
1.84
1.97
0.12
1.36
1.48
0.42
6.39
6.81
Puerto Castilla A
70.87
159.59
230.46
56.28
132.78
189.06
47.17
164.08
211.25
54.05
158.34
212.39
228.37
614.79
843.16
Puerto Cortes A
1,545.23
1,053.73
2,598.96
1,610.85
984.98
2,595.83
1,524.97
780.71
2,305.68
1,376.13
681.41
2,057.54
6,057.18
3,500.83
9,558.01
Total país
1,916.18
1,644.03
3,560.21
1,928.41
1,492.53
3,420.94
1,894.27
1,334.99
3,229.26
1,687.96
1,158.58
2,846.54
7,426.82
5,630.13
13,056.95
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Table 1. Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports, (Thousands of metric tons), Year 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total
O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total
NICARAGUA
Corinto P
448.66
215.78
664.44
574.81
159.64
734.45
446.10
163.79
609.89
544.01
149.48
693.49
2,013.58
688.69
2,702.27
Sandino P
169.10 -
169.10
174.19
53.68
227.87
170.76
-
170.76
304.45
-
304.45
818.50
53.68
872.18
Cabezas A
4.51 -
4.51
4.16
-
4.16
3.71
-
3.71
3.77
-
3.77
16.15
-
16.15
El Bluff A
4.83
0.51
5.34
3.10
0.52
3.62
3.56
0.88
4.44
3.35
0.49
3.84
14.84
2.40
17.24
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A
4.27 7.35
11.62
5.74 5.29 11.03 5.25 4.55 9.80 5.02 6.17 11.19 20.28 23.36 43.64
Total
631.37
223.64
855.01
762.00
219.13
981.13
629.38
169.22
798.60
860.60
156.14
1,016.74
2,883.35
768.13
3,651.48
COSTA RICA
Caldera P
782.71
173.79
956.50
786.17
202.52
988.69
839.06
157.38
996.44
833.04
166.57
999.61
3,240.98
700.26
3,941.24
Puntarenas P
0.18
0.10
0.28
0.22
0.17
0.39
0.11
0.02
0.13
0.29
0.35
0.64
0.80
0.64
1.44
Punta Morales P -
27.75
27.75
-
39.34
39.34
-
28.84
28.84
23.11
-
23.11
23.11
95.93
119.04
Terminal Fertica P
24.70 -
24.70
21.51
-
21.51
23.40
-
23.40
24.10
-
24.10
93.71
-
93.71
Quepos P
1.01
0.74
1.75
-
0.78
0.78
-
0.53
0.53
-
0.57
0.57
1.01
2.62
3.63
Golfito P
8.99
39.49
48.48
0.01
48.92
48.93
0.01
61.22
61.23
1.00
46.99
47.99
10.01
196.62
206.63
Limon-Moín A
1,264.09
1,442.76
2,706.85
1,103.94
1,553.55
2,657.49
1,090.74
1,377.99
2,468.73
1,097.33
1,395.20
2,492.53
4,556.10
5,769.50
10,325.60
Total
2,081.68
1,684.63
3,766.31
1,911.85
1,845.28
3,757.13
1,953.32
1,625.98
3,579.30
1,978.87
1,609.68
3,588.55
7,925.72
6,765.57
14,691.29
PANAMA
Amador & Resorts P - - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Charco Azul P
394.62
2,203.28
2,597.90
-
1,509.19
1,509.19
-
2,609.48
2,609.48
-
1,582.63
1,582.63
394.62
7,904.58
8,299.20
Pedregal P - - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Petro America Terminal P
221.93 -
221.93
240.96
-
240.96
222.25
-
222.25
308.47
-
308.47
993.61
-
993.61
T. DECAL P
369.06 -
369.06
293.73
-
293.73
293.50
-
293.50
374.30
-
374.30
1,330.59
-
1,330.59
Aguadulce P - - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Table 1. Central America: Cargo Throughput by country and ports (Thousands of metric tons), year 2012
Country/Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total
O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total O L Total
Panama Port Balboa (PPB)
P
3,548.28
2,756.73
6,305.01
3,465.41
2,577.60
6,043.01
3,403.79
2,502.35
5,906.14
3,355.96
2,520.04
5,876.00
13,773.44
10,356.72
24,130.16 PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P
7.34
4.54
11.88
157.58
81.93
239.51
53.68
29.08
82.76
7.06
1.47
8.53
225.66
117.02
342.68
Colon Port Terminal
A
-
- - 40.00 - 40.00 63.89 - 63.89 90.50 - 90.50 194.39
-
194.39
T. Granelera A 198.16 - 198.16 248.01 - 248.01
268.71 - 268.71 207.25 - 207.25 922.13
- 922.13
Colon Container Terminal (CCT)
A
145.85
672.09
817.94
215.87
810.67
1,026.54
267.46
974.18
1,241.64
199.19
859.77
1,058.96
828.37
3,316.71
4,145.08
T. Petrolera A 651.65 - 651.65 727.24 - 727.24
639.02 - 639.02 503.01 - 503.01 2,520.92
- 2,520.92
T. Samba Bonita A - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
-
Chiriquí Grande A 1,792.69 76.80 1,869.49 1,464.89 111.12 1,576.01 3,441.63 5.38 3,447.01 4,599.77 - 4,599.77 11,298.98 193.30 11,492.28
COLON 2000 A - - -
- - - - - - - - - -
-
-
Almirante A 13.14 61.11 74.25 19.31 60.63 79.94
20.21 63.13 83.34 16.31 59.25 75.56 68.97 244.12 313.09
Panama Port Cristobal (PPC)
A 903.39 975.32
1,878.71 750.32 903.92
1,654.24
616.08 760.35 1,376.43 530.14 601.79 1,131.93
2,799.93 3,241.38 6,041.31
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT)
A 1,660.20 1,787.21 3,447.41 1,742.71 1,812.79 3,555.50 1,764.70 1,878.51 3,643.21 1,570.49 1,766.15 3,336.64 6,738.10 7,244.66 13,982.76
Total país 9,906.31 8,537.08 18,443.39 9,366.03 7,867.85 17,233.88 11,054.92 8,822.46 19,877.38 11,762.45 7,391.10 19,153.55 42,089.71 32,618.49 74,708.20
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 2,959.83 1,955.09
4,914.92 2,856.58 1,814.11 4,670.69 2,581.82 1,512.98 4,094.80 2,842.23 1,943.98 4,786.21 11,240.46 7,226.16 18,466.62
El Salvador 1,183.84 411.97 1,595.81 1,166.01 251.33 1,417.34 1,133.45 242.35 1,375.80 1,124.55 293.05 1,417.61 4,607.85 1,198.70 5,806.55
Honduras 1,916.18 1644.0
3 3,560.21 1,928.41 1,492.53 3,420.94 1,894.27 1,334.99 3,229.26 1,687.96 1,158.58 2,846.54 7,426.82 5,630.13 13,056.95
Nicaragua 631.37 223.64 855.01 762.00 219.13 981.13 629.38 169.22 798.60 860.60 156.14 1,016.74 2,883.35 768.13 3,651.48
Costa Rica 2,081.68 1,684.63 3,766.31 1,911.85 1,845.28 3,757.13 1,953.32 1,625.98 3,579.30 1,978.87 1,609.68 3,588.55 7,925.72 6,765.57 14,691.29
MCCA 8,772.90 5,919.36 14,692.26 8,624.85 5,622.38 14,247.23 8,192.24 4,885.52 13,077.73 8,494.21 5,161.43 13,655.65 34,084.20 21,588.69 55,672.89
