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Statistical Summary 2015

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Edited in 2016

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 CREDITS Members of the Central American Ports Maritime Statistics Network Guatemala Ángel Sical

Chiquita Guatemala S.A. ‐ Puerto Barrios

asical@chiquita.com

Ramiro Antonio Ortiz Flores

Empresa Portuaria Nacional Santo Tomas de Castilla

Rortiz@santotomasport.com.gt

Antonio Asensio

Comisión Portuaria Nacional

aasencio@cpn.gob.gt

Ana Luisa Mejía

Empresa Portuaria Quetzal

estadisticas@puerto‐quetzal.com

Juan Manuel Echeverría

Terminal Granelera del Pacífico TERPAC

juanmecheverriag@me.com

Billy Gavarrete

Puerto CORSAIN

billy.gavarrete@CORSAIN.gob.sv

Oswaldo Ortiz

Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de El Salvador

oortiz@amp.gob.sv

Salvador Ernesto Maya Sánchez

CEPA – ACAJUTLA

salvador.maya@cepa.gob.sv

Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras

argentmhn@yahoo.com.mx

Filemón Bonilla

Empresa Portuaria Nacional de Nicaragua

fbonilla@epn.com.ni

Jerlin Úbeda

Dirección General de Transporte Acuático del Ministerio de Transporte e jerlin‐ubeda@hotmail.com Infraestructura de Nicaragua

El Salvador

Honduras Argentina Mejía Martínez

Nicaragua

Costa Rica Rocío Valverde Rojas

Junta de Administración Portuaria y Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica

rvalverde@japdeva.go.cr

Gustavo Chavarría Valverde

Instituto Costarricense de Puertos del Pacífico

gchavarria@incop.go.cr

Luis Fernando Araya

Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transporte laraya@mopt.go.cr

Panamá Carlos Burbano

Autoridad Marítima de Panamá

cburbano@amp.gob.pa

COCATRAM Otto Guillermo Noack Sierra Executive Director

José Dopeso Aparicio Maritime and Port Director Affairs

Marlín Ocampo Hernández Statistics Analyst

onoack@cocatram.org.ni

jdopeso@cocatram.org.ni

mocampo@cocatram.org.ni

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Acknowledgements The Central American Maritime Transport Commission (COCATRAM) takes pleasure in presenting to the maritime port community of the Central American Isthmus, the Summary of Maritime Port Statistics for year 2015, as a decision‐making and research tool for the subsector. This Statistical Summary is structured in two parts; the first one is made up of three sections: Cargo, Vessels, and Containers that briefly address key aspects of port performance in the Central American region in 2015. The second part presents appendixes with statistical tables consolidating information at the regional level. Information contained in this document stems from forty‐five international service ports operated by 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 summary present general information and comments on cargo, vessels and container traffic by port and country, as well as the total volume of foreign trade, type of cargo handling, vessel, and container size, among others. The main source of information of this summary is based on official information provided by port authorities and operators in the region in charge of gathering national port statistics through the members of the Central American Maritime Ports Statistics Network (REMARPOR in Spanish) which has been in place since 2000, and it is coordinated by COCATRAM. Data on regional foreign trade were obtained from official websites of each country’s entity in charge of this area. Similarly, in Honduras cruise ship traffic information was obtained through cooperation provided by the Honduran Institute of Tourism, to which we do reiterate our thanks. The information contained in this report is updated to July 2016 and it covers calendar year 2015. However, it is subject to future updates to be made as information from official sources of member countries is provided. More details on port throughput statistics can be found in the Central American Maritime Port Statistical Information System (SIEMPCA) website: http://www.cocatram.org.ni/estadisticas/ COCATRAM, together with the port authorities and terminal operators of the Central American Isthmus, have maintained their commitment to prepare this document fully aware of its great importance. In case of any comment on the information herein contained, please contact the COCATRAM Statistical Unit at: mcampo@cocatram.org.ni

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Contenido Conventional Signs .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.

Cargo throughput .......................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1

Cargo throughput by country and port ................................................................................................ 9

1.2

Relation of foreign trade and port traffic........................................................................................... 16

1.3

Cargo handled by seaboard ............................................................................................................... 18

1.4.

Cargo throughput by type .................................................................................................................. 23

Vessel calls ................................................................................................................................................... 26

Containers and box trucks/trailers ..............................................................................................................28 TABLES Table 1. Cargo throughput by country, (Thousands of metric ton), year 2014 ‐ 2015 ............................... 9 Table 2. Central America: Cargo handled by ports, (Thousand MT), Years 2014 ‐ 2015 .......................... 14 Table 3. Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade, (Millions US dollar y thousand MT), Year 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Table 4. Central America: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled (Thousand TM), Year 2015 ........ 17 Table 5. Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 ............ 21 Table 6. Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 ................... 22 Table 7. Distribution of cargo handled in ports per year, by type of handling (Percentages), Years 2010‐ 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Table 8. Comparative percentage distribution by type of cargo handling, Year 2014‐ 2015 ................... 26 CHARTS Chart No.1 Cargo throughput percentage by country (Thousands of MT, %), year 2015 .......................... 9 Chart No.2. Guatemala: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ................................. 10 Chart No.3. El Salvador: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ................................ 10 Chart No.4. Honduras: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 .................................. 11 Chart No.5. Nicaragua: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 .................................. 11 Chart No.6. Costa Rica: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ................................. 12 Chart No.7. Panamá: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ..................................... 12 Chart No.8. Ports with more than a thousand MT throughput (Thousand MT), 2015 ............................ 13 Chart No.9. Central America: Cargo handled by ports (Thousand MT), Year 2015 .................................. 15 Chart No. 10. Central America: Cargo loaded and offloaded by seaboard in port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 18 Chart No. 11. Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand MT and percentage), Year 2015 .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Chart No. 12. Pacific Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand MT and percentage), Year 2015 .... 20

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No. 13. Central America: Traffic Cargo Breakdown by type of handling in port, (Thousand MT y percentage), Year 2015 ................................................................................................... 24 Chart No. 14: Containerized cargo volume for seaboard in Central American ports, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Chart No. 15. Central America: Traffic offloaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year2015 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Chart No. 16. Central America: Traffic offloaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year2015 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Chart No. 17. Central America: Traffic loaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year 2015 .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Chart No. 18. Central America: Distribution by type of vessel, Year 2015 ................................................ 27 Chart No. 19. Central America: Container throughput in ports, (TEU), Year 2015 .................................. 28 Chart No. 20. Central America: Container throughput by coast (TEU), Year 2014 ‐ 2015 ....................... 29 ANNEXES Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001‐2015 ..............................................31 Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001‐2015 ............................................................32 Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Year 2001‐2015 .....................................................................33 Summary Table. ‐ Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2015 ..........................................................................34 Table 1. Central America: cargo throughput by country and port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ....................36 Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year: 2015 ...............................................38 Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year: 2015 ..........................................................40 Table 4. Central America: Traffic by cargo, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 .........................................................42 Table 4‐A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 .................. 43 Table 4‐B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 ....................... 44 Table 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (Units), Year 2015 ...........................45 Table 6. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (TEU), Year 2015 .............................47 Table 7. Central America: Cruises vessels and passengers arrivals by port, Year: 2015 ......................................48 Glossary of Terms ..................................................................................................................................................49

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Conventional Signs ‐

Data not applicable

…

Information not available

Figure did not reach the first expressed unit

BAPCRASA

Boyas Alba Petróleos Cenergicas y RASA

Caribbean Seaboard

C.C.T.

Colon Container Terminal

Acronyms

COCATRAM :

Central American Commission for Maritime Transport

C.P.T.

Colon Port Terminal

Loaded

MIT

Manzanillo International Terminal

Offloaded

PATSA

Petro America Terminal S. A.

PPC

Panama Port Cristobal

PPB

Panama Port Balboa

Pacific Seaboard

PPIT

PSA Panama International Terminal

SANTOCAS

Santo Tomás de Castilla

TEU

Twenty‐Foot Equivalent Unit/contenedor equivalente a veinte pies

Total

Metric Ton

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1. Cargo throughput 1.1

Cargo throughput by country and port

In 2015, the cargo throughput in Central American ports exceeded the 150 million metric tons (MT), leading to a 6.4% growth over the previous year. During this period, 89.3 million MT were offloaded, representing a 58.9% of the cargo moved, thus achieving an increase of 10.8% compared to the previous year. On the other hand, 62.2 million MT were loaded, a 1.2% growth over the previous period. Table 1. Cargo throughput by country, (Thousands of metric ton), year 2014 ‐ 2015

Country Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panamá Total

Distribution Percentages

2014 24,066.20 5,745.15 13,935.72 3,854.00 15,499.23 79,264.11 142,364.43

16.9% 4.0% 9.8% 2.7% 10.9% 55.7% 100.0%

2015 26,171.64 6,361.77 13,844.61 4,275.41 15,343.52 85,488.45 151,485.41

Distribution Percentages

Distribution Percentages 2014‐2015

17.3% 4.2% 9.1% 2.8% 10.1% 56.4% 100.0%

8.7% 10.7% ‐0.7% 10.9% ‐1.0% 7.9% 6.4%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Table 1 shows cargo variations undergone by each country as compared to the previous year. Cargo throughput per country over the previous period showed an increase in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama, while in Honduras it continued decreasing just like in 2014 when compared with 2013. Additionally, a decrease in cargo throughput was observed in Costa Rica. Chart No.1 Cargo throughput percentage by country (Thousands of MT, %), year 2015

