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Table 3 Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade vs maritime cargo (Millions of US$ y thousands of MT), years 2020
Chart No. 14 Central American Isthmus: Cargo handled by ports, (Thousands of MT de tm), year 2020
0.0 5,000.0 10,000.0 15,000.0 20,000.0 25,000.0
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Manzanillo International T. PTP Charco Azul Panama Port Company-Balboa PTP Chiriquí Grande Quetzal Cortes Panama Port Company-Cristobal PSA Panama International T. APM Terminals Moín Santo Tomas De Castilla Caldera Acajutla Colon Container T. Barrios Corinto Complejo Portuario Limón Moín T. Boyas San José Payardi Terminal Company Decal Panama Melones Oil Terminal Petroamerica Terminal Punta Rincón Castilla T. Boyas Rasa San Lorenzo Sandino Bocas Fruit Co. Colon Oil and Service Corsain Golfito Tela Puntamorales T. Boyas Cenergicas T. Granelera Bahía Las Minas Arlen Siu La Unión Port Colon 2000-Home Port Termini Financing Group Puntarenas Quepos 4,871.2 4,466.8 4,431.3 4,168.1 3,704.6 3,586.1 2,811.5 2,301.6 2,258.3 2,229.4 2,003.6 1,881.1 1,232.9 1,218.2 1,216.3 807.3 645.7 394.9 297.6 263.3 251.9 176.5 121.2 105.6 38.7 19.1 5.8 2.6 2.2 1.2 16,211.6 13,976.6 12,657.4 12,433.4 10,763.3 9,761.9 8,983.9 8,246.1 7,813.7 19,221.6
Source : Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority
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CENTRAL AMERICAN COMMISION FOR MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
1.2 Foreign trade and port traffic
Foreign trade cargo handled in Central America during 2020 totaled 104.1 billion dollars, equivalent to 92.4 billion MT, showing a small increase of 1% in terms of value when compared with 2019 figures, while cargo volume handled suffered a drop in the same percentage. Imports accounted for 64% of the total value of foreign trade cargo, while cargo volume totaled 63%. On the other hand, exports totaled 36% of the total value of foreign trade cargo, and 37% in terms of volume. As to foreign trade cargo volume handled in the region, Guatemala moved 35%, followed by Costa Rica with 18%, Honduras by 17%, El Salvador by 13%, Panama by 9% and Nicaragua by 7%. Table No.3 shows foreign trade cargo figures in terms of volume and value, including maritime cargo volume handled in each country in the Central American region. It is worth mentioning that foreign trade cargo volumes shown on Table 3 also include air and land transportation modes; however, it does not include re-imports, free trade zone (cargo) or inward processing arrangements.
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Table 3 Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade vs maritime cargo, (Millions of US$ y thousands of MT), years 2020
Value of foreign trade (Millions of US$) Volume of foreign trade (Thousands of MT) Maritime Cargo Volume (Thousands of MT)
Import (CIF) Export (FOB) Total Import Export Total Disembark Embarked Total
Guatemala 18,205.27 11,562.78 29,768.05 18,870.85 13,408.96 32,279.81 15,927.46 9,271.01 25,198.47
El Salvador 10,326.58 5,044.01 15,370.59 9,281.55 3,123.87 12,405.42 5,035.54 1,065.77 6,101.31
Honduras 8,957.72 4,258.86 13,216.58 9,716.12 5,837.00 15,553.12 7,501.19 4,162.97 11,664.16
Nicaragua 4,731.90 2,843.30 7,575.20 4,794.08 1,940.49 6,734.57 3,182.73 1,367.91 4,550.64
Costa Rica 15,872.39 12,528.09 28,400.48 9,113.95 7,956.50 17,070.45 8,162.88 6,334.93 14,497.81
Panama 8,076.80 1,725.53 9,802.33 6,244.93 2,183.70 8,428.63 4,708.10 1,732.27 6,440.37
Total 66,170.65 37,962.58 104,133.23 58,021.48 34,450.52 92,472.00 44,517.90 23,934.85 68,452.75
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/estaeco/ceie/mensualnr_xls.asp?kanio=2017&kfin=0&ktipo=CG El Salvador: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es Honduras: https://see.bch.hn/SICE/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx Nicaragua: http://www.sec.sieca.int Costa Rica: http://sistemas.inec.cr/SICCE_Hacienda/SICCE_Hacienda/ Panama: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/
According to figures shown on Table 3, 74% of foreign trade cargo handled in the region was seaborne. This year Costa Rica took the lead with its port system that handled 85% of the foreign trade maritime cargo; followed by Guatemala, Panama and Honduras by 78%, 76% and 75% respectively. On the other hand, Nicaragua moved 68% of its foreign trade cargo through its ports, while in El Salvador this percentage came to 49%.