Panama 9,906.31 8,537.08 18,443.39 9,366.03 7,867.85 17,233.88 11,054.92 8,822.46 19,877.38 11,762.45 7,391.10 19,153.55 42,089.71 32,618.49 74,708.20
Total 8,679.21 4,456.44 33,135.65 7,990.88 13,490.23 31,481.10 19,247.16 13,707.98 32,955.14 20,256.66 12,552.53 32,809.20 76,173.91 54,207.18 130,381.09
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly, Year: 2012 Country / Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San Jose P 34 19 21 22 96
Quetzal P 310 313 279 345 1,247
Puerto Barrios A 130 120 72 128 450
Santo Tomas de Castilla A 379 351 323 327 1,380
Total 853 803 695 822 3,173
EL SALVADOR
Acajutla P 152 131 137 132 552
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
P 23 17 21 24 85
Corsain P 11 8 17 13 49
La Union P 12 17 14 14 56
Total 1978 173 189 183 743
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 53 42 56 39 190
La Ceiba A 14 23 18 14 69
Puerto Castilla A 39 33 46 39 157
Puerto Cortes A 444 421 397 368 1,630
Roatan T. Coxen Hole A 59 8 3 27 97
Tela A 5 8 5 4 22
Total 614 535 525 491 2,165
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 97 97 99 109 402
Sandino P 7 9 6 10 32
San Juan del sur P 16 - - 10 26
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A 17 19 16 21 73
Cabezas A 4 3 3 3 13
El Bluff A 7 5 6 5 23
Total 148 133 130 158 569
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 184 143 137 147 611
Golfito P 43 22 30 36 131
Punta Morales P 1 4 1 1 7
Puntarenas P 15 17 4 27 63
Quepos P 42 22 109 102 275
Terminal Fertica P 3 4 3 2 12
Limón-Moín A 629 536 522 536 2,223
Total 917 748 806 851 3,322
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Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by port, quarterly, Year: 2012 Country/Ports Seaboard Quarter I Quarter II Quarter III Quarter IV Total
PANAMA
Aguadulce P - - - - -
Amador & Resorts P 16 10 - 12 38
Panama Port Balboa (PPB) P 571 480 449 467 1,967
Charco Azul P 25 17 31 22 95
Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) P - 1 1 17 19
Pedregal P - - - - -
Petro America Terminal P 18 19 16 18 71
PSA (Panama International Terminal) P - 41 33 23 97
T. DECAL P 23 21 16 37 97
Yacth club Cristobal P 22 - - - 22
Almirante C 42 38 34 34 148
Chiriquí Grande C 25 25 32 29 111
COLON 2000 C 72 11 2 22 107
Colon Container Terminal (CCT) C 162 199 240 226 827
Colon Port Terminal C 1 6 5 3 15
Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) C 423 370 368 332 1,493
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) C 662 680 648 657 2,647
T. Granelera C 31 27 18 16 92
T. Petrolera C 10 27 31 31 99
T. Samba Bonita C - - - - -
Total 2,103 1,972 1,924 1,946 7,945
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 853 803 695 822 3,173
El Salvador 198 173 189 183 743
Honduras 614 535 525 491 2,165
Nicaragua 148 133 130 158 569
Costa Rica 917 748 806 851 3,322
MCCA 2,730 2,392 2,345 2,505 9,972
Panama 2,103 1,972 1,924 1,946 7,945
Total 4,833 4,364 4,269 4,451 17,917
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (units), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Seabo
ard Conventio-
nal Reefer
Container Ships
Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk
Dry Bulk Carrier
oil Tanker
Gas Carrier/T
anker Barge Cruises Others Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José
P - - - - 96 - - - - - - 96
Quetzal P 85 174 517 84 94 204 - 9 - 42 38 1,247
Puerto Barrios A 44 27 353 - 19 8 - - 0 - - 450
Santo Tomas de Castilla
A 215 144 837 2 128 18 13 - - 17 6 1,380
Total país 3 345 1,707 86 337 230 13 9 0 59 44 3,173
EL SALVADOR
Acajutla P 28 - 268 55 80 114 - - - - 7 552
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
P - - - - - - 85 - - - - 85
Corsain P - - - - 1 1 - 13 - - 34 49
La Unión P 5 - 48 - 1 3 - - - - - 57
Total país 33 - 316 55 82 118 85 13 - - 41 743
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 14 - - 57 17 60 42 - - - - 190
La Ceiba A 51 - - - - - - - - - 18 69
Puerto Castilla A 10 2 108 - 37 - - - - - - 157
Puerto Cortes A 68 17 1,243 13 57 131 54 33 - 2 12 1,630
Roatan T. Coxen Hole
A - - - - - - - - - 97 - 97
Tela A - - - - - - 22 - - - - 22
Total país 143 19 1,351 70 111 191 118 33 - 99 30 2,165
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 106 - 150 70 - - 61 - - 15 - 402
Sandino P 20 - - - - - 12 - - - - 32
San Juan del sur
P - - - - - - - - - 26 - 26
Arlen Siu (El Rama)
A 73 - - - - - - - - - - 73
Cabezas A - - - - - - 13 - - - - 13
El Bluff A 8 - - - - - 15 - - - - 23
Total país 207 - 150 70 - - 101 - - 41 - 569
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 33 25 284 74 12 112 - - - 51 20 611
Golfito P 27 - - - - 3 - 1 - 27 73 131
Punta Morales P - - - - 1 5 - 1 - - - 7
Puntarenas P - - - - - - - - - 62 1 63
Quepos P - - - - - - - - - 19 256 275
Terminal Fertica
P - - - - 3 9 - - - - - 12
Limón-Moín A 204 629 1,131 54 32 2 1 106 - 60 4 2,223
Total país 264 654 1,415 128 48 131 1 108 - 219 354 3,322
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Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (units), Year: 2012 Country/Ports Litoral Convencional Frigoríficos
Container Ships
Ro-Ro Granelero
Líquido Granelero
Sólido Petrolero Gasero Barcaza Crucero Otros Total
PANAMA
Aguadulce P - - - - - - - - - - - -
Amador & Resorts
P - - - - - - - - - 38 - 38
Panama Port Balboa (PPB)
P 10 2 1,723 79 91 28 34 - - - - 1,967
Charco Azúl P - 22 - - - - 73 - - - - 95
Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros)
P - - - - - - - - - 19 - 19
Pedregal P - - - - - - - - - - - -
Petro America Terminal
P - - - - 19 - 52 - - - - 71
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P 5 - 92 - - - - - - - - 97
T. DECAL P - - - - - - 97 - - - - 97