Guatemala, 26,171.64, 17.3% Panama, 85,488.45, 56.4%

El Salvador, 6,361.77, 4.2%

Honduras, 13,844.61, 9.1% Costa Rica, 15,343.52, 10.1%

Nicaragua, 4,275.41, 2.8%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Guatemala In 2015, cargo throughput handled in Guatemala was around 26.2 million MT, equivalent to 17.3% of the cargo handled in the isthmus. Cargo offloading represented 56.4% vs. cargo loading with 43.6%. Both activities reported an increase of 12.1% and 4.7% respectively over the 2014 period. Quetzal and SANTOCAS ports, together they handled 76.1% of the cargo throughput around the country, which represented 44.3% and 31.8% respectively. On the other hand, Barrios port reported 13.4% and Boyas de San Jose reported 10.5% of the cargo handled. All the ports reported an increase in the cargo throughput handled. The largest increase was reported by Boyas de San Jose port with 21.3%, followed by Quetzal port with an 11.6% increase. Barrios port had an increase of 5.1%, while SANTOCAS port reported a 3.1% increase when compared with 2014 figures. Chart No.2. Guatemala: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015

100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Loaded Offloaded

B de San José 378.21

Quetzal 3,369.63

Barrios 1,990.56

SANTOCAS 5,667.06

Total 11,405.46

2,367.41

8,236.77

1,507.71

2,654.30

14,766.18

Source: Ports Santo Tomas de Castilla, Quetzal and Barrios

El Salvador In 2015, cargo throughput volumes moved in Acajutla port increased in 8.3% over 2014. Similarly, liquid bulk terminals in this port, specifically CENERGIAS and RASA showed an increase of 29.3% and 19.1% respectively, while Alba Petroleo Terminal reported a ‐5.5% decrease. Cargo throughput volumes in La Union port during this period continued to be minimal; additionally there was a 34.8% decrease when compared to 2014. Conversely, CORSAIN, which represents near 1% of the cargo throughput moved around the country increased in 22,500 MT over the previous year. Chart No.3. El Salvador: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

Acajutla

Corsain

La Unión

Loaded

1,249.77

0.00

T. Boyas de ALBA PET 0.00

Offloaded

3,360.82

54.01

21.98

192.69

T. Boyas de CEN

T. Boyas de RASA

Total

0.00

1,249.77

384.02

1,098.47

5,112.00

Source: Port Acajutla, La Union and CORSAIN.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Honduras In 2015, Honduras cargo throughput totaled 9.1% of the cargo handled in the isthmus. Such figure continued decreasing, though slightly lower than the previous period. Such drop was particularly affected by the decrease in activities undertaken in San Lorenzo ports, which as in the previous year reported a sharp fall in the handling of solid bulk. Similarly, both Castilla and La Ceiba ports reported a ‐20.3% and ‐33.6% drop respectively. On the other hand, Cortes port that handles nearly 80% of the cargo throughput around the country, reported a 5.5% increase over 2014. Such increase was particularly observed in offloading, which increased in 10.9% as compared to the previous year. Chart No.4. Honduras: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

La Ceiba

Loaded

0.29

Puerto Castilla 877.18

Offloaded

0.01

281.80

Puerto Cortes 4,135.47

San Lorenzo

Tela

Total

7,057.38

214.51

0.00

5,227.45

971.21

306.76

8,617.16

Source: Empresa Nacional Portuaria, Honduras

Nicaragua In 2015, cargo throughput handled by the main port in Nicaragua, specifically Corinto port, increased in 10.4% when compared with 2014. Such increase is related to the rise in cargo offloading which increased from 2.9 million MT in 2014 to 3.2 million MT in 2015. It revealed a 19.1% increase versus cargo loading which suffered a ‐6.0% decrease. Sandino port reported a 14.8% increase in the handling of cargo throughput, just like Puerto Cabezas port with 27.7%, and Arlen Siu port with 1.0%. On the other hand, El Bluff port reported a ‐35.1% decrease in the period under review. Chart No.5. Nicaragua: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Loaded Offloaded

Cabezas 0.08

Corinto 965.44

El Bluff 0.00

Arlen Siu 20.24

Sandino 0.00

Total 985.76

18.15

2,290.07

17.94

27.99

935.50

3,289.65

Source: Empresa Portuaria Nacional de Nicaragua

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Costa Rica In 2015, Costa Rica reported a decrease in port activities; falling from 15.5 million MT in 2014 to 15.3 million MT in 2015. Thus, cargo throughput handled decreased in 1.0%. Such decrease was particularly caused by the 3.1% drop in Limon – Moin terminal complex activities, which reduced its loading in 516,500 MT, representing a ‐8.4% less than in 2014. Caldera, the second largest port in the country, with 28.8% of the cargo throughput handled, reported a 3.1% increase; however, cargo loading decreased in ‐11.9%. In relation to the rest of the ports located in the Pacific coast, Punta Morales reported a 29.8% increase and Quepos increased in 26.1%; however, Golfito port showed a ‐4.3% decrease, Puntarenas port had a ‐8.1% decrease and Fertica terminal reported a ‐13.6% decrease Chart No.6. Costa Rica: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

Caldera

Loaded

689.35

Puntare nas 0.39

Golfito 153.50

0.82

0.92

Offloaded 3,731.46

Quepos 2.25

Punta Morales 249.43

T. Fertica 0.00

Limón‐ Total Moín 5,650.97 6,745.89

0.00

37.93

4,826.49 8,597.63

Source: INCOP ‐ JAPDEVA

Panamá In 2015, the Panamanian Port System reported a 7.9% increase in cargo throughput handled, which was boosted by Chiriquí Grande port with 3.5 million MT more than in 2014, which represented a 31.0% increase. On the other hand, cargo throughput handled by PPC port increased in 19.9%, equivalent to 1.2 million MT, and cargo throughput handled by CCT port increased in 1.6 million MT, which represents 52.2% when compared to cargo throughput volume handled in 2014. The two largest ports in the country, namely PPB port and MIT port handled around 39% of the cargo in the country, which produced negative figures, As a result, PPB port reported a ‐7.4% decrease and MIT port had a ‐12.3% decrease as well. Similarly, PPIT port reported a ‐16.0% decrease. Chart No.7. Panamá: Cargo throughput by port (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

Loaded

MIT

PPC

6,880.24 3,512.04

T. DECAL

T. Petroler a

CCT

PATSA

0.00

2,025.82

0.00

Otros Total MELONE S OIL T. INC. 177.91 13,961.39 36,616.53

Offloaded 5,678.32 3,956.81 2,079.49 3,121.97 2,648.63 1,153.38 1,142.31 2,968.88 48,871.93

Source: Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 At the regional level, the port that reported the most significant growth was Chiriqui Grande terminal that ranked second in terms of cargo volume handled in 2015. It had a 31.0% increase when compared with 2014. Another Panamanian port that excelled was the PPB, which ranked first in terms of cargo volume handled in 2015, but unlike Chiriqui Grande it did not achieve any increase in this year, on the contrary it suffered a ‐7.4% decrease. Both Charco Azul and MIT ports ranked third and fourth respectively in relation to cargo volume handled in 2015. In that order of importance, the first achieved a 20.6% increase, while the second showed a decrease of ‐12.3% when compared with the previous period. Additionally, as part of the ports with better results obtained in relation to cargo volume handled and increase compared to the previous year, Cortes port reported 11.2 million TM of cargo volume handled, and it had a 5.5% increase; Quetzal port handled 11.6 million MT, and had a 11.6% increase; SANTOCAS port handled 8.3 million MT, and increased in 3.1%; PPC port handled 7.4 million MT, and it had a 19.9% increase; CCT port handled 4.6 million MT, and it increased in 52.2%. Additionally, Limon‐Moin complex excelled among these ports due to the cargo volume handled, namely 10.5 million MT, but it showed a ‐3.1% decrease when compared with 2014. Chart No.8 shows those ports which cargo volume exceeded a thousand MT in 2015. Similarly, Table 2 below shows comparative figures of cargo volumes handled by port during the 2014‐2015 period, and information regarding absolute and relative variations achieved by the ports during the period under review. Chart No.8. Ports with more than a thousand MT throughput (Thousand MT), 2015 0.00

5,000.00

10,000.00

15,000.00

20,000.00

25,000.00

PPB Chiriquí Grande Charco Azul MIT Cortes Quetzal Limón‐Moín SANTOCAS PPC CCT Acajutla Caldera T. DECAL Barrios Corinto T. Petrolera Boyas de San José PSA (PPIT) San Lorenzo

Offloaded

Loaded

MELONES OIL T. Castilla PATSA T. Boyas de RASA Otros

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 2. Central America: Cargo handled by ports, (Thousand MT), Years 2014 ‐ 2015 Port PPB Chiriquí Grande Charco Azul MIT Cortes Quetzal Limón‐Moín SANTOCAS PPC CCT Acajutla Caldera T. DECAL Barrios Corinto T. Petrolera Boyas de San José PSA (PPIT) San Lorenzo MELONES OIL T. Castilla PATSA T. Boyas de RASA Sandino T. Granelera CPT T. Boyas de CEN. Bocas Fruit Co. Tela Punta Morales T. Boyas de ALBA PET. Golfito CORSAIN Arlen Síu T. Fertica La Unión Cabezas El Bluff Quepos Puntarenas La Ceiba Aguadulce Total