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1.3 Cargo throughput handled by coast
This year the Caribbean coast handled 53% of the total cargo carried through the region, increasing by 3% when compared with the previous year. Such increase was particularly based on the 8% increase in embarked cargo. The remaining 47% of the cargo was handled through the Pacific coast, increasing by 5% when compared with 2019 figures. This increase is based on positive variances in both operations, namely disembarked cargo by 6% and embarked cargo by 5%.
Chart No. 15 Central American Isthmus: Disembarked and embarked cargo by seaboard, (Thousands of MT), year 2019-2020
Pacific
Caribbean Disembarked Cargo 2019 44,351.6 50,990.0
2020 46,893.2 50,535.2 Pacific
Caribbean Embarked Cargo 29,651.6 34,323.7
31,180.4 36,975.3 Pacific Caribbean Total Cargo
74,003.1 85,313.7
78,073.6 87,510.5
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Note: T: Total D: Disembarked E: Embarked
Handling of cargo in the Caribbean coast reported the same percentages than the previous period, specifically disembarked cargo by 58% and embarked cargo by 42%. This year containerized cargo totaled 61%, increasing by 5% when compared with 2019 figures, while liquid bulk cargo came to 26%, solid bulk cargo ran to 11%, general cargo represented 2% and Ro-Ro cargo in this coast totaled less than 1%. Ports handling the largest cargo volumes in the Caribbean coast in 2020 included MIT by 22%, followed by PTP Chiriquí Grande and Cortés by 14% and 12% respectively; PPCC by 11%; while SANTOCAS and APM Terminals Moín each one totaled 9%. APM Terminals Moín stood out, as it increased by 15% in handled cargo, and PPCC by 11%. During the period under review, Cortés port decreased by 7%, Limón-Moín port by 29% and Payardi by 25% (less than the previous period). Charts No.16 and 17, including Table 4 show in detail cargo throughput by handling type and by port in the Caribbean coast.
Chart No. 16 Caribbean Seaboard: Disembarked and embarked cargo in port, by handling type (Thousands MT), Years 2019-2020
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 Containerized Liquid Bulk Solid Bulk General Cargo Others Ro-Ro Embarked Cargo 29,104. 30,614. 1,751.0 1,739.5 2,632.0 3,943.9 554.4 503.6 139.9 94.4 141.7 79.7 Disembarked Cargo 22,062. 22,888. 22,280. 20,715. 5,313.3 5,491.6 972.3 1,161.1 181.1 150.6 180.8 127.7
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Chart No. 17 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo embarked and disembarked by ports,
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(Thousands MT), Year 2020
Total Cargo
MIT PTP CHIRIQUI GRANDE CORTES PPCC APM T. MOIN SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA COLON CONTAINER TERMINAL BARRIOS LIMÓN MOÍN PAYARDI TERMINAL COMPANY PUNTA RINCON CASTILLA BOCAS FRUIT CO. COASA TELA TERMINAL GRANELERA BAHIA LAS MINAS ARLEN SIU COLON 2000-HOME PORT TERMINI FINANCING GROUP EL BLUFF 19,221.6 12,657.4 10,763.3 9,761.9 8,246.1 7,813.7 4,431.3 4,168.1 3,586.1 2,301.6 1,881.1 1,232.9 645.7 394.9 251.9 105.6 38.7 5.8 2.6 -