Yacth club Cristobal
P - - - - - - 22 - - - - 22
Almirante A - 148 - - - - - - - - - 148
Chiriquí Grande
A 10 - - - - - 95 - 6 - - 111
COLON 2000 A - - - - - - - - - 107 - 107
Colon Container Terminal
A 33 - 793 - - - 1 - - - - 827
Colon Port Terminal
A 1 - - - - - 14 - - - - 15
Panama Port Cristobal (PPC)
A 86 3 925 17 79 75 34 63 211 - - 1,493
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT)
A 42 1 2,295 306 - - 1 - 2 - - 2,647
T. Granelera A 45 - 1 - - 14 24 8 - - - 92
T. Petrolera A - - - - 11 - 71 16 1 - - 99
T. Samba Bonita
A - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total país 232 176 5,829 402 200 117 518 87 220 164 - 7,945
S u m m a r y T a b l e
Guatemala 344 345 1,707 86 336 230 13 9 0 59 44 3,173
El Salvador 33 - 316 55 81 119 85 13 - - 41 743
Honduras 143 19 1,351 70 111 191 118
33 - 99 30 2,165
Nicaragua 207 - 150 70 - - 101 - - 41 - 569
Costa Rica 264 654 1,415 128 48 131 1 108 -
219 354 3,322
MCCA 991 1,018 4,939 409 576 671 318 163 0 418 469 9,972
Panana 232 176 5,829 402 200 117 518 87 220 164 - 7,945
Total 1,223 1,194 10,768 811 776 788 836 250 220 582 469 17,917
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 4. Traffic by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Carga
General Containerizeds Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José P - - - - 1,748.84 - 1,748.84
Quetzal P 464.57 2,044.03 46.13 4,266.64 1,187.42 485.82 8,494.61
Puerto Barrios A 122.13 2,440.91 - 58.20 107.38 - 2,728.62
Santo Tomas de Castilla A 477.64 3,403.16 2.03 414.72 1,197.02 - 5,494.57
Total 1,064.34 7,888.10 48.16 4,739.56 4,240.66 485.82 18,466.64
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P - 80.88 - 37.54 - - 118.42
Acajutla P 149.38 1,279.41 15.82 1,714.48 798.48 - 3,957.57
Corsain P 31.52 - - 5.52 90.95 0.07 128.06
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA P - - - - 1,602.50 - 1,602.50
Total 180.90 1,360.29 15.82 1,757.54 2,491.93 0.07 5,806.55
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 65.55 - - 1,479.96 842.97 - 2,388.48
Tela A - - - - 260.49 - 260.49
La Ceiba A 6.80 - - - - - 6.80
Puerto Castilla A 12.37 487.13 - - 173.39 170.26 843.15
Puerto Cortes A 253.44 3,996.92 4.03 2,160.63 1,966.20 1,176.80 9,558.02
Total 338.16 4,484.05 4.03 3,640.59 3,243.05 1,347.06 13,056.94
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 83.29 777.65 26.23 864.74 950.36 - 2,702.27
Sandino P - - - 241.66 630.52 - 872.18
Cabezas A - - - - 16.13 - 16.13
El Bluff A - 5.28 - - 11.96 - 17.24
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A 18.28 25.36 - - - - 43.64
Total 101.57 808.29 26.23 1,106.40 1,608.97 - 3,651.46
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 315.15 1,519.79 57.44 1,907.10 141.77 - 3,941.25
Puntarenas P 0.43 - - 0.07 0.85 0.09 1.44
Punta Morales P - - - 65.92 53.11 - 119.03
Terminal Fertica P - - - 93.71 - - 93.71
Quepos P 2.38 - - - 1.26 - 3.64
Golfito P 34.54 - - - 172.08 - 206.62
Limón-Moín A 491.36 7,498.10 100.39 1.30 2,234.42 0.02 10,325.59
Total 843.86 9,017.89 157.83 2,068.10 2,603.49 0.11 14,691.28
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Table 4. Traffic by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Carga
General Contene-
rizada Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
PANAMA
Amador & Resorts P - - - - - - -
Charco Azúl P - - - - 8,299.21 - 8,299.21
Pedregal P - - - - - - -
Petro America Terminal P - - - - 993.62 - 993.62
Aguadulce P - - - - - - -
T. DECAL P - - - - 1,330.59 - 1,330.59
Panama Port Balboa, (PPB) P - 22,740.02 104.81 187.75 1,097.60 - 24,130.18
PSA (Panama International Terminal) P - 304.27 - 38.41 - - 342.68
Colon Port Terminal, (CPT) A - - - - 194.38 - 194.38
T. Granelera A 362.32 - - 559.81 - - 922.13
Colon Container Terminal, (CCT) A 2.08 4,143.00 - - - - 4,145.08
T. Petrolera A - - - - 2,520.93 - 2,520.93
T. Samba Bonita A - - - - - - -
Chiriquí Grande A 1,615.7
6 - - - 9,876.53 - 11,492.29
COLON 2000 A - - - - - - -
Almirante A 81.84 231.25 - - - - 313.09
Panama Port Cristobal, (PPC) A 12.00 5,792.40 10.31 21.76 204.86 - 6,041.33
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) A - 13,712.06 270.68 - - - 13,982.74
Total 2,074.00 46,923.00 385.80 807.73 24,517.72 - 74,708.25
S u m m a r y T a b l e
Guatemala 1,064.34 7,888.10 48.16 4,739.56 4,240.66 485.82 18,466.64
El Salvador 180.90 1,360.29 15.82 1,757.54 2,491.93 0.07 5,806.55
Honduras 338.16 4,484.05 4.03 3,640.59 3,243.05 1,347.06 13,056.94
Nicaragua 101.57 808.29 26.23 1,106.40 1,608.97 - 3,651.46
Costa Rica 843.86 9,017.89 157.83 2,068.10 2,603.49 0.11 14,691.28
MCCA 2,528.83 23,558.62 252.07 13,312.19 14,188.10 1,833.06 55,672.87
Panamá 2,074.00 46,923.00 385.80 807.73 24,517.72 - 74,708.25
Total 4,602.83 70,481.62 637.87 14,119.92 38,705.82 1,833.06 130,381.12
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type,
(Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Carga
General Contene-
rizada Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José P - - - -
1,555.03 -
1,555.03
Quetzal P 398.68 1,023.67 44.45 3,206.59 1,074.44 48.71 5,796.54
Puerto Barrios A 47.32 1,041.01 - 58.20 107.38 - 1,253.91
Santo Tomas de Castilla A 38.89 1,751.62 0.85 240.84 602.78 - 2,634.98
Total 484.89 3,816.30 45.30 3,505.63 3,339.63 48.71 11,240.46
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P - 66.18 - 37.54 - - 103.72
Acajutla P 139.54 789.41 15.72 1,370.93 513.10 - 2,828.70
Corsain P 31.52 - - 5.52 90.95 0.07 128.06
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
P - - - - 1,547.38 - 1,547.38
Total 171.06 855.59 15.72 1,413.99 2,151.43 0.07 4,607.86