Seaboard P C P C C P C C C C P P P C P C P P P P C P P P C C P C C P P P P C P P C C P P C P

2014 2015 Difference Difference (Thousand TM) (Thousand TM) Absolute Percentage 22,937.13 21,248.25 ‐1,688.87 ‐7.4% 11,400.01 14,933.03 3,533.02 31.0% 11,557.07 13,934.29 2,377.23 20.6% 14,316.32 12,558.56 ‐1,757.76 ‐12.3% 10,608.56 11,192.85 584.29 5.5% 10,402.01 11,606.39 1,204.38 11.6% 10,812.84 10,477.46 ‐335.38 ‐3.1% 8,070.55 8,321.36 250.81 3.1% 6,229.65 7,468.84 1,239.19 19.9% 3,071.19 4,674.45 1,603.26 52.2% 4,256.60 4,610.59 353.99 8.3% 4,286.01 4,420.82 134.80 3.1% 1,662.97 2,079.49 416.52 25.0% 3,329.67 3,498.27 168.59 5.1% 2,949.72 3,255.52 305.79 10.4% 2,916.97 3,121.97 205.00 7.0% 2,263.97 2,745.62 481.65 21.3% 1,667.96 1,400.62 ‐267.34 ‐16.0% 1,614.67 1,185.71 ‐428.96 ‐26.6% 679.90 1,320.21 640.31 94.2% 1,453.47 1,158.99 ‐294.48 ‐20.3% 1,216.95 1,153.38 ‐63.57 ‐5.2% 922.50 1,098.47 175.97 19.1% 814.61 935.50 120.90 14.8% 716.66 663.03 ‐53.63 ‐7.5% 534.64 593.46 58.82 11.0% 296.98 384.02 87.04 29.3% 356.63 338.87 ‐17.76 ‐5.0% 258.49 306.76 48.27 18.7% 192.19 249.43 57.25 29.8% 203.81 192.69 ‐11.12 ‐5.5% 161.42 154.42 ‐7.00 ‐4.3% 31.51 54.01 22.50 71.4% 47.74 48.22 0.48 1.0% 43.89 37.93 ‐5.96 ‐13.6% 33.71 21.98 ‐11.73 ‐34.8% 14.28 18.23 3.95 27.6% 27.63 17.94 ‐9.69 ‐35.1% 1.78 2.25 0.47 26.3% 1.32 1.21 ‐0.10 ‐7.9% 0.45 0.30 ‐0.15 ‐34.0% 0.05 0.00 ‐0.05 ‐100.0% 142,364.48 151,485.41 9,120.93 6.4%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No.9. Central America: Cargo handled by ports (Thousand MT), Year 2015

0.00 PPB Chiriquí Grande Charco Azul MIT Cortes Quetzal Limón‐Moín SANTOCAS PPC CCT Acajutla Caldera T. DECAL Barrios Corinto T. Petrolera Boyas de San José PSA (PPIT) San Lorenzo MELONES OIL T. Castilla PATSA T. Boyas de RASA Sandino T. Granelera CPT T. Boyas de CEN. Bocas Fruit Co. Tela Punta Morales T. Boyas de ALBA PET. Golfito Corsain Arlen Siu T. Fertica La Unión Cabezas El Bluff Quepos Puntarenas La Ceiba Aguadulce

5,000.00

10,000.00

15,000.00

20,000.00

25,000.00 21,248.25

14,933.03 13,934.29 12,558.56 11,192.85 11,606.39 10,477.46 8,321.36 7,468.84 4,674.45 4,610.59 4,420.82 2,079.49 3,498.27 3,255.52 3,121.97 2,745.62 1,400.62 1,185.71 1,320.21 1,158.99 1,153.38 1,098.47 935.50 663.03 593.46 384.02 338.87 306.76 249.43 192.69 154.42 54.01 48.22 37.93 21.98 18.23 17.94 2.25 1.21 0.30 0.00

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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1.2

Relation of foreign trade and port traffic

In 2015, the value of exports increased in 3.47% when compared with 2014. In relation to cargo volume, an increase of 0.6% was reported in this period. The opposite occurred with the value of imports in view of the fact that the region showed a ‐4.5% decrease. Regarding cargo volume, it had a ‐1.2% decrease. Table 3 shows values and cargo volumes derived from international trade from each country of the region during the period under review. In relation to port performance of the Central American region countries, only two countries achieved a positive growth rate regarding the value of their exports, specifically Costa Rica that reported a 19.31% growth in 2015 when compared with 2014, and El Salvador that showed a 4.0% increase. The rest of the Central American countries showed a decrease in the value of their exports. The most affected country was Panama that reported a ‐14.9% decrease, followed by Nicaragua with ‐8.9%, then Honduras with ‐3.6% and Guatemala with a ‐1.2% decrease. In connection with the value of country imports, Honduras and Nicaragua reported a 1.2% and 2.1% increase respectively, the rest of the Central American countries showed a decrease in this area. As in the case of exports, Panama was the most affected country with a ‐11.5% decrease, followed by Costa Rica with a ‐8.3% decrease, then Guatemala with a ‐3.5% decrease and finally El Salvador with a ‐1.0% decrease. Table 3. Central America: Value and volume of foreign trade, (Millions US dollar y thousand MT), Year 2015 Imports Country Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panamá Central American Guatemala: El Salvador : Honduras: Nicaragua: Costa Rica: Panamá:

Value (CIF) (Millions $)

17,639.74 10,415.40 9,424.29 5,877.11 12,073.89 12,136.10 67,566.54

Volume (Thousand TM)

16,248.42 8,710.95 8,366.72 4,856.34 8,930.49 7,784.95 54,897.87

Exports Value (FOB) (Millions $)

10,677.37 5,484.93 3,921.33 2,500.66 9,421.55 695.75 32,701.58

Volume (Thousand TM)

14,286.32 2,950.63 4,713.61 1,894.18 7,483.38 1,196.32 32,524.44

Total Value ( CIF) (Millions $)

28,317.11 15,900.33 13,345.61 8,377.77 21,495.44 12,831.85 100,268.12

Volume (Thousand TM)

30,534.74 11,661.58 13,080.32 6,750.52 16,413.87 8,981.27 87,422.31

http://www.banguat.gob.gt/inc/ver.asp?id=/estaeco/ceie/CG/2015/ceie04.htm http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es https://see.bch.hn/SICE‐IED/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx https://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB_2014_2015.pdf http://www.hacienda.go.cr/contenido/702‐estadisticas‐de‐importacion‐y‐exportacion http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/

The volume of merchandise imported in the region totaled 54.87 million MT, 43.5 million MT were transported by sea, equivalent to 79.3% [of the imports]. On the other hand, volume of merchandise exported in the region came to 32.5 million MT. Of this figure, of which 23.7 million MT were transported by sea, representing 72.9% of the exports. Shipping was the most representative means of transport of merchandise among the member countries in the region. 76.9% of the transactions in 2015 were conducted through their ports. 85.7% of the merchandise dispatched and received in Guatemala was handled through seaports, while in Honduras such percentage came to 84.5%. In Costa Rican and in Panamanian ports, foreign trade handled was significant reaching 76.3% and 76.2% respectively. On the other hand, merchandise 16 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 dispatched and received in Nicaragua handled through seaports reached 63.3%, and in El Salvador it was 54.6%. Absolute values of foreign trade volumes handled by the countries in the region and volumes handled by seaport are shown in Table 4 below. Table 4. Central America: Volume of foreign trade and cargo handled (Thousand TM), Year 2015 Country Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Central America

Import Volume (Thousand MT) Foreign Maritime Trade Cargo 16,248.42 14,766.18 8,710.95 5,112.00 8,366.72 7,245.71 4,856.34 3,289.65 8,930.49 7,297.10 7,784.95 54,897.87

5,810.30 43,520.93

Export Volume (Thousand MT) Foreign Maritime Trade Cargo 14,286.32 11,405.46 2,950.63 1,249.77 4,713.61 3,809.44 1,894.18 985.76 7,483.38 5,230.27 1,196.32 1,031.02 32,524.44 23,711.72

TOTAL (Thousand MT) Foreign Maritime Trade Cargo 30,534.74 26,171.64 11,661.58 6,361.77 13,080.32 11,055.15 6,750.52 4,275.41 16,413.87 12,527.37 8,981.27 87,422.31

6,841.32 67,232.66

Guatemala: http://www.banguat.gob.gt/inc/ver.asp?id=/estaeco/ceie/CG/2015/ceie04.htm El Salvador: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cat=1012&lang=es Honduras: https://see.bch.hn/SICE‐IED/ConsultaSACAjustado.aspx Nicaragua: https://www.dga.gob.ni/Estadweb/WEB_2014_2015.pdf Costa Rica: http://www.hacienda.go.cr/contenido/702‐estadisticas‐de‐importacion‐y‐exportacion Panamá: http://www.contraloria.gob.pa/inec/ComercioExterior/

It is worth mentioning that figures regarding cargo handled at port (foreign trade) do not include cargo in transit embarked or disembarked in ports located in other countries, for example, cargo moved by Nicaragua through Honduran or Costa Rican ports, or cargo from El Salvador moved through Guatemalan or Honduran ports. Similarly, it does not include other shorter hauls reported between Guatemala and Honduras, or between El Salvador and Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

1.3

Cargo handled by seaboard

The percent distribution of cargo throughput at port moved by coast in 2015 is similar to the one reported in previous years. 79.4 million MT were handled through the Caribbean region, which accounted for 52.4% of the cargo, showing an increase of 7.0% when compared with the same period in 2014; while 72.0 million MT were handled in the Pacific region, which represented 47.6% of the cargo handled at the regional level, with an increase of 5.7% when compared with the same period in 2014. On the Caribbean coast, loaded cargo totaled 54.7% vs. offloaded cargo with 45.3%, while in the Pacific coast offloaded cargo was 59.1% and loaded cargo came to 40.90%. The best Caribbean port, in terms of port growth was Chiriqui Grande, which moved 3.5 million MT more than in 2014; thus, reporting a 31.0% increase. It pushed MIT out to second place, which ranked first the previous year. In 2015, Manzanillo International terminal’s cargo loading decreased in ‐ 12.3%, which accounted 1.8 million MT less than in 2014. Other Caribbean ports that stood out due to larger cargo volumes handled included Cortes port with 11.2 million MT moved, thus increasing in 5.5%, and Limón – Moín complex with 10.5 million MT, though cargo handled by it in this year decreased in 3.1%. Similarly, PPC and CCT ports in this coast played a key role as they increased cargo handled in 19.9% and 52.2%, respectively. Ports located in the Pacific coast that reported larger cargo throughput, as in previous years, included PPB, Charco Azul, Quetzal, Caldera, Acajutla and Corinto. Conversely, in this year PPB port reported a ‐7.3% decrease when compared with 2014, while Charco Azul port showed a 20.6% increase. Similarly, Quetzal port had an 11.6% increase, Caldera with 3.2%, followed by Acajutla with 8.3% and Corinto with 10.4%. Chart No. 10. Central America: Cargo loaded and offloaded by seaboard in port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015

