CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTS STATISTICAL SUMMARY, YEAR 2017 Among the top 10 seaports with the largest cargo volume handled in the Central American region, Panama Ports Company Balboa led the group; however, again, it reported a 2% drop when compared with 2016, 5% lower than the two previous periods, as it reported a 7% decrease in 2015 and 2016. It is followed by Charco Azul which ranks second. It reported a 14% increase in contrast to 2016 when it contracted in 16%, while in 2015 in reflected an increase of 21%. Both Manzanillo International Terminal and Quetzal ports follow in the same order, reported a 5% and 2% increase respectively, then they were followed by Limon-Moin port complex and Panama Ports Company Cristobal. The latter reported a 54% increase in cargo handled when compared with the previous period. Ports such as Cortes, Chiriqui Grande, Santo Tomas de Castilla and Caldera are included in this list.
Chart No. 14 Central America: Cargo throughput by principal ports (Thousands of MT), Years 2017
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PPCB Charco Azul MIT Quetzal Limón-Moín PPCC Cortés Chiriquí Grande Santo Tomas de Castilla Caldera Acajutla CCT Corinto Barrios
Offloaded
T. Petrolera Boyas de San José
Loaded
T. DECAL MELONES OIL T. INC San Lorenzo PATSA Castilla T. Boyas de RASA
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority
CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, COCATRAM
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