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 59.14 - - 31.05 790.17 - 880.36
Tela A - - - - 260.49 - 260.49
La Ceiba A 0.42 - - - - - 0.42
Puerto Castilla A 9.05 113.40 - - 21.97 83.95 228.37
Puerto Cortes A 226.59 1,860.09 2.26 1,562.61 1,817.90 587.74 6,057.19
Total 295.20 1,973.49 2.26 1,593.66 2,890.53 671.69 7,426.83
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 35.59 438.94 26.19 642.11 870.75 - 2,013.58
Sandino P - - - 241.66 576.84 - 818.50
Cabezas A - - - - 16.13 - 16.13
El Bluff A - 2.87 - - 11.96 - 14.83
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A 5.79 14.49 - - - - 20.28
Total 41.38 456.30 26.19 883.77 1,475.68 - 2,883.32
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 224.75 911.20 57.03 1,907.10 140.90 - 3,240.98
Puntarenas P - - - 0.07 0.68 0.05 0.80
Punta Morales P - - - - 23.11 - 23.11
Terminal Fertica P - - - 93.71 - - 93.71
Quepos P 0.68 - - - 0.33 - 1.01
Golfito P 0.02 - - - 9.99 - 10.01
Limón-Moín A 445.90 1,844.89 51.96 1.30 2,212.04 0.01 4,556.10
Total 671.35 2,756.09 108.99 2,002.18 2,387.05 0.06 7,925.72
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Table 4-A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Carga
General Contene-
rizada Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
PANAMA
Amador & Resorts P - - - - - - -
Charco Azúl P - - - - 394.62 - 394.62
Pedregal P - - - - - - -
Petro America Terminal P - - - - 993.62 - 993.62
Aguadulce P - - - - - - -
T. DECAL P - - - - 1,330.59 - 1,330.59
Panama Port Balboa (PPB) P - 12,879.25 104.76 187.75 601.69 - 13,773.45
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P - 187.25 - 38.41 - - 225.66
Colon Port Terminal (CPT) A - - - - 194.38 - 194.38
T. Granelera A 362.32 - - 559.81 - - 922.13
Colon Container Terminal (CCT) A - 828.37 - - - - 828.37
T. Petrolera A - - - - 2,520.93 - 2,520.93
T. Samba Bonita A - - - - - - -
Chiriquí Grande A 1,608.26 - - - 9,690.72 - 11,298.98
COLON 2000 A - - - - - - -
Almirante A 4.84 64.12 - - - - 68.96
Cristobal A 5.51 2,614.88 6.95 21.76 150.85 - 2,799.95
Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) A - 6,581.75 156.34 - - - 6,738.09
Total 1,980.93 23,155.62 268.05 807.73 15,877.40 - 42,089.73
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 484.89 3,816.30 45.30 3,505.63 3,339.63 48.71 11,240.46
El Salvador 171.06 855.59 15.72 1,413.99 2,151.43 0.07 4,607.86
Honduras 295.20 1,973.49 2.26 1,593.66 2,890.53 671.69 7,426.83
Nicaragua 41.38 456.30 26.19 883.77 1,475.68 - 2,883.32
Costa Rica 671.35 2,756.09 108.99 2,002.18 2,387.05 0.06 7,925.72
MCCA 1,663.88 9,857.77 198.46 9,399.23 12,244.32 720.53 34,084.19
Panama 1,980.93 23,155.62 268.05 807.73 15,877.40 - 42,089.73
Total 3,644.81 33,013.39 466.51 10,206.96 28,121.72 720.53 76,173.92
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 4-B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Litoral Carga
General Contene-
rizada Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José P - - - - 193.81 - 193.81
Quetzal P 65.89 1,020.36 1.68 1,060.05 112.98 437.11 2,698.07
Puerto Barrios A 74.81 1,399.90 - - - - 1,474.71
Santo Tomas de Castilla A 438.75 1,651.54 1.18 173.88 594.24 - 2,859.59
Total 579.45 4,071.80 2.86 1,233.93 901.03 437.11 7,226.18
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P - 14.70 - - - - 14.70
Acajutla P 9.84 490.00 0.10 343.55 285.38 - 1,128.87
Corsain P - - - - - - -
Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
P - - - - 55.12 - 55.12
Total 9.84 504.70 0.10 343.55 340.50 - 1,198.69
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo P 6.41 - - 1,448.91 52.80 - 1,508.12
Tela A - - - - - - -
La Ceiba A 6.38 - - - - - 6.38
Puerto Castilla A 3.32 373.73 - - 151.42 86.31 614.78
Puerto Cortes A 26.85 2,136.83 1.77 598.02 148.30 589.06 3,500.83
Total 42.96 2,510.56 1.77 2,046.93 352.52 675.37 5,630.11
NICARAGUA
Corinto P 47.70 338.71 0.04 222.63 79.61 - 688.69
Sandino P - - - - 53.68 - 53.68
Cabezas A - - - - - - -
El Bluff A - 2.41 - - - - 2.41
Arlen Siu (El Rama) A 12.49 10.87 - - - - 23.36
Total 60.19 351.99 0.04 222.63 133.29 - 768.14
COSTA RICA
Caldera P 90.40 608.59 0.41 - 0.87 - 700.27
Puntarenas P 0.43 - - - 0.17 0.04 0.64
Punta Morales P - - - 65.92 30.00 - 95.92
Terminal Fertica P - - - - - - -
Quepos P 1.70 - - - 0.93 - 2.63
Golfito P 34.52 - - - 162.09 - 196.61
Limón-Moín A 45.46 5,653.21 48.43 - 22.38 0.01 5,769.49
Total 172.51 6,261.80 48.84 65.92 216.44 0.05 6,765.56
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Table 4-B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type, (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports Seabord Carga
General Contene-
rizada Ro-Ro
Granel Solido
Granel Liquido
Otros Total
PANAMA
Amador & Resorts P - -
-
-
- - -
Charco Azúl P - -
-
-
7,904.59 -
7,904.59
Pedregal P - -
-
-
- - -
Petro America Terminal P - -
-
-
- - -
Aguadulce P - -
-
-
- - -
T. DECAL P - -
-
-
- - -
Panama Port. Balboa (PPB) P - 9,860.77
0.05
-
495.91 -
10,356.73
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P - 117.02
-
-
- -
117.02
Colon Port Terminal A - -
-
-
- - -
T. Granelera A - -
-
-
- - -
Colon Container Terminal (CCT)
A 2.08 3,314.63
-
-
- -
3,316.71
T. Petrolera A - -
-
-
- - -
T. Samba Bonita A - -
-
-
- - -
Chiriquí Grande A 7.50 -
-
-
185.81 -
193.31
COLON 2000 A - -
-
-
- - -
Almirante A
77.00 167.13
-
-
-
-
244.13 Panama Port. Cristobal (PPC)
A 6.49 3,177.52
3.36
-
54.01 -
3,241.38
Manzanillo Int.Terminal (MIT)
A - 7,130.31
114.34
-
- -
7,244.65
Total 93.07 23,767.38 117.75 - 8,640.32 - 32,618.52