CABEZA Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Note: - : Data not applicable Disembarked Cargo 9,184.7 12,417.6 7,089.0 4,887.1 2,196.4 3,123.5 2,457.7 2,043.2 2,607.2 2,230.8 1,031.3 291.0 198.6 394.9 251.9 104.4 20.3 5.8 Embarked Cargo 10,037.0 239.9 3,674.3 4,874.9 6,049.7 4,690.2 1,973.6 2,124.9 979.0 70.9 849.9 941.9 447.1 1.2 18.4 2.6 -
Concerning cargo handled in the Pacific coast during 2020, ports carried 78,073.63 thousand MT; 60% of which accounted for disembarked cargo and the remaining 40% was embarked cargo. Containerized cargo and liquid bulk cargo, each one, totaled 40% and they increased by 12% and 8% respectively when compared with 2019 figures. On the other hand, solid bulk cargo totaled 16%, while general cargo came to 3%. These last two types of cargo decreased by 11% and 4% respectively when compared with the previous year. Chart No. 18 shows volumes of embarked and disembarked cargo by handling type.
Chart No. 18 Pacific Seaboard: Embarked and disembarked cargo, by handling type, (Thousands MT), Years 2019 - 2020
2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 Containerized Liquid Bulk Solid Bulk General Cargo Ro-Ro Others Embarked Cargo 12,860. 14,229. 14,140. 14,957. 2,315.0 1,837.0 284.3 118.1 17.5 19.9 33.2 19.0 Disembarked Cargo 15,086. 17,067. 14,838. 16,481. 12,044. 10,959. 2,062.9 2,140.1 307.9 229.8 11.5 16.1 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority
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In connection with the most important ports in the pacific coast, it is mentioned below those that stood out considering cargo volume handled: PTP Charco Azul totaled 21% of the cargo handled in this coast; PPCB handled 18%; Quetzal by 16%, PSAPIT by 12%, Caldera and Acajutla each one by 6%. Considering this group of ports, PTP Charco Azul reported a 15% increase, PSAPIT by 32% and PPCB by 8%, which after several years of consecutive drop reported an increase.
On the contrary, Quetzal port, Caldera and Acajutla port decreased by 8%, 3% and 9% respectively in handled volumes when compared with 2019. In addition, Corinto port and Terminal Boyas de San José decreased by 9% each one, and DECAL Panama decreased by 13%, San Lorenzo by 9% and Terminal Boyas RASA by 6%.
Chart No.19 and Table 5 show in detail cargo by type of handling method and by port in the Pacific coast.
Chart No. 19 Pacific Seaboard: Embarked and disembarked cargo by ports, (Thousands MT), Year 2020
18,000.0 16,000.0 14,000.0 12,000.0 10,000.0 8,000.0 6,000.0 4,000.0 2,000.0 -
PTP CHARCO AZUL PPCB QUETZAL PSAPIT CALDERA ACAJUTLA CORINTO TERMINAL BOYAS SAN JOSÉ DECAL PANAMA MELONES OIL TERMINAL PATSA TERMINAL BOYAS RASA SAN LORENZO SANDINO CORSAIN GOLFITO PUNTAMORALES TERMINAL BOYAS CENERGICA LA UNIÓN PUNTARENAS QUEPOS Total Cargo 16,211.6 13,976.6 12,433.4 8,983.9 4,871.2 4,466.8 3,704.6 2,811.5 2,258.3 2,229.4 2,003.6 1,218.2 1,216.3 807.3 297.6 263.3 176.5 121.2 19.1 2.2 1.2
