PSA Panama International Terminal
Overview
PSA Panama International Terminal is a port terminal built at the Pacific western-side entrance of the canal in the former US Rodman naval base.
This port operator began operations in December 2010 by receiving supplies and iron products for the Canal expansion. Its first phase has one berth of 330 meters length, and it is equipped with 3 Post Panamax quay cranes and 9 RTGs. The second phase has 12 rail mounted gantry cranes and 8 quay cranes with reach of 24 wide containers to serve ships of 18,000 TEU´s. The port can handle a total of 2 million TEUs.
Location
Strategically located toward the Pacific Ocean, this first class port infrastructure aims to attract new cargo from Asia to the west coast of America by using Panama as a transshipment hub for the growing demand of shipping lines that need to carry more cargo to Latin American countries, and need more shore handling capacity to expand their commercial activities.
General Description
PSA Panama International Terminal has been built mainly for containerized cargo. All the facilities for Customs, Oirsa Quarantine and AUPSA authorities are available on-site. PSA Panama is part of the PSA International Group, one of the leading port groups worldwide. PSA participates in approximately 40 terminals in 16 countries throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas with ship operations in PSA Terminals at Singapore and Antwerp. PSA strives to continue cultivating its port network with its shipping line customers and become the preferred partner of port shareholders around the world. |
Employing the best talent in the industry, PSA offers a reliable and best-in-class service to its clients and develops mutually advantageous relationships with its partners. As the port operator of choice in the world’s entry centers, PSA is “The Port of Global Scale”.
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Services | |
Containers | |
General cargo | |
Ro-Ro | |
Bulk (dry) | |
Bulk (liquid) | |
Special projects | |
Specifications | |
Total area (hectare) | 62.5 |
Berths | |
Draft alongside | 14.5 – 16.3 |
Total berths | 3 |
Container berths | 3 |
Container berths lengths (m) | 1140 |
Ro-Ro berths | |
Ro-Ro berths lenghts (m) | |
General cargo berths | |
General cargo berths lengths (m) | |
Multipurpose berths | |
Multipurpose berths lengths (m) | |
Yards | |
Container storage area (hectare) | 25 |
Container storage capacity (teus) | 27,500 |
Equipment | |
Quay Cranes (Super Post Panamax) (up to 24 cnts) | 8 |
Quay Cranes (Post Panamax) (up to 18 cnts) | |
Quay Cranes (Post Panamax) (up to 16 cnts) | 3 |
Quay Cranes (Panamax) (up to 13 cnts) | |
Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (6 tiers + 1) | 9 |
RMG | 12 |
Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (5 tiers + 1) | |
Top picks (5 tiers high) | |
Side picks (7/8 tiers high) | |
Side picks (5 tiers high) | |
Top Loaders | |
Reach Stackers | 4 |
Empty handlers | 5 |
Yard trucks | 59 |
Chassis/Bombcarts | 61 |
Forklift | 3 |
Others | |
Reefer plugs | 1,860 |
Freight Station Area (m2) | |
Gates | |
Inbound lanes | 2 |
Outbound lanes | 2 |
To / From Colon Free Zone | |
Inbound lanes | |
Outbound lanes | |
To / From Rail | |
Inbound lanes | |
Outbound lanes |
Statistics
In 2023, PSA terminal decreased its container movements to 1.06 million TEUs with 93.4% transshipment movements. In 2022, the port moved 1.17 million TEUs with 91.1% transshipment, while in 2021 total throughput was 1.23 milllion TEUs with 95.2% transshipment movements.

Address
PSA Panama International Terminal Former Rodman Naval Station Panama City, Republic of Panama
Phone: (507) 378-3800
Fax: (507) 378-3801
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