Logistics infrastructure in Panama
Panama — Ports
Panama has 12 seaports profiled from the NGA World Port Index — each with its harbour size, channel and anchorage depth, shelter and on-site cargo facilities, traced to the published register.
Container terminals are matched to their operators from the SMDG Terminal Code List — a UN/LOCODE child code list — and liner connectivity is set against UNCTAD's LSCI and port-level PLSCI. Search, sort or open any port for its sourced record.
12
Total
5
Very small
3
Medium
3
Small
Container throughput
8,518,425 TEU
Liner connectivity (LSCI)
207.4
Container terminals
6
Maritime territory (EEZ)
331,318 km²
Most connected
- 1Balboa210.4
- 2Puerto Cristobal196.4
- 3Puerto Colon148.8
- 4Almirante34.6
Most container terminals
Deepest channels
- 1Balboa12.5 m
- 2Puerto Cristobal12.5 m
- 3Bahia De Las Minas12.5 m
- 4Puerto Colon12.5 m
- 5Almirante9.4 m
Best equipped
- 1Balboa6 / 6
- 2Puerto Cristobal6 / 6
- 3Almirante5 / 6
- 4Puerto Colon4 / 6
- 5Bahia De Las Minas3 / 6
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| Port | Size | Type | Channel depth | Anchorage | Cargo pier depth | Shelter | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BalboaPABLB | Medium | Canal or Lake | 12.5 m | 11 m | 15.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Puerto CristobalPACTB | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | 7.9 m | 12.5 m | Good | CranesRepairsBunkerDry dock |
| Bahia De Las MinasPAMNP | Small | River (Natural) | 12.5 m | 18.6 m | 6.4 m | Fair | RepairsBunker |
| Puerto ColonPAONX | Medium | Coastal (Breakwater) | 12.5 m | — | 12.5 m | Excellent | CranesBunker |
| AlmirantePAPAM | Very Small | Coastal (Natural) | 9.4 m | 15 m | 7.3 m | Good | CranesRepairsDry dock |
| Bocas Del ToroPABOC | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 7.9 m | 4 m | 6.4 m | Fair | Bunker |
| Chiriqui GrandePACHG | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 7.9 m | 23.2 m | 11 m | Fair | — |
| VacamontePAVAC | Very Small | Open Roadstead | 4.9 m | — | 7.9 m | Poor | RepairsBunker |
| PedregalPAPED | Small | River (Natural) | 3.4 m | 20.1 m | 4.9 m | Good | Bunker |
| Puerto ArmuellesPAAML | Small | Open Roadstead | — | 23.2 m | 11 m | Good | CranesRepairs |
| Charco AzulPACHA | Very Small | Open Roadstead | — | 23.2 m | — | Poor | Repairs |
| Punta RinconPAPRI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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