Containers and Trucks ..................................................................................................................................29

Presentation

The Central American Commission for Maritime Transportation (COCATRAM) is pleased to present the 2020 Summary of Maritime Port Statistics to the maritime port community of the Central American Isthmus, to be used as a decision-making and research tool in the subsector.

COCATRAM has arranged this Statistical Summary in two parts; the first one is comprised of three sections, specifically Cargo, Vessels and Containers, which briefly approach key aspects of port performance in the Central American region during 2020. The second part features appendixes containing statistical tables that strengthen information at the regional level.

The information contained in this document comes from forty-eight international service ports operated by both state-owned and private companies in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The three sections that comprise the first part of the Statistical Summary feature general information and comments on cargo, vessels and container traffic by port and country, including total volume of foreign trade, cargo-type handling, vessel type, and size of containers, among others.

The main source of information of this summary is based on official information provided by port authorities and operators in the Central American region in charge of gathering national port statistics through the members of the REMARPOR, in place since year 2000, and which is coordinated by COCATRAM. Data about regional foreign trade were obtained from official websites of each country's entity in charge of this area. In the case of Nicaragua, the information was from the Central American Statistical Information System of the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration, (SIECA in Spanish).

The information contained in this report is updated to October 2021, corresponding to the port movement of the year 2020. It is important to note that this information can be found in greater detail and updated as official sources record it in the Central American Maritime Port Statistical Information System (SIEMPCA): http://www.cocatram.org.ni/estadisticas/.

COCATRAM, together with the port authorities and terminal operators in the Central American Isthmus have reaffirmed their commitment to prepare this document fully aware of the great importance it has. Should you have any comment regarding the information herein contained, please contact COCATRAM Statistical Unit at mocampo@cocatram.org.ni.

2

CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMISION FOR MARITIME TRANSPORTATION