160,000.00 140,000.00 120,000.00 100,000.00 80,000.00 60,000.00 40,000.00 20,000.00 0.00

Offloaded

Caribbean 47,181.86

Pacific 42,072.70

Total 89,254.56

Loaded

32,210.73

30,020.13

62,230.87

Total

79,392.59

72,092.83

151,485.42

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Year 2015

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Loaded Offloaded

9.6% 57.0%

56.8%

37.2%

52.9%

49.8%

40.6%

50.2%

59.4%

90.4% 62.8%

47.1%

43.0%

43.2%

General Cargo

Containeriz ed

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

Liquid Bulk

Others

Total

1,017.33

23,954.45

45.14

3,898.74

2,544.43

750.65

32,210.73

766.56

18,220.49

76.25

3,471.98

23,890.42

756.16

47,181.86

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded in port, by cargo type (Thousand MT), Year 2015

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Loaded Offloaded

3.3%

13.3%

20.1% 42.6%

41.6%

51.8% 73.4% 96.7%

86.7%

79.9% 57.4%

58.4%

48.2% 26.6%

General Cargo

Containeri zed

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

Liquid Bulk

Others

Total

250.47

12,522.75

9.50

2,410.73

14,589.45

237.24

30,020.13

1,638.81

16,879.54

280.89

9,589.29

13,598.06

86.11

42,072.70

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No. 11. Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand MT and percentage), Year 2015

CCT, 4,674.45, 5.9% Barrios, 3,498.27, 4.4% T. Petrolera, 3,121.97, 3.9% Castilla, 1,158.99, 1.5%

PPC, SANTOCAS 7,468.84, 8,321.36, 9.4% 10.5% Limón‐Moín, 10,477.46, 13.2%

CPT, 593.46, 0.7%

Otros, 1986.815, 2.5%

Puerto Cortes, 11,192.85, 14.1%

Chiriquí Grande, 14,933.03, 18.8%

Almirante, 338.87, Tela, 0.4% 306.76, 0.4%

Arlen Siu , 48.22, 0.1% Cabezas, 18.23, 0.0% El Bluff, 17.94, 0.0%

T. Granelera, 663.03, 0.8%

La Ceiba, 0.30, 0.0%

MIT, 12,558.56, 15.8%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 12. Pacific Seaboard: Cargo handled in ports, (Thousand MT and percentage), Year 2015

T. DECAL, 2,079.49, 2.9% Caldera, 4,420.82, 6.1% Acajutla, 4,610.59, 6.4%

Corinto, 3,255.52, 4.5% Boyas de San José, 2,745.62, 3.8% PPIT), 1,400.62, 1.9%

Punta Morales, 249.43, 0.3% T. Boyas de ALBA PET., 192.69, 0.3%

San Lorenzo, 1,185.71, 1.6% MELONES OIL T., 1,320.22, 1.8%

Golfito, 154.42, 0.2%

PATSA, 1,153.38, 1.6% T. Boyas de RASA, 1,098.47, 1.5%

Quetzal, 11,606.39, 16.1%

Otros, 2033.453144, 2.8%

Corsain, 54.01, 0.1% T. Boyas de CEN, 384.02, 0.5%

La Unión, 21.98, 0.0%

Charco Azul, 13,934.29, 19.3% PPB, 21,248.25, 29.5%

T. Fertica, 37.93, 0.1%

Sandino, 935.50, 1.3%

Quepos, 2.25, 0.0% Puntarenas, 1.21, 0.0%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Table 5. Caribbean Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 Port

General Cargo

Ro-Ro Offloaded

Dry Bulk

Loaded

Offloaded

Loaded

8.98

134.00

1,358.40

1,824.31

‐

35.49

605.76

1,504.22

1,678.58

‐

0.01

0.29

‐

Puerto Castilla

‐

2.56

166.95

502.67

‐

Puerto Cortes

278.43

36.03

2,009.05

2,136.18

0.12

0.09

Tela

‐

Cabezas

‐

0.02

0.05

0.06

‐

El Bluff

‐

5.25

6.65

22.74

13.59

372.17

28.09

2,006.04

Bocas Fruit Co.

‐

164.75

Chiriquí Grande

‐

CCT

Barrios

Offloaded

Containerized

Loaded

Offloaded

Liquid Bulk

Loaded

Offloaded

Total Loaded

Offloaded

Total

Loaded

32.25

140.32

‐

1,507.71

1,990.56

3,498.27

462.10 2,620.64

652.48

762.09

‐

2,654.30

5,667.06

8,321.36

‐

0.01

0.29

0.30

‐

2.77

256.84

112.09

115.11

281.80

877.18

1,158.99

2,020.38 1,179.47

2,113.33

148.18

636.08

635.53

7,057.38

‐

306.76

‐

306.76

‐

306.76

‐

18.10

‐

18.15

0.08

18.23

‐

17.94

‐

17.94

‐

17.94

‐

27.99

20.24

48.22

5,556.48

9.38

0.02

36.59

66.38

2,394.31

‐

7.99

‐

4,826.49

74.77

99.35

‐

74.77

‐

‐ 13,746.35 1,186.69

‐

13,746.35

‐

2,648.63

2,025.82

‐

2,648.63

2,025.82

4,674.45

CPT

‐

593.46

‐

593.46

‐

593.46

MIT

54.98

33.40

5,556.60

6,801.80

66.74

45.04

‐

5,678.32

6,880.24 12,558.56

PPC

‐

5.78

2,873.03

3,315.63

0.01

‐

726.63

‐

357.14

190.63

‐

3,956.81

3,512.04

7,468.84

T. Granelera

11.26

‐

226.27

‐

425.50

‐

663.03

‐

663.03

T. Petrolera

‐

3,121.97

‐

3,121.97

‐

3,121.97

T. Samba Bonita

‐

766.56 1,017.33 18,220.49 23,954.45

76.25

45.14

3,471.98 3,898.74 23,890.42 2,544.43

756.16

750.65

SANTOCAS La Ceiba

Arlen Síu Limón‐Moín

Total

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

‐

Offloaded

Others

4,135.47 11,192.85

5,650.97 10,477.46 264.10

338.87

1,186.69 14,933.03

47,181.86 32,210.73 79,392.59

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Table 6. Pacific Seaboard: Cargo loaded and offloaded by port, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 Port

General Cargo Offloaded

Boyas de San José

Containerized

Loaded

Offloaded

Ro-Ro

Loaded ‐

Dry Bulk Loaded

Offloaded

‐

2,367.41

378.21

39.17

1,355.47

1,517.89

64.33

6.02

4,864.05

1,453.83

1,150.82

135.21

Acajutla

269.17

1.66

1,062.02

529.23

17.34

0.10

1,578.82

454.51

433.47

264.27

CORSAIN

31.28

‐

22.73

La Unión

‐

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO

‐

T. Boyas de CENERGICA

‐

T. Boyas de RASA

‐

San Lorenzo

96.31

15.00

75.38

27.49

‐

Corinto

72.30

161.73

598.97

432.77

Sandino

‐

Caldera

392.09

31.82

30.40

‐ 656.46

‐ 73.84

‐

Others

Loaded

‐

1,152.41

‐

Offloaded

735.66

‐

Liquid Bulk

Offloaded

Quetzal

Golfito

‐

Offloaded

‐ 66.43

Offloaded ‐

217.49

‐

54.01

‐

54.01

‐

21.98

192.69

‐

192.69

‐

192.69

‐

384.02

‐

384.02

‐

384.02

‐

1,098.47

‐

1,098.47

23.11

96.74

756.72

55.53

‐

785.78

204.47

802.62

166.48

‐

146.08

‐

789.43

2,087.70

‐

25.43 0.80

19.68

19.75

935.50

1.06

‐

3,731.46

153.04

‐

0.92

48.26

‐

0.18

‐

201.17

Puntarenas

‐

0.21

‐

0.06

‐

Quepos

‐

0.10

‐

2.15

‐

Terminal Fertica

‐

37.93

‐

Aguadulce

‐

Charco Azul

‐

816.25 13,118.04

‐

378.24

41.90

0.33

‐

PATSA

‐

PPIT

‐

Melones Oil T. Inc.

‐

Total

‐ 1,638.81

‐

‐ 250.47

‐ 16,879.54

12,522.75 280.89

3.37

43.77

‐ 9.50

‐ 9,589.29

3,255.52

2,290.07

‐

Pedregal

965.44

‐

0.76

1,185.71

‐

214.51

‐

‐ 0.82 ‐

‐

935.50

689.35

4,420.82

153.50

154.42

249.43

0.39

1.21

2.25

37.93 ‐

‐

37.93

‐

816.25 13,118.04 13,934.29

‐

1,153.38

‐

1,153.38

‐

3.01

‐

821.37

579.25

1,400.62

‐

1,142.31

‐

1,142.31

177.91

1,320.22

‐

‐ 2,410.73

2,079.49 13,598.06

89.11

‐ 1,098.47

971.21

‐

T. DECAL

4,610.59

21.98

‐

579.25

1,249.77

‐

818.36

3,360.82

‐

0.45

94.97

2,745.62

3,369.63 11,606.39

‐

8,779.65

378.21

8,236.77

‐

0.12

11,816.93

2,367.41

‐

21.98

Punta Morales

PPB

Total

Loaded

‐

0.01

‐

Total Loaded

177.91 ‐ 14,589.45 86.11

‐

‐ 237.24

12,375.80

8,872.45 21,248.25

‐

‐ 1,153.38

2,079.49

‐ 2,079.49

42,072.70

30,020.13 72,092.83

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

1.4.