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala
579.45 4,071.80
2.86
1,233.93
901.03
437.11
7,226.18
El Salvador 9.84 504.70
0.10
343.55
340.50 -
1,198.69
Honduras
42.96 2,510.56
1.77
2,046.93
352.52
675.37
5,630.11
Nicaragua
60.19 351.99
0.04
222.63
133.29
-
768.14
Costa Rica
172.51 6,261.80
48.84
65.92
216.44
0.05
6,765.56
MCCA
864.95
13,700.85
53.61
3,912.96
1,943.78
1,112.53
21,588.68
Panamá
93.07
23,767.38
117.75
-
8,640.32 -
32,618.52
Total 958.02 37,468.23 171.36 3,912.96 10,584.10 1,112.53 54,207.20
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 5. Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions, (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports
S América del Norte América del Sur Asia Caribe Centroamérica Europa Otras regiones Otros no definidos Total
O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D T
GUATEMALA
Boyas de San José
P
1,189.29
69.17
160.09
-
61.18
-
74.65
107.64
31.50
-
38.34
17.00
-
-
-
-
1,555.05
193.81
1,748.86
Quetzal
P
2,659.22
1,420.65
1,507.95
289.87
866.52
328.15
58.63
50.11
43.94
138.03
591.56
226.16
67.46
197.76
1.24
46.99
5,796.52
2,697.72
8,494.24
Puerto Barrios
A
1,059.34
1,336.47
6.08
8.70
-
-
11.73
4.44
176.78
125.11
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,253.93
1,474.72
2,728.65
Santo Tomas de Castilla
A
1,893.79
2,102.18
312.18
59.38
23.51
16.69
67.95
213.78
78.29
36.25
225.52
390.02
25.19
36.18
8.55
5.16
2,634.98
2,859.64
5,494.62
Total país
6,801.64
4,928.47
1,986.30
357.95
951.21
344.84
212.96
375.97
330.51
299.39
855.42
633.18
92.65
233.94
9.79
52.15
11,240.48
7,225.89
18,466.37
EL SALVADOR
La Unión P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
103.25
14.71
103.25
14.71
117.96
Acajutla
P
1,516.35
630.69
306.48
91.87
428.17
92.89
70.38
34.84
7.75
16.59
206.08
6.41
21.29
0.12
272.21
255.50
2,828.71
1,128.91
3,957.62 Boyas Alba Petróleos, Cenergica y RASA
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,547.37
55.12 1,547.37
55.12
1,602.49
Corsain
P
41.28
-
5.34
-
-
-
50.84
-
13.12
-
-
-
13.98
-
3.51
-
128.07 -
128.07
Total país
1,557.63
630.69
311.82
91.87
428.17
92.89
121.22
34.84
20.87
16.59
206.08
6.41
35.27
0.12
1,926.34
325.33
4,607.40
1,198.74
5,806.14
HONDURAS
San Lorenzo
P
272.64
89.51
480.15
7.35
40.92
1,404.85
38.39
6.41
45.12
-
3.14
-
-
-
-
-
880.36
1,508.12
2,388.48
La Ceiba
A
-
-
-
0.37
-
-
-
-
0.42
6.03
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.42
6.40
6.82
Puerto Castilla
A
123.56
506.19
36.84
3.02
-
-
-
6.00
64.72
2.46
-
95.50
-
1.60
3.25
-
228.37
614.77
843.14
Puerto Cortes
A
4,770.03
2,254.61
251.44
291.78
268.04
221.64
98.38
111.72
199.41
127.69
448.76
473.81
17.04
6.82
3.93
11.37
6,057.03
3,499.44
9,556.47
Tela
A 189.46 - - - - - 71.03 - - - - - - - - - 260.49 - 260.49
Total país 5,355.69 2,850.31 768.43 302.52 308.96 1,626.49 207.80 124.13 309.67 136.18 451.90 569.31 17.04 8.42 7.18 11.37 7,426.67 5,628.73 13,055.40
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Table 5. Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions, (Thousands of metric tons), Year: 2012
Country/Ports
L América del Norte América del Sur Asia Caribe Centroamérica Europa Otras regiones Otros no definidos Total
O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D T
NICARAGUA
Corinto
P
550.56
305.04
220.79
59.93
223.54
149.60
683.18
-
-
-
97.37
13.21
-
-
238.19
160.91
2,013.63
688.69
2,702.32
Sandino
P
65.74
-
427.55
-
145.69
-
179.53
-
-
53.68
-
-
-
-
-
-
818.51
53.68
872.19
Arlen Siu
A
20.28
11.48
-
11.91
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20.28
23.39
43.67
Cabezas
A
4.51
-
-
-
-
-
11.64
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16.15 -
16.15
El Bluff
A
2.88
2.40
-
-
-
-
11.96
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.84
2.40
17.24
Total país
643.97
318.92
648.34
71.84
369.23
149.60
886.31
-
-
53.68
97.37
13.21
-
-
238.19
160.91
2,883.41
768.16
3,651.57
COSTA RICA
Caldera
P
1,705.57
316.81
370.89
35.23
435.45
196.21
0.06
30.90
20.61
62.02
75.99
22.79
29.06
-
603.33
36.31
3,240.96
700.27
3,941.23
Puntarenas P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.80
0.64
0.80
0.64
1.44
Punta Morales P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23.11
95.93
23.11
95.93
119.04
Terminal Fertica P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
93.71
-
93.71 -
93.71
Quepos P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.01
2.62
1.01
2.62
3.63
Golfito P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10.01
196.62
10.01
196.62
206.63
Limón-Moín
A
2,486.67
1,862.85
270.74
291.16
-
-
-
-
1,177.67
1,948.69
127.42
1,104.39
-
-
493.60
562.43
4,556.10
5,769.52
10,325.62
Total país
4,192.24
2,179.66
641.63
326.39
435.45
196.21
0.06
30.90
1,198.28
2,010.71
203.41
1,127.18
29.06
-
1,225.57
894.55
7,925.70
6,765.60
14,691.30
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Table 5. Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions, (Thousands of metric tons): Year: 2012
Country/Ports L América del Norte América del Sur Asia Caribe Centroamérica Europa Otras regiones Otros no definidos Total
O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D T
PANAMA
Panama Port Balboa
P
296.61
51.26
529.34
98.68
280.34
461.86
57.30
8.29
219.21
22.90
10.11
8.18
-
-
731.31
257.30
2,124.22
908.47
3,032.69
Charco Azul
P
-
6,672.10
394.62
172.09
-
713.22
-
-
-
255.96
-
-
-
-
-
91.22
394.62
7,904.59
8,299.21
Petro America Terminal
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
993.62
-
993.62
- 993.62
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
225.66
117.02
225.66
117.02
342.68
T. DECAL