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority Disembarked Cargo 3,095.9 7,580.8 9,491.5 4,865.9 3,973.7 3,459.7 2,420.7 2,335.2 2,258.3 2,008.8 2,003.6 1,218.2 996.9 741.7 297.6 3.4 121.2 19.1 1.2 Embarked Cargo 13,115.7 6,395.8 2,941.9 4,118.1 897.6 1,007.1 1,283.9 476.2 220.6 219.4 65.6 259.9 176.5 1.0 1.2
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Table 4 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo embarked and disembarked by port and handling type, (Thousands MT), Year 2020
Ports/ Handling Type General Cargo Containerized Ro-Ro Liquid Bulk Solid Bulk Others
Disembark Embark Total Disembark Embark Total Disembark Embark Total Disembark Embark Total Disembark Embark Total Disembark Embark Total
Total Disembark Total Embark Total
Manzanillo International Terminal - - - 9,090.7 9,957.4 19,048.1 94.0 79.6 173.6 - - - - - - - - - 9,184.6 10,037.0 19,221.6
PTP Chiriquí Grande 1.5 - 1.5 - - - - - - 12,416.1 235.9 12,651.9 - 4.0 4.0 - - - 12,417.6 239.9 12,657.4
468.8 3.3 472.1 1,926.2 1,845.4 3,771.6 4.4 0.0 4.4 1,825.7 213.4 2,039.0 2,772.3 1,518.2 4,290.5 91.8 94.0 185.8 7,089.0 3,674.3 10,763.3
Panama Port Company-Cristobal
APM Terminals Moín
Santo Tomas De Castilla - - - 3,545.7 4,792.0 8,337.8 - - - 593.2 82.8 676.1 748.1 - 748.1 - - - 4,887.1 4,874.8 9,761.9
- - - 2,196.4 6,049.7 8,246.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,196.4 6,049.7 8,246.1
41.4 319.4 360.8 1,571.6 2,066.9 3,638.4 20.5 0.0 20.5 612.8 777.1 1,389.9 877.2 1,526.9 2,404.1 - - - 3,123.5 4,690.2 7,813.7
Colon Container Terminal. - - - 2,457.7 1,973.6 4,431.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2,457.7 1,973.6 4,431.3
Barrios 145.1 42.5 187.6 1,563.7 2,082.4 3,646.1 - - - 334.4 - 334.4 - - - - - - 2,043.2 2,124.9 4,168.1
Complejo Portuario Limón Moín 441.4 134.6 576.0 94.6 827.7 922.2 8.9 - 8.9 2,049.3 4.0 2,053.3 12.9 12.7 25.6 0.2 - 0.2 2,607.2 979.0 3,586.1
Payardi T. Company - - - - - - - - - 2,230.8 70.9 2,301.6 - - - - - - 2,230.8 70.9 2,301.6
Punta Rincón 55.8 - 55.8 - - - - - - - - - 975.5 849.9 1,825.4 - - - 1,031.3 849.9 1,881.1
Castilla - - - 224.3 553.6 777.9 - - - 6.9 355.5 362.3 1.2 32.3 33.6 58.7 0.5 59.1 291.0 941.9 1,232.9
Bocas Fruit Co. - - - 198.6 447.0 645.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 198.6 447.0 645.7
Colon Oil And Service - - - - - - - - - 394.9 - 394.9 - - - - - - 394.9 - 394.9
Tela - - - - - - - - - 251.9 - 251.9 - - - - - - 251.9 - 251.9
T. Granelera Bahía Las Minas - 1.2 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 104.4 - 104.4 - - - 104.4 1.2 105.6
Arlen Siu
Port Colon 2000-Home Port
Termini Financing Group
Cabeza
El Bluff 1.4 - 1.4 18.9 18.4 37.3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 20.3 18.4 38.7
5.8 - 5.8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.8 - 5.8
- 2.6 2.6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.6 2.6
TOTAL 1,161.1 503.6 1,664.7 22,888.3 30,614.1 53,502.4 127.7 79.7 207.4 20,715.9 1,739.5 22,455.4 5,491.6 3,943.9 9,435.5 150.6 94.4 245.0 50,535.2 36,975.3 87,510.5
Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority
