P O R T S T ATI S TI C AL S UMM AR Y F O R T HE CE N TR AL AM E RI C AN I S THMU S
2011
Chart No. 1: Percentage of cargo handled by country (Thousands of MT and Percentages), 2011 Guatemala 18,301.25 15.73% Panama 62,425.13 53.64%
El Salvador 5,872.90 5.05%
Honduras 12,136.68 10.43%
Costa Rica 14,207.36 12.21%
Nicaragua 3,437.74 2.95%
Source: Port Authorities of Central America and Maritime Authority of Panama
In 2011, Guatemala had 8.45% more cargo movement at its ports compared to 2010 with the Pacific representing 57.11% of the total and the Caribbean 42.89%. Unloading accounted for 61.44% of the country’s total cargo movement and loading accounted for 38.56%. The ports of Quetzal, Santo Tomás de Castilla, and the Boyas de San José Terminal had cargo increases of 12.02%, 10.61%, and 7.09%, respectively, while Port Barrios decreased by -4.22% in 2011 compared to 2010. Quetzal accounted for 45.81% (8,382.94 thousand MT) of the country’s total cargo movement, while Santo Tomás de Castilla accounted for 28.68% (5,248.80 thousand MT) in absolute figures. Cargo movements at Port Barrios and the Boyas de San José Terminal in Guatemala represented 14.21% and 11.31%, respectively.
As in 2010, cargo movement in El Salvador continued to increase. In 2011, there was an 8.45% increase that represented 455.78 thousand MT more than in 2010. Its main port at Acajutla accounted for 95.02% of this increase. Even with operations getting underway at the port of La Unión, in 2011 Acajutla did not suffer a drop in cargo handling, but instead continued to increase its share as it did in 2010 with 7.68% more than in the previous period. Corsain, which had a drop in cargo movement in 2010, increased by 9.55% in 2011 over 2010 and the port at La Unión that began operations in June 2010 managed to move 40.88 thousand MT in 2011.
CENTRAL AMERICAN MARITIME TRANSPORT COMMISSION
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