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,330.59
-
1,330.59 -
1,330.59
Almirante
A
-
-
10.21
7.71
-
-
-
-
58.66
114.54
0.10
121.87
-
-
-
-
68.97
244.12
313.09
Chiriquí Grande
A
1,008.90
-
6,608.33
-
-
-
207.73
-
60.57
193.31
204.39
-
3,054.25
-
154.81
-
11,298.98
193.31
11,492.29
Colon Container Terminal
A
83.85
27.14
222.98
74.98
125.83
48.88
86.91
14.76
27.18
6.97
84.26
-
11.88
1.20
375.92
54.22
1,018.81
228.15
1,246.96
Colon Port Terminal
A
-
-
53.00
-
-
-
-
-
141.38
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
194.38
- 194.38
Panama Por Cristobal
A
330.57
29.87
78.31
206.67
45.70
-
5.46
97.71
13.24
44.22
12.70
1.33
1.70
-
35.97
70.37
523.65
450.17
973.82
Manzanillo Int. Terminal
A
132.35
7.02
405.26
391.79
227.43
37.81
67.50
129.94
36.04
10.64
123.91
90.81
30.89
1.31
613.32
210.21
1,636.70
879.53
2,516.23
T. Granelera
A
8.27
-
533.27
-
-
-
335.73
-
-
-
44.86
-
-
-
-
-
922.13 -
922.13
T. Petrolera
A
1,804.02
-
371.07
-
-
-
183.46
-
98.92
-
63.47
-
-
-
-
-
2,520.94 -
2,520.94
Total país
3,664.57
6,787.39
9,206.39
951.92
679.30
1,261.77
944.09
250.70
655.20
648.54
543.80
222.19
3,098.72
2.51
4,461.20
800.34
23,253.27
10,925.36
34,178.63
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Table 5.Central America: Origin and Destination of cargo geographic regions, (Thousands of metric tons), Year : 2012
Country/Ports S América del Norte América del Sur Asia Caribe Centroamérica Europa Otras regiones Otros no definidos Total
O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D O D T
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala
6,801.64
4,928.47
1,986.30
357.95
951.21
344.84
212.96
375.97
330.51
299.39
855.42
633.18
92.65
233.94
9.79
52.15
11,240.48
7,225.89
18,466.37
El Salvador
1,557.63
630.69
311.82
91.87
428.17
92.89
121.22
34.84
20.87
16.59
206.08
6.41
35.27
0.12
1,926.34
325.33
4,607.40
1,198.74
5,806.14
Honduras
5,355.69
2,850.31
768.43
302.52
308.96
1,626.49
207.80
124.13
309.67
136.18
451.90
569.31
17.04
8.42
7.18
11.37
7,426.67
5,628.73
13,055.40
Nicaragua
643.97
318.92
648.34
71.84
369.23
149.60
886.31
-
-
53.68
97.37
13.21
-
-
238.19
160.91
2,883.41
768.16
3,651.57
Costa Rica
4,192.24
2,179.66
641.63
326.39
435.45
196.21
0.06
30.90
1,198.28
2,010.71
203.41
1,127.18
29.06
-
1,225.57
894.55
7,925.70
6,765.60
14,691.30
MCCA
18,551.17
10,908.05
4,356.52
1,150.57
2,493.02
2,410.03
1,428.35
565.84
1,859.33
2,516.55
1,814.18
2,349.29
174.02
242.48
3,407.07
1,444.31
34,083.66
21,587.12
55,670.78
Panama
3,664.57
6,787.39
9,206.39
951.92
679.30
1,261.77
944.09
250.70
655.20
648.54
543.80
222.19
3,098.72
2.51
4,461.20
800.34
23,253.27
10,925.36
34,178.63
Total
22,215.74
17,695.44
13,562.91
2,102.49
3,172.32
3,671.80
2,372.44
816.54
2,514.53
3,165.09
2,357.98
2,571.48
3,272.74
244.99
7,868.27
2,244.65
57,336.93
32,512.48
89,849.41
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 6.Central American: Container traffic, (units), Year: 2012
Country/Ports S
Offloaded Loaded Offloaded
Transit Loaded Transit
Transshipment Offloaded
Transshipment Loaded
Total Modules
Total
Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty Laden Empty
GUATEMALA
QUETZAL P 63,914 31,268 60,228 29,184 2,028 - 2,525 - 5,398 365 - - 134,093 60,817 194,910
Contenedor 45' 1,327 11 731 976 2 - 14 - 61 - - - 2,135 987 3,122
Contenedor 40' 38,273 23,141 35,602 20,172 1,762 - 2,468 - 3,939 336 - - 82,044 43,649 125,693
Contenedor 20' 24,314 8,116 23,895 8,036 264 - 43 - 1,398 29 - - 49,914 16,181 66,095
PUERTO ARRIOS A 25,202 26,378 48,438 6,486 8,077
- 8,180
1
47,680 650 - - 137,577 33,515 171,092
Contenedor 52'
5,133
6,354
10,139
1,247
2,048
-
2,156
-
10,889
243
-
-
30,365
7,844
38,209
Contenedor 45'
451
34
38
598
214
-
56
-
615
45
-
-
1,374
677
2,051
Contenedor 43'
1,087
682
1,594
727
244
-
157
-
2,191
236
-
-
5,273
1,645
6,918
Contenedor 40'
18,084
19,296
36,630
3,145
5,489
-
5,776
-
33,956
120
-
-
99,935
22,561
122,496
Contenedor 20'
447
12
37
769
82
-
35
1
29
6
-
-
630
788
1,418
SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA
A
99,813
25,281
94,397
30,210
-
-
-
-
3,015
292
2,997
578
200,222
56,361
256,583
Contenedor 45'
15,958
498
11,405
3,329
-
-
-
-
138
59
148
195
27,649
4,081
31,730
Contenedor 40'
59,823
22,784
64,956
19,486
-
-
-
-
2,388
216
2,365
315
129,532
42,801
172,333
Contenedor 20'
23,935
1,970
17,962
7,394
-
-
-
-
453
17
446
68
42,796
9,449
52,245
Furgones 45'
25
24
54
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
79
24
103
Furgones 40'
1
5
20
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21
6
27
Furgones 20'
71
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
36
-
38
-
145
-
145
EL SALVADOR
ACAJUTLA P
46,934
2,934
20,634
26,433
-
-
-
-
1,179
564
-
-
68,747
29,931
98,678
Contenedor 45'
1,821
65
1,249
805
-
-
-
-
100
372
-
-
3,170
1,242
4,412
Contenedor 40'
26,954
2,011
13,112
13,741
-
-
-
-
779
192
-
-
40,845
15,944
56,789
Contenedor 20'
18,159
858
6,273
11,887
-
-
-
-
300
-
-
-
24,732
12,745
37,477
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Table 6. Central American: Container traffic, (units), Year: 2012
Country/Ports S
Desembarque Embarque Tránsito
Desembarque Tránsito
Embarque Transbordo Embarque
Transbordo Desembarque
Total Módulos
Total
Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos
HONDURAS
LA CEIBA A 4 - 15 1 - - - - - - - - 19 1 20
Contenedor 40' 2 - 12 1 - - - - - - - - 14 1 15
Contenedor 20' 2 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 5 - 5
PUERTO CASTILLA
7,413 14,474 21,427 1,979 - - - - - - - - 28,840 16,453 45,293
Contenedor 40' 7,413 14,474 21,427 1,979 - - - - - - - - 28,840 16,453 45,293
PUERTO CORTES A 117,164 36,751 128,404 27,224 - - - - - - - - 245,568 63,975 309,543
Contenedor 48' 109 8 42 3 - - - - - - - - 151 11 162
Contenedor 45' 30,017 1,516 27,158 4,013 - - - - - - - - 57,175 5,529 62,704
Contenedor 43' 1,665 1,694 2,500 39 - - - - - - - - 4,165 1,733 5,898
Contenedor 40' 65,107 22,952 74,374 15,877 - - - - - - - - 139,481 38,829 178,310
Contenedor 20' 20,244 10,557 24,298 7,291 - - - - - - - - 44,542 17,848 62,390
Furgones 48' 1 3 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 4 5
Furgones 45' 2 4 6 - - - - - - - - - 8 4 12
Furgones 43' 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3
Furgones 40' 16 17 22 - - - - - - - - - 38 17 55
Furgones 20' 1 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 4 - 4
NICARAGUA
CORINTO P 25,415 2,781 14,004 12,929 635 - 1 - 719 2 489 - 41,263 15,712 56,975
Contenedor 45' 127 223 21 174 - - - - - - - - 148 397 545
Contenedor 40' 14,676 1,415 7,769 7,266 113 - - - 353 - 289 - 23,200 8,681 31,881
Contenedor 20' 10,612 1,143 6,214 5,489 522 - 1 - 366 2 200 - 17,915 6,634 24,549
ARLEN SIU A 1,261 58 335 963 - - - - - - - - 1,596 1,021 2,617
Contenedor 45' 22 - - 21 - - - - - - - - 22 21 43
Contenedor 40' 998 48 270 778 - - - - - - - - 1,268 826 2,094
Contenedor 20' 241 10 65 164 - - - - - - - - 306 174 480
EL BLUFF A 40 1 2 34 - - - - 1 - - - 43 35 78
Contenedor 40' 34 1 2 26 - - - - - - - - 36 27 63
Contenedor 20' 6 - - 8 - - - - 1 - - - 7 8 15
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Table 6. Central American: Container traffic, (units), Year: 2012
Country/Ports L
Desembarque Embarque Tránsito
Desembarque Tránsito
Embarque Transbordo Embarque
Transbordo Desembarque
Total Módulos
Total
Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos
COSTA RICA
CALDERA P 54,072 3,935 26,697 24,599 - - - - - - - - 80,769 28,534 109,303
Contenedor 40'
35,288
3,915
23,865
11,944
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
59,153
15,859
75,012
Contenedor 20'
18,784
20
2,832
12,655
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,616
12,675
34,291
LIMÓN-MOÍN A 116,346 144,312 217,482 53,145 11,296 - 11,271 - - - - - 356,395 197,457 553,852
Contenedor 58'
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
Contenedor 52'
2
2
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
6
13
Contenedor 45'
4,527
9,697
4,240
1,683
349
-
182
-
-
-
-
-
9,298
11,380
20,678
Contenedor 43'
38
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38
-
38
Contenedor 40'
83,529
131,181
194,286
35,693
10,255
-
10,361
-
-
-
-
-
298,431
166,874
465,305
Contenedor 20'
28,249
3,400
18,943
15,688
680
-
714
-
-
-
-
-
48,586
19,088
67,674
Furgones 40'
1
32
7
77
12
-
14
-
-
-
-
-
34
109
143
PANAMA
BALBOA
P
73,608
1,846
23,108
46,807
-
-
-
-
1,346,896
442,707
-
-
1,443,612
491,360
1,934,972
Contenedor 45'
1,750
1
164
1,705
-
-
-
-
3,001
3,750
-
-
4,915
5,456
10,371
Contenedor 40'
53,679
1,758
20,113
27,204
-
-
-
-
870,136
330,315
-
-
943,928
359,277
1,303,205
Contenedor 20'
18,179
87
2,831
17,898
-
-
-
-
473,759
108,642
-
-
494,769
126,627
621,396
PSA (PANAMA INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL)
P
1,821
515
216
785
-
-
-
-
21,076
6,532
-
-
23,113
7,832
30,945
Contenedor 45'
84
28
8
-
-
-
-
-
90
229
-
-
182
257
439
Contenedor 40'
1,322
449
166
476
-
-
-
-
14,462
5,090
-
-
15,950
6,015
21,965
Contenedor 20'
415
38
42
309
-
-
-
-
6,524
1,213
-
-
6,981
1,560
8,541
ALMIRANTE
A
5,714
3,492
7,663
401
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13,377
3,893
17,270
Contenedor 43'
643
284
388
94
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,031
378
1,409
Contenedor 40'
5,069
3,205
7,274
289
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,343
3,494
15,837
Contenedor 20'
2
3
1
18
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
21
24
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Table 6. Central American: Container traffic, (units), Year: 2012
Country/Port S
Offloaded Loadesd Offloaded
Transit Loaded Trnsit
Transbordo Embarque
Transbordo Desembarque
Total Módulos
Total
Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos
COLON CONTAINER TERMINAL
A 7,125 214 50,461 60,686 - - - - 192,089 56,145 - - 299,675 117,045 416,720
Contenedor 40'
48,660 169
47,524
50,042 - - - - 132,806 39,393 - - 228,990 89,604 318,594
Contenedor 20'
8,465 45
2,937
10,644
- - - - 59,283 16,752 - - 70,685 27,441 98,126
CRISTOBAL A
19,553
8,308
25,427
8,451 - - - 341,399 138,115 - - 386,379 154,874 541,253
Contenedor 45'
1,052 411 1,440 100 - - - - 36 98 - - 2,528 609 3,137
Contenedor 40'
11,109 5,378 17,090 5,986 - - - - 191,967 73,338 - - 220,166 84,702 304,868
Contenedor 20'
7,392
2,519
6,897
2,365 - - - - 149,396 64,679 - - 163,685 69,563 233,248
MANZANILLO-PANAMA
A 90,786 8,098 44,710 51,315 - - - - 22,268 300,428 - - 857,764 359,841 1,217,605
Contenedor 45'
2,096 69 1,113 1,065 - - - - 5,274 3,973 - - 8,483 5,107 13,590
Contenedor 40'
62,421 6,447 34,444 35,074 - - - - 478,141 208,644 - - 575,006 250,165 825,171
Contenedor 20'
26,269 1,582 9,153 15,176 - - - - 238,853 87,811 - - 274,275 104,569 378,844
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 188,929 82,927 203,063 65,880 10,105 - 10,705 1 56,093 1,307 2,997 578 471,892 150,693 622,585
El Salvador 46,934 2,934 20,634 26,433 - - - - 1,179 564 - - 68,747 29,931 98,678
Honduras 124,581 51,225 149,846 29,204 - - - - - - - - 274,427 80,429 354,856
Nicaragua 26,716 2,840 14,341 13,926 635 - 1 - 720 2 489 - 42,902 16,768 59,670
Costa Rica 170,418 148,247 244,179 77,744 11,296 - 11,271 - - - - - 437,164 225,991 663,155