Cargo throughput by type

In 2015, containerized cargo reported a slight decrease totaling a volume of 71.6 million MT. Such figure was similar to the one reported the previous year, specifically 71.7 million MT. 58.9% of the cargo was handled in the Caribbean coast and 41.1% was handled in the Pacific coast. In 2013, this segment of cargo handling accounted for 51.6%, in 2014 it was 50.4%, and in 2015 it was 47.3%. Port traffic of liquid bulk cargo accounted for 36.1% of C.A. total, with 54.6 million MT during the period. It experienced a slight increase of 20.0% compared to 2014. Of the total of liquid bulk cargo, 48.4% was handled in the Caribbean coast and the remaining 51.6% in the Pacific coast. Conversely, solid bulk cargo handling accounted for 12.8%, with 19.3 million MT. Such figure is similar to the one reported the previous year. Most of the solid bulk cargo was handled in the Pacific coast, which accounted for 12.0 million MT, representing 61.9% of the cargo handled in the region. The volume of general cargo accounted for 2.4% of the total. In absolute values, an increase of 3.2% was observed when compared to the previous period. The Roll on – Roll off cargo, which was less than 1% of the types of cargo handling decreased in 39.7% when compared to the previous period. 53.1% of the cargo handled in the Atlantic coast was containerized, and the 33.3% accounted for liquid bulk cargo. On the other hand, containerized cargo handled in the Pacific coast was 40.8%. 39.1% accounted for liquid bulk, 16.6% were solid bulk, and general cargo represented 2.6%. Handling of Ro‐Ro cargo is slightly higher in the Pacific coast, with a 0.4%, thus totaling 290,000 MT in the period. Upon reviewing the types of cargo handling by country, it was observed that more than half of the volume of cargo handled in Panama and in Costa Rica (53.1% and 61.1% respectively) was containerized cargo. Around 35% of the cargo handled in Honduras and in Guatemala was containerized cargo, while in Nicaragua and in El Salvador it accounted for 25%. It is followed by liquid bulk cargo, in Panama it was 45.1%, while in Nicaragua it was 42.0%, in El Salvador it was 37.7%, 26.3% in Honduras, 21.3% in Guatemala and only 17.1% in Costa Rica. In Panama, it was observed that transshipping of containers and liquid bulk cargo played a key role. As a result, Panamanian ports handled the largest volumes of this type of cargo. On the other hand, in Costa Rica it was observed that cargo is distributed as its national economy develops, which affects containerized cargo received by Nicaragua. The largest volume of general cargo was handled in Guatemala (42.4%), followed by Costa Rica (22.5%) and Honduras (11.7%). The largest amount of containerized cargo was handled in Panama (63.4%), followed by Costa Rica (13.1%) and Guatemala (12.9%). The largest volumes of Ro‐Ro cargo were handled in Panama (51.0%), followed by Costa Rica with 20.2%, and Guatemala 17.1%. In relation to solid bulk, most of this cargo was handled in Guatemala (48.7%), followed by Honduras (17.1%), Costa Rica with 12.5%, El Salvador with 10.6% and the rest was equally distributed among the rest of the countries of the Central American region, around 5%. Conversely, liquid bulk cargo was particularly handled in Panama with 70.6%, followed by Guatemala with 10.2%, Honduras with 6.7%, Costa Rica with 4.8%, El Salvador with 4.4%, and Nicaragua with 3.3%.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 7. Distribution of cargo handled in ports per year, by type of handling (Percentages), Years 2010‐2015 Coast

General Cargo

Containerized

Ro‐Ro

Liquid Bulk

Dry Bulk

Others

Total

2011

2.7%

59.5%

0.6%

11.0%

24.7%

1.5%

116,355.60

2012

3.5%

54.1%

0.5%

10.8%

29.7%

1.4%

130,381.00

2013

2.8%

51.6%

0.4%

12.3%

31.7%

1.2%

134,745.48

2014

2.5%

50.4%

0.5%

13.5%

32.0%

1.2%

142,364.43

2015

2.4%

47.3%

0.3%

12.8%

36.1%

1.2%

151,485.41

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 13. Central America: Traffic Cargo Breakdown by type of handling in port, (Thousand MT y percentage), Year 2015 General Cargo ; 3,673.18 ; 2.4%

Others, 1,830.16 , 1.2%

Liquid Bulk, 54,622.34 , 36.1%

Containe rized; 71,577.22 ; 47.3%

Dry Bulk, 19,370.73 , 12.8%

Ro‐Ro; 411.78 ; 0.3%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 14: Containerized cargo volume for seaboard in Central American ports, (Thousand MT), Year 2015 80,000.00 70,000.00 60,000.00 50,000.00 40,000.00 30,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 0.00

Offloaded

Caribbean 18,220.49

Pacific 16,879.54

Total 35,100.03

Loaded

23,954.45

12,522.75

36,477.20

Total

42,174.93

29,402.29

71,577.22

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No. 15. Central America: Traffic offloaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year2015 Others, 842.27 , 0.94%

General Cargo , 2,405.38 , 2.69% Containerized, 35,100.03 , 39.33%

Liquid Bulk, 37,488.48 , 42.00%

Ro‐Ro, 357.14 , 0.40%

Dry Bulk, 13,061.26 , 14.63%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Chart No. 16. Central America: Traffic offloaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year2015 Others, 987.89 , 1.59%

General Cargo , 1,267.80 , 2.04%

Liquid Bulk, 17,133.87 , 27.53%

Dry Bulk, 6,309.47 , 10.14%

Containerized, 36,477.20 , 58.62% Ro‐Ro, 54.64 , 0.09%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No. 17. Central America: Traffic loaded breakdown by type of cargo, (Thousand MT y %), Year 2015

Containe rized 29,402.29

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

Pacific

General Cargo 1,889.28

Others

Total

12,000.02

Liquid Bulk 28,187.50

290.39

323.35

72,092.83

Caribbean

1,783.90

42,174.93

121.39

7,370.71

26,434.85

1,506.81

79,392.59

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Table 8. Comparative percentage distribution by type of cargo handling, Year 2014‐ 2015 Country / Year

General Cargo Containerized 2014

2015

2014

2015

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

Liquid Bulk

Others

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

2014

2015

total Cargo (Thousand MT) 2014

2015

Guatemala

5.3%

6.0% 36.1% 35.3% 1.0%

0.4%

36.0%

20.4%

21.4%

1.3%

1.1%

24,066

26,172

El Salvador

4.2%

4.8% 26.8% 25.0%

0.3%

31.4%

32.3%

37.2%

37.7%

0.0%

5,746

6,362

Honduras

2.8%

3.1% 32.5% 35.5%

0.0%

30.2%

24.0%

24.5%

26.3% 10.0% 11.1%

13,935

13,845

Nicaragua

9.9%

5.8% 24.5% 25.0%

0.6%

0.7%

24.0%

26.6%

40.9%

42.0%

0.1%

0.0%

3,854

4,275

Costa Rica

5.0%

5.4% 63.1% 61.1%

0.4%

0.5%

14.3%

15.8%

17.2%

17.1%

0.0%

0.1%

15,499

15,344

Panamá

0.6%

0.4% 58.3% 53.1%

0.4%

0.3%

1.8%

1.2%

38.9%

45.1%

0.0%

79,264

85,488

Total

2.5%

2.4% 50.4% 47.3%

0.5%

0.3%

13.5%

12.8%

32.0%

36.1%

1.2%

142,364

151,486

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

2. Vessel calls In 2015, 18,050 merchant and cruise vessels called in Central American ports, with an increase of 506 vessels, equivalent to a 2.9% increase compared to 2014. In terms of absolute values, Panama achieved the largest increase in vessel calls (546), followed by Nicaragua with 83 and El Salvador with 57, which represented a relative increase of 7.2%, 14.2% and 7.4% respectively. The rest of the countries in the region experienced a decrease in vessel calls. Both Guatemala and Honduras saw an equal decrease in vessel calls, namely 66, which represented a ‐ 2.0% and ‐2.8% decrease respectively, while in Costa Rica vessel calls decreased in 52, equivalent to ‐1.2%. According to port, those reporting higher absolute values over the previous year included T. DECAL and PPC with increments of 213 and 106 vessel calls respectively. Container ships ranked first with 58.8%. In absolute values, there was an increase of 120 vessel calls, even though this percentage experienced a slight decrease when compared with 2014, in which they reached 59.9%. On the whole, the percentage of oil tankers and barges saw an increase when compared to the previous period; however, conventional, reefer and cruise ships and Ro‐Ro carriers 26 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 experienced a decrease. Solid and liquid bulk vessels, including gas tankers kept a proportional weight. During this period, there was an increase in nearly all the types of vessels that docked in the Central American region ports, except for conventional, reefer and cruise ships that reduced the traffic. Chart 18 shows distribution of vessel calls by type of vessel. Chart No. 18. Central America: Distribution by type of vessel, Year 2015 Dry Bulk Carrier, 921 , 5% Ro‐Ro, 758 , 4%

