Seaport Statistics
Container Movement Statistics
Yearly Total
The period 2022-2023 registered an decrease in the total number of containers handled by the main seaports in Panama.
The preliminary data obtained from the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) shows an aggregated volume of 8.2 million TEUs (does not include Almirante) for 2023.
Total Yearly Container Movement (TEU)
Source: Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation and Research Center based on information from the Maritime Authority of Panama
Yearly by Seaport
Manzanillo is the leading seaport of the port complex with 2.6 million TEUs (31.8%) handled during 2023, followed by Balboa with 2.3 million TEUs (28.1%) and CCT with 1.36 million TEUs (16.5%).
The ports showed different growing rates comparing their annual throughput from 2022 to 2023. Balboa had an increase of 6% between both years, however, PSA, CCT, MIT and Cristobal decreased 9.5%, 6%, 4.4% and 2.8%, respectively. The average decrease rate of the port cluster was 3.2%.
Yearly Container Movement by Port (TEU)
Source: Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation and Research Center based on information from the Maritime Authority of Panama
Monthly by Seaport
Monthly Container Movement by Port (TEU)
Source: Georgia Tech Panama Logistic Innovation and Research Center based on information from the Panama Maritime Authority