MCCA 557,578 288,173 632,063 213,187 22,036 - 21,977 1 57,992 - 3,486 578 1,295,132 503,812 1,798,944
Panama 248,607 22,473 151,585 168,445 - - - - 2,623,728 943,927 - - 3,023,920 1,134,845 4,158,765
Total 806,185 310,646 783,648 381,632 22,036 - 21,977 1 2,681,720 945,800 3,486 578 4,319,052 1,638,657 5,957,709
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 7. Central American: Container traffic in TEU, Year 2012
Country/Ports L
Desembarque Embarque Tránsito
Desembarque Tránsito
Embarque Transbordo
Desembarque Transbordo Embarque
Total Módulos
Total
Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos Llenos Vacíos
GUATEMALA
Quetzal
P
103,846
54,423
96,744
50,576
3,793
-
5,011
-
9,413
701
-
-
218,807
105,700
324,507
Puerto Barrios
A
103,545
109,522
200,259
25,671
33,553
-
34,019
2
150,477
2,173
47,681
654
569,534
138,022
707,556
Santo Tomas de Castilla
A
179,616
48,723
173,697
53,858
-
-
-
-
5,576
582
5,547
1,137
364,436
104,300
468,736
El Salvador
Acajutla
P
76,164
5,026
35,307
41,180
-
-
-
-
2,083
1,221
-
-
113,554
47,427
160,981
Honduras
San Lorenzo
P
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
La Ceiba
A
6
-
27
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33
2
35
Puerto Castilla
A
14,826
28,948
42,854
3,958
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
57,680
32,906
90,586
Puerto Cortes
A
221,882
63,584
239,690
48,168
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
461,572
111,752
573,324
Nicaragua
Corinto
P
40,250
4,475
21,799
20,413
748
-
1
-
1,072
2
778
-
64,648
24,890
89,538
Arlen Siu
A
2,287
106
605
1,767
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,892
1,873
4,765
El Bluff
A
74
2
4
60
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
79
62
141
Costa Rica
Caldera
P
89,360
7,850
50,562
36,543
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
139,922
44,393
184,315
Limón-Moín
A
205,582
287,649
417,085
91,025
21,999
-
21,874
-
-
-
-
-
666,540
378,674
1,045,214
Panamá
Panama Paort Balboa
P
129,475
3,605
43,426
76,142
-
-
-
-
2,220,783
777,710
-
-
2,393,684
857,457
3,251,141
PSA (Panama International Terminal)
P
3,248
999
392
1,261
-
-
-
-
35,651
11,908
-
-
39,291
14,168
53,459
Almirante
A
11,522
7,024
15,383
798
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26,905
7,822
34,727
Colon Container Terminal
A
105,785
383
97,985
110,728
-
-
-
-
324,895
95,538
-
-
528,665
206,649
735,314
Colon Port Terminal
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Panama Port Cristobal
A
31,977
14,200
44,317
14,562
-
-
-
-
533,411
211,576
-
-
609,705
240,338
850,043
Manzanillo Int. Terminal
A
155,827
14,631
80,545
87,720
-
-
-
-
1,207,002
514,038
-
-
1,443,374
616,389
2,059,763
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 387,007 212,668 470,700 130,105 37,346 - 39,030 2 165,466 3,456 53,228 1,791 1,152,777 348,022 1,500,799
El Salvador 76,164 5,026 35,307 41,180 - - - - 2,083 1,221 - - 113,554 47,427 160,981
Honduras 236,714 92,532 282,571 52,128 - - - - - - - - 519,285 144,660 663,945
Nicaragua 42,611 4,583 22,408 22,240 748 - 1 - 1,073 2 778 - 67,619 26,825 94,444
Costa Rica 294,942 295,499 467,647 127,568 21,999 - 21,874 - - - - - 806,462 423,067 1,229,529
MCCA 1,037,438 610,308 1,278,633 373,221 60,093 - 60,905 2 168,622 4,679 54,006 1,791 2,659,697 990,001 3,649,698
Panama 437,834 40,842 282,048 291,211 - - - - 4,321,742 1,610,770 - - 5,041,624 1,942,823 6,984,447
Total 1,475,272 651,150 1,560,681 664,432 60,093 - 60,905 2 4,490,364 1,615,449 54,006 1,791 7,701,321 2,932,824 10,634,145
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Table 8. Central American: Cruise vessels and passengers arrivals by port, Year: 2012
Country/Port Buques Atendidos Pasajeros
Tripulación Crucero Veleros Culturales Yates Total En arribo Desembarcados Embarcados
GUATEMALA
Quetzal 42 - - - 42 52,157 - - -
Santo Tomas de Castilla 17 - - - 17 - 13,556 13,556 8,193
Total país 59 - - - 59 52,157
13,556
13,556
8,193
EL SALVADOR
Acajutla 2 - - - 2 707 707 707 580
Total país 2 - - - 2 707 707
707
580
HONDURAS
Roatan T. Coxen Hole 97 - - - 97 233,314 - - -
Puerto Cortes 2 - - - 2 668 668 668 505
Total país 99 - - - 99 233,982 668 668 505
NICARAGUA
Corinto 15 - - - 15 19,860 19,388 19,388 8,991
San Juan del sur 26 - - - 26 18,567 21,129 21,137 9,354
Total país 41 - - - 41 38,427 40,517 40,525 18,345
COSTA RICA
Limón-Moín 60 - - - 60 98,751 - - -
Caldera 51 - - - 51 - - - -
Puntarenas 62 - - - 62 - - - -
Quepos 19 - - - 19 - - - -
Golfito 27 - - - 27 - - - -
Total país 219 - - - 219 98,751 - - -
PANAMA
Colon Port Terminal 5 - - - 5 6,676 6,219 6,219 3,035
Amador & Resorts 38 - - - 38 12,226 59 111 -
COLON 2000 105 - - - 10
5 176,209 176,639 173,621 -
Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros) 18 - - - 18 30,157 30,157 30,773 -
Total país 166 - - - 166 225,268 213,074 210,724 3,035
S U M M A R Y T A B L E
Guatemala 59 - - - 59 52,157 13,556 13,556 8,193
El Salvador 2 - - - 2 707 707 707 580
Honduras 99
- - - 99 233,982 668
668
505
Nicaragua 41
- - - 41 38,427
40,517
40,525
18,345
Costa Rica 219
- - -
219
98,751 -
- -
Panama 166
- - -
166
225,268 213,074 210,724 3,035
Total 586 - - - 586 649,292 268,522 266,180 30,658
Source: Port Enterprises of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
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Glossary of Terms
Arrival: Arrival of a vessel at a port to load or offload or to avoid some danger.
Berthing: to the wheel side of a boat to a dock.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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