Liquid Bulk Carrier, 925 , 5% Oil Tanker, 1,122 , 6% Ohetr, 299 , 2%

Cruises, 860 , 5%

Others, 958 , 5%

Conven tional, 1,055 , 6% Containerships, 10,621 , 59%

Reefer, 830 , 5%

Barg, 412 , 2%

Gas/ Carrier Tanker, 247 , 1%

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

A total of 860 cruise ships entered the region's ports. This figure represents a ‐ 5.5% decrease compared to the previous year. Such drop in this activity affected the entire region, except for Panama.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

3. Containers and box trucks/trailers In this period, port throughput in Central America was 10, 786,623 TEU, equivalent to 6,261,086 containers; thus, experiencing a 4.2% increase over the previous period. 70% of these containers were handled at full capacity, with an average cargo of 16.32 MT. Container throughput in the region is particularly focused on six ports which represent the 76% of the total container throughput in the region, both PPB and MIT – which rank first and second in this group ‐ reported a decrease in comparison with the previous year. At the regional level, PPB – which totaled 28.5% of the container throughput handled – saw a 4.9% decrease, while MIT reported 16.9% in the region, which accounted for a 12.1% decrease. Of this group made up of six ports, Limon – Moín port ranked third with 10.6%, and it showed a 1.7% increase. CCT ranked fourth with 6.9%, and it doubled its container throughput capacity during this period with a 111.8% increase, while PPC port and Cortes port, which ranked fifth and sixth with 5.6% and 5.1% respectively, reported a 14.0% and 7.9% increase. Chart No. 19. Central America: Container throughput in ports, (TEU), Year 2015 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 ‐

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

60.5% of the TEU was handled in the Caribbean coast and an increase of 9.0% was observed when compared with cargo handled in 2014, while the Pacific coast reported a 1.5% drop as a result of the decrease reported by PPB port.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Chart No. 20. Central America: Container throughput by coast (TEU), Year 2014 ‐ 2015

10,786,623

6,523,104

10,310,710

5,982,961 4,263,519

4,327,749

Caribbean

Pacific

Total

2015

6,523,104

4,263,519

10,786,623

2014

5,982,961

4,327,749

10,310,710

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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ANNEXES

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

Port traffic in Central America by Country, (Thousands of MT), Years 2001‐2015 Country/ Year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Guatemala

11,246

12,217

14,640

14,678

15,753

16,080

16,876

15,860

15,978

16,876

18,301

18,467

20,376

24,066

26,172

El Salvador

4,592

4,546

4,698

4,686

5,098

5,965

6,156

6,010

4,931

5,392

5,848

5,807

5,744

5,745

6,362

Honduras

6,882

7,083

7,658

8,732

9,273

9,393

9,819

10,476

9,450

10,582

12,137

13,057

14,117

13,936

13,845

Nicaragua

2,363

2,094

2,146

2,328

2,505

2,707

2,938

2,799

2,834

3,009

3,438

3,651

3,622

3,854

4,275

Costa Rica

9,078

9,760

10,439

10,915

11,334

12,824

13,674

13,909

12,069

13,474

14,207

14,691

14,932

15,499

15,344

23,139

21,291

24,626

34,795

36,699

39,245

44,826

47,047

54,881

54,819

62,425

74,708

75,954

79,264

85,488

57,300

56,991

64,207

76,134

80,664

86,214

94,289

96,100

100,144

104,152

116,356

130,381

134,746

142,364

151,485

Panama Istmo Centroamericano

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

PORT TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL AMERICA, (THOUSAND OF MT), YEARS 2001‐2015 151,485

160,000 140,000

THOUSANDS OF TM

120,000 100,000 80,000

100,144

57,300

60,000 40,000 20,000 ‐ 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Vessel arrivals in Central America by Country, (Units), Years 2001‐2015 Country/ Year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Guatemala

2,534

2,637

2,912

3,055

3,112

3,366

3,546

3,370

3,261

3,501

3,328

3,173

3,334

3,339

3,273

El Salvador

445

451

546

590

610

718

855

729

630

620

725

743

810

766

823

Honduras

2,154

2,212

2,293

2,324

2,309

2,377

2,547

2,456

2,238

2,252

2,570

2,165

2,281

2,375

2,309

Nicaragua

544

422

432

421

449

621

676

673

596

640

642

569

640

585

668

Costa Rica

2,386

2,642

2,732

2,737

2,779

3,042

3,215

3,078

2,999

3,136

3,373

3,322

3,196

2,912

2,860

Panama

4,911

4,823

5,140

5,479

5,998

6,159

6,570

6,821

6,567

7,388

8,129

7,945

7,993

7,567

8,117

Central American

12,974

13,187

14,055

14,606

15,257

16,283

17,409

17,127

16,291

17,537

18,767

17,917

18,254

17,544

18,050

Fuente: Empresas Portuarias de Centroamérica y Autoridad Marítima de Panamá

V E S S E L A R R I VA L S I N C E N T R A L A M E R I C A , ( U N I T S ) , Y E A R S 2 0 0 1 ‐ 2 0 1 5 20,000

18,050

UNIDADES

18,000 16,000

12,974

14,000

16,291

12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 ‐ 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

SOURCE: CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

Container throughput at Central America, (TEU), Year 2001‐2015 Country/Year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Guatemala

597,775

681,078

725,976

750,343

770,363

835,253

876,653

905,705

887,322

1,022,994

1,163,076

1,500,799

1,211,562

1,263,485

1,350,920

El Salvador

17,721

42,221

66,216

93,647

104,370

124,331

144,458

156,323

126,369

146,819

161,226

160,981

180,634

179,260

190,708

Honduras

397,659

413,842

470,340

555,854

591,697

593,800

636,433

669,802

571,720

612,844

662,672

663,945

671,467

682,859

743,686

Nicaragua

10,933

10,447

12,328

16,983

18,951

47,948

61,457

63,234

59,932

68,326

84,467

94,444

98,153

116,317

144,718

Costa Rica

616,900

646,971

676,438

734,088

778,651

880,436

968,559

1,004,975

909,442

1,036,214

1,095,490

1,229,529

1,246,829

1,298,579

1,343,841

1,591,472

1,544,774

1,991,659

2,428,799

2,774,569

3,027,562

4,074,480

4,651,926

4,244,740

5,593,199

6,629,943

6,984,447

6,538,074

6,770,243

7,012,750

3,232,460

3,339,333

3,942,957

4,579,714

5,038,601

5,509,330

6,762,040

7,451,965

6,799,525

8,480,396

9,796,874

10,634,145

9,946,719

10,310,743

10,786,623

Panamá Central American

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

C O N TA I N E R T H R O U G H P U T AT C E N T R A L A M E R I C A , (MILLIONS OF TEU), YEAR 2001‐2015

12.00

10.79

MILLIONS OF TEU

10.00 8.00 6.00

6.80

3.23 4.00 2.00 0.00 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

SOURCE: CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY

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Summary Table. ‐ Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2015 Country

Port

GUATEMALA

Seaboard

Cargo

Vessel

(Thousands of TM)

(Units)

Container (TEU)

Boyas de San José

2,745.62

144

‐

Quetzal

11,606.39

1,235

237,424

389,329

Puerto Barrios

3,498.27

470

225,422

432,141

Santo Tomas de Castilla

8,321.36

1,424

280,903

529,450

26,171.64

3,273

743,749

1,350,920

Total EL SALVADOR

Acajutla

4,610.59

600

116,811

190,708

CORSAIN

54.01

‐

La Unión

21.98

‐

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO

192.69

‐

T. Boyas de CENERGICA

384.02

‐

T. Boyas de RASA

1,098.47

105

‐

6,361.77

823

116,811

190,708

Total

HONDURAS

San Lorenzo La Ceiba

Puerto Banana Coast (Trujillo)

Puerto Castilla

Puerto Cortes

Roatán T. Coxen Hole

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay

Tela

Total NICARAGUA

P C C C C C C C

16,096

0.30

‐

1,158.99

173

51,644

103,288

11,192.85

1,633

338,145

624,302 ‐

‐

168

‐

306.76

‐

13,844.61

2,309

399,104

743,686

3,255.52

Sandino

San Juan del Sur

Cabezas

P C

El Bluff Puerto Arlen Síu

Total COSTA RICA

9,315

178

Corinto

1,185.71

490

86,295

138,006

935.50

‐

18.23

‐

17.94

‐

48.22

3,543

6,712

4,275.41

668

89,838

144,718

Caldera

4,420.82

628

141,905

235,268

Golfito

154.42

127

‐

Punta Morales

249.43

‐

Puntarenas

1.21

‐

Quepos

2.25

144

‐

Terminal Fertica

37.93

‐

Limón‐Moín

10,477.46

1,884

580,726

1,108,573

Total

15,343.52

2,860

722,631

1,343,841

Continue

34 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Summary Table. ‐ Central America: Traffic by ports, Year 2015 Country

Port

Seaboard

PANAMA

Cargo

Vessel

(Thousands of TM)

(Units)

(TEU)

Containers

Aguadulce

‐

Amador & Resorts

‐

33 ‐ ‐

Armuelles

‐

‐ ‐ ‐

Charco Azul

13,934.29

129 ‐ ‐

Panam Port Balboa (PPB)

21,248.25

1,975 1,856,978 3,078,103

Pedregal

‐

‐ ‐ ‐

Petro America T. (PATSA)

1,153.38

102 ‐ ‐

PSA Panama Int. T. (PPIT)

1,400.62

498 126,775 216,009

Melones Oil Terminal Inc.

1,320.21

51 ‐ ‐

T. DECAL

Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante)

Chiriquí Grande

C C

COLON 2000

Colon Container T. (CCT)

Colon Port Terminal (CPT)

Home Port (T. de Cruceros)

Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT)

Panama Port Cristobal (PPC)

T. Granelera

T. Petrolera

T. Samba Bonita

Guatemala

26,171.64

3,273

El Salvador

6,361.77

823 116,811 190,708

Honduras

13,844.61

2,309

Total

C C C C C C C C C

2,079.49 338.87

‐ ‐ ‐

292 ‐ ‐ 58 11,173 22,346

14,933.03

193 ‐ ‐

‐

61 ‐ ‐

4,674.45

794 605,975 1,062,527

593.46

36 ‐ ‐

‐

91 ‐ ‐

12,558.56

2,608 1,079,706 1,821,139

7,468.84

1,100 508,346 812,626

663.03

93 ‐ ‐

3,121.97

115 ‐ ‐

‐

‐ ‐ ‐

85,488.45

8,117

4,188,953 7,012,750

743,749 1,350,920

399,104 743,686

Nicaragua

4,275.41

668 89,838 144,718

Costa Rica

15,343.52

2,860

722,631 1,343,841

Panama

85,488.45

8,117

4,188,953 7,012,750

151,485.41

18,050 6,261,086 10,786,623

Central American

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Table 1. Central America: cargo throughput by country and port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 Country/ Ports

Quarter I Seaboard

Quarter II Total

Quarter III Total

Quarter IV Total

Total Year 2015 Total

Total

Guatemala Boyas de San José

674.78

130.09

804.87

600.83

86.53

687.36

537.73

42.72

580.45

554.06

118.87

672.93

2,367.41

378.21

2,745.62

Quetzal

P C

1,818.98

965.97

2,784.95

2,219.49

1,097.92

3,317.41

2,137.03

660.82

2,797.85

2,061.28

644.91

2,706.19

8,236.77

3,369.63

11,606.39

348.40

514.73

863.12

396.04

495.68

891.72

354.88

501.76

856.63

408.39

478.40

886.79

1,507.71

1,990.56

3,498.27

646.77

1,437.05

2,083.83

649.77

1,475.00

2,124.78

668.71

1,406.39

2,075.10

689.04

1,348.62

2,037.66

2,654.30

5,667.06

8,321.36

3,488.93

3,047.84

6,536.77

3,866.14

3,155.14

7,021.27

3,698.35

2,611.69

6,310.03

3,712.76

2,590.80

6,303.56

14,766.18

11,405.46

26,171.64

Barrios Santo Tomas de Castilla Total El Salvador Acajutla

752.93

549.14

1,302.07

894.11

294.87

1,188.98

813.74

239.76

1,053.50

900.05

166.00

1,066.05

3,360.82

1,249.77

4,610.59

CORSAIN

9.66

18.68

6.50

19.16

54.01

La Unión

3.00

10.85

8.122

8.12

21.98

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO

63.47

44.21

45.78

39.23

192.69

T. Boyas de CENERGICA

76.57

100.25

133.46

73.75

384.02

T. Boyas de RASA Total

232.70

293.79

311.15

260.83

1,098.47

1,138.33

549.14

1,687.47

1,361.90

294.87

1,656.76

1,318.75

239.76

1,558.51

1,293.02

166.00

1,459.02

5,112.00

1,249.77

6,361.77

Honduras P C

235.99

80.91

316.90

279.69

64.40

344.09

209.57

54.29

263.86

245.95

14.91

260.86

971.21

214.51

1,185.71

Castilla

San Lorenzo

76.57

239.07

315.64

68.37

198.56

266.94

63.85

210.81

274.66

73.01

228.73

301.75

281.80

877.18

1,158.99

Cortes

1,691.78

1,226.66

2,918.45

1,730.91

1,094.75

2,825.66

1,907.35

989.70

2,897.05

1,727.33

824.36

2,551.69

7,057.38

4,135.47

11,192.85

La Ceiba

0.01

0.08

0.09

0.18

0.03

0.01

0.29

0.30

Tela

106.31

56.28

99.80

44.37

306.76

2,110.66

1,546.72

3,657.39

2,135.26

1,357.89

3,493.15

2,280.57

1,254.83

3,535.40

2,090.67

1,068.01

3,158.67

8,617.16

5,227.45

13,844.61

Total Nicaragua Corinto

458.78

228.40

687.18

529.82

301.82

831.64

602.30

228.25

830.55

699.17

206.97

906.14

2,290.07

965.44

3,255.52

Sandino

213.47

238.30

297.94

185.79

935.51

Arlen Síu

P C

6.40

5.11

11.52

6.61

5.21

11.81

7.05

4.78

11.83

7.93

5.14

13.07

27.99

20.24

48.22

Cabezas

5.03

0.02

5.05

4.31

0.01

4.32

4.86

0.01

4.88

3.95

0.04

3.99

18.15

0.08

18.23

El Bluff Total

5.24

3.63

3.01

6.06

17.94

688.92

233.53

922.46

782.66

307.04

1,089.70

915.17

233.04

1,148.21

902.90

212.15

1,115.05

3,289.65

985.76

4,275.42 4,420.82

Costa Rica

Total

Caldera

901.78

194.03

1,095.81

956.88

215.08

1,171.96

969.68

140.17

1,109.85

903.12

140.08

1,043.20

3,731.46

689.35

Golfito

0.01

24.02

24.03

0.12

51.67

51.79

0.80

30.06

30.86

47.74

0.92

153.50

154.42

Punta Morales

67.00

81.92

44.46

56.06

249.43

Puntarenas

0.15

0.09

0.24

0.19

0.38

0.09

0.00

0.09

0.40

0.10

0.50

0.82

0.39

1.21

Quepos

0.93

0.56

0.31

0.44

2.25

Terminal Fertica

37.93

Limón-Moín

1,178.93

1,494.13

2,673.06

1,083.76

1,614.07

2,697.84

1,348.01

1,225.90

2,573.91

1,215.79

1,316.86

2,532.65

4,826.49

5,650.97

10,477.46

2,118.80

1,780.21

3,899.01

2,040.94

1,963.49

4,004.44

2,318.58

1,440.91

3,759.49

2,119.31

1,561.27

3,680.58

8,597.63

6,745.89

15,343.52 Continue

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Table 1. Central America: Cargo throughput by country and port, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 Country/ Ports

Quarter I Seaboard

Quarter II Total

Quarter III Total

Quarter IV

Total

Total Year 2015

Total

Panama Aguadulce

Charco Azul

155.95

3,328.21

3,484.16

253.55

3,728.35

3,981.90

213.61

3,308.70

3,522.30

193.14

2,752.79

2,945.93

816.25

13,118.04

13,934.29

Panam0 Port Balboa

3,019.36

2,246.57

5,265.93

3,094.27

2,270.34

5,364.60

3,262.63

2,308.98

5,571.60

2,999.54

2,046.57

5,046.11

12,375.80

8,872.45

21,248.25

Pedregal

Petro America Terminal

300.22

289.05

273.97

290.14

1,153.38

PSA Panama Int. T. (PPIT)

217.05

140.83

357.87

248.91

158.85

407.76

163.47

129.17

292.64

191.95

150.40

342.35

821.37

579.25

1,400.62

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC

175.53

7.01

182.54

288.51

65.64

354.16

324.65

63.10

387.75

353.61

42.15

395.77

1,142.31

177.91

1,320.21

T. DECAL

P C

570.00

527.69

459.24

522.57

2,079.49

Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) Chiriquí Grande Colon Container Terminal (CCT) Colon Port Terminal (CPT)

812.46

772.93

1,585.39

913.47

1,007.08

1,920.55

1,079.75

871.71

1,951.47

1,151.12

860.32

2,011.44

3,956.81

3,512.04

7,468.84

3,346.52

175.45

3,521.97

3,735.78

184.40

3,920.19

3,532.40

331.87

3,864.27

3,131.64

494.97

3,626.61

13,746.35

1,186.69

14,933.03

558.69

401.60

960.29

694.79

533.58

1,228.37

763.63

605.88

1,369.51

631.52

484.76

1,116.28

2,648.63

2,025.82

4,674.45

C C

157.87

242.45

111.86

81.28

593.46

1,476.50

1,691.11

3,167.60

1,477.52

1,723.36

3,200.87

1,400.72

1,835.44

3,236.16

1,323.59

1,630.34

2,953.93

5,678.32

6,880.24

12,558.56

18.56

62.61

81.17

23.09

75.70

98.79

18.77

57.15

75.93

14.35

68.64

82.98

74.77

264.10

338.87

187.67

178.62

166.78

129.97

663.03

855.35

770.69

721.59

774.35

3,121.97

11,851.73

8,826.31

20,678.03

12,738.39

9,747.28

22,485.68

12,493.04

9,512.01

22,005.05

11,788.77

8,530.93

20,319.70

48,871.93

36,616.53

85,488.46

Guatemala

3,488.93

3,047.84

6,536.77

3,866.14

3,155.14

7,021.27

3,698.35

2,611.69

6,310.03

3,712.76

2,590.80

6,303.56

14,766.18

11,405.46

26,171.64

El Salvador

1,138.33

549.14

1,687.47

1,361.90

294.87

1,656.76

1,318.75

239.76

1,558.51

1,293.02

166.00

1,459.02

5,112.00

1,249.77

6,361.77

Honduras

2,110.66

1,546.72

3,657.39

2,135.26

1,357.89

3,493.15

2,280.57

1,254.83

3,535.40

2,090.67

1,068.01

3,158.67

8,617.16

5,227.45

13,844.61

Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) T. Granelera T. Petrolera T. Samba Bonita Total

C C C C C

Nicaragua

688.92

233.53

922.46

782.66

307.04

1,089.70

915.17

233.04

1,148.21

902.90

212.15

1,115.05

3,289.65

985.76

4,275.42

Costa Rica

2,118.80

1,780.21

3,899.01

2,040.94

1,963.49

4,004.44

2,318.58

1,440.91

3,759.49

2,119.31

1,561.27

3,680.58

8,597.63

6,745.89

15,343.52

11,851.73

8,826.31

20,678.03

12,738.39

9,747.28

22,485.68

12,493.04

9,512.01

22,005.05

11,788.77

8,530.93

20,319.70

48,871.93

36,616.53

85,488.46

21,397.38

15,983.76

37,381.13

22,925.29

16,825.71

39,751.00

23,024.45

15,292.23

38,316.69

21,907.43

14,129.16

36,036.59

89,254.55

62,230.86

151,485.41

Panamá Central America

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year: 2015 Country

Port

Seaboard

I Quarter

Quarter II

Quarter III

Quarter IV

Total

GUATEMALA Boyas de San José

Quetzal

299 337 306 293 1,235

Puerto Barrios

115 114 109 132 470

Santo Tomas de Castilla

357 351 347 369 1,424

Total EL SALVADOR

39 34 34 37 144

810 836 796 831 3,273

Acajutla

159 156 137 148 600

CORSAIN

10 18 14 12 54

La Unión

1 7 11 4 23

T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO

4 3 4 3 14

T. Boyas de CENERGICA

4 7 10 6 27

T. Boyas de RASA

24 26 29 26 105

Total HONDURAS

P C

San Lorenzo

La Ceiba

Puerto Banana Coast (Trujillo)

Puerto Castilla

Puerto Cortes

Roatán T. Coxen Hole

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay

Tela

Total NICARAGUA

202 217 205 199 823

C C C C

12 20 4 9 45 15 2 1 ‐ 18 46 44 41 42 173 410 416 413 394 1,633

C C

45 46 43 44 178

‐

168

3 2 5 2 12 646 585 551 527 2,309

Corinto

118 114 126 132 490

Sandino

8 11 15 6 40

San Juan del Sur

6 4 3 4 17

Cabezas

El Bluff

P C C

Arlen Síu

Total COSTA RICA

6 5 5 6 22 4 3 4 4 15 17 20 22 25 84 159 157 175 177 668

Caldera

168 162 157 141 628

Golfito

56 20 17 34 127

Punta Morales

3 6 3 3 15

Puntarenas

17 18 4 19 58

Quepos

68 25 19 32 144

Terminal Fertica

4 ‐ ‐ ‐ 4

Limón‐Moín

486 458 459 481 1,884

Total

802 689 659 710 2,860 Continue

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 2. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ports, quarterly (Units), Year: 2015, Year: 2015 Country

Port

PANAMA

Seaboard

Quarter I

Quarter II

Quarter III

Quarter IV

Total

Amador & Resorts

Charco Azul

129

Panama Port Balboa (PPB)

486

425

483

581

1,975

Petro America Terminal S.A. (PATSA)

102

PSA Panama International Terminal

123

136

119

120

498

MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC

T. DECAL

194

292

Bocas Fruit Co.

Chiriquí Grande

193

COLON 2000

‐

Colon Container Terminal (CCT)

174

205

225

190

794

Colon Port Terminal

Home Port (Terminal de Cruceros)

Manzanillo Int. Terminal

626

663

676

643

2,608

Panama Port Cristobal

240

246

298

316

1,100

T. Granelera

T. Petrolera

115

T. Samba Bonita

Total

‐

2,174

1,916

2,018

2,009

8,117

Guatemala

810

836

796

831

3,273

El Salvador

202

217

205

199

823

Honduras

646

585

551

527

2,309

Nicaragua

159

157

175

177

668

Costa Rica

802

689

659

710

2,860

Panama

2,174

1,916

2,018

2,009

8,117

4,793

4,400

4,404

4,553

18,050

Central America Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year: 2015 Country

Port

Seaboard

GUATEMALA Boyas de San José Quetzal Puerto Barrios Santo Tomas de Castilla Total EL SALVADOR

P P C C

Acajutla CORSAIN La Unión T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO T. Boyas de CENERGICA T. Boyas de RASA Total HONDURAS

P P P P P P

San Lorenzo La Ceiba Puerto Banana Coast (Trujillo) Puerto Castilla Puerto Cortes Roatán T. Coxen Hole Roatán T. Mahogany Bay Tela Total NICARAGUA

Corinto Sandino San Juan del Sur Cabezas El Bluff Arlen Síu Total

P C C C C C C C P P P C C C

Conven tional ‐ 102 10 152 264 60 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 60 23 7 ‐ ‐ 100 ‐

‐ 84 30 168 282 ‐ 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2 ‐ ‐

Container Ships ‐ 498 380 806 1,684 247 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 247 55 ‐ ‐ 111 1,195 ‐

‐ 130 116 22 ‐ 7 ‐ 84 229

‐ 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

‐ 1,361 210 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 210

Reefer

Ro‐Ro ‐ 83 ‐ ‐ 83 61 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 61 59 ‐ ‐ ‐ 16 ‐ 75 76 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 76

Liquid Gas carrier/ Dry Bulk Oil Tanker Bulk Tanker 144 ‐ ‐ ‐ 110 260 ‐ 18 25 14 ‐ ‐ 135 109 12 ‐ 414 383 12 18 105 117 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3 ‐ 4 3 ‐ 14 ‐ ‐ ‐ 27 ‐ ‐ ‐ 105 ‐ ‐ ‐ 251 121 3 3 6 7 28 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 35 ‐ ‐ ‐ 42 144 66 53 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 12 ‐ 83 151 106 53 ‐ ‐ 65 ‐ ‐ ‐ 18 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 15 ‐ ‐ 15 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

Barge

Cruises

Others

Total

‐ ‐ 11 ‐ 11 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

‐ 47 ‐ 21 68 3 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 3 ‐ ‐ 18 17 2 82 168 ‐ 287 18 ‐ 17 ‐ ‐ ‐ 35

‐ 33 ‐ 21 54 7 47 16 ‐ ‐ ‐ 70 ‐ 38 ‐ 8 15 ‐ ‐ ‐ 61 5 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 5

144 1,235 470 1,424 3,273 600 54 23 14 27 105 823 178 45 18 173 1,633 82 168 12 2,309 490 40 17 22 15 668 Continue

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Table 3. Central America: Vessel arrivals by ship type, (Units) Year: 2015 Country

Port

Seaboa rd

Conven tional

COSTA RICA Caldera P 63 Golfito P 24 Punta Morales P 2 Puntarenas P ‐ Quepos P ‐ Terminal Fertica P 2 Limón‐Moín C 127 Total 218 PANAMA Amador & Resorts P ‐ Charco Azul P ‐ Panama Port Balboa (PPB) P 26 Petro America T. (PATSA) P ‐ PSA Panama Int. T. (PPIT) P 5 MELONES OIL T. INC P ‐ T. DECAL P ‐ C ‐ Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) C 2 Chiriquí Grande C ‐ COLON 2000 C 1 Colon Container T. (CCT) C ‐ Colon Port Terminal (CPT) C ‐ Home Port C 41 Manzanillo Int. T. C 79 Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) C ‐ T. Granelera C ‐ T. Petrolera Total 154 Guatemala 264 El Salvador 60 Honduras 130 Nicaragua 229 Costa Rica 218 Panama 154 Central America 1,055 Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Reefer

Container Ships

Ro‐Ro

Liquid Bulk

Dry Bulk

Oil Tanker

Gas carrier/ Tanker

Barge

Cruises

15 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 464 479

270 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,009 1,279

81 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 17 98

8 7 5 ‐ ‐ ‐ 25 45

127 ‐ 8 ‐ ‐ 2 45 182

‐ 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1

8 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 119 127

22 30 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 52

29 44 ‐ 58 65 ‐ 74 270

‐ ‐ 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 58 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1 2 ‐ ‐ 63

‐ ‐ 1,549 ‐ 492 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 793 ‐ ‐ 2,273 733 ‐ ‐ 5,840

‐ ‐ 94 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 260 11 ‐ ‐ 365

‐ ‐ 47 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 74 7 ‐ 128

‐ ‐ 22 ‐ 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 37 28 ‐ 88

‐ 129 111 102 ‐ 51 116 ‐ 191 ‐ ‐ 36 ‐ ‐ 37 8 106 887

‐ ‐ 9 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 28 ‐ 9 46

‐ ‐ 2 ‐ ‐ ‐ 166 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 33 98 50 ‐ 349

33 ‐ 1 ‐ ‐ ‐ 10 ‐ ‐ 61 ‐ ‐ 91 ‐ 1 ‐ ‐ 197

282 4 2 ‐ 479 63 830

1,684 247 1,361 210 1,279 5,840 10,621

83 61 75 76 98 365 758

414 251 83 ‐ 45 128 921

383 120 151 ‐ 182 88 925

12 ‐ 106 113 1 887 1,122

18 3 53 ‐ 127 46 247

11 ‐ ‐ ‐ 52 349 412

68 3 19 35 270 197 860

Others

Total

5 21 ‐ ‐ 79 ‐ 4 109

628 127 15 58 144 4 1,884 2,860

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

33 129 1863 102 498 51 292 58 193 61 794 36 91 2,608 1,100 93 115 8,117

54 3,273 59 823 61 2,309 5 668 109 2,860 ‐ 8,117 299 18,050

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 4. Central America: Traffic by cargo, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 Country

Port

Seaboard

Guatemala Boyas de San José Quetzal Puerto Barrios Santo Tomas de Castilla Total Guatemala El Salvador Acajutla CORSAIN La Unión T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO T. Boyas de CENERGICA T. Boyas de RASA Total El Salvador Honduras La Ceiba Puerto Castilla Puerto Cortes San Lorenzo Tela Total Honduras Nicaragua Corinto Sandino Cabezas El Bluff Puerto Arlen Siu Total Nicaragua Costa Rica Caldera Golfito Punta Morales Puntarenas Quepos Terminal Fertica Limón‐Moín Total Costa Rica Panamá Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) Charco Azul Chiriquí Grande Colon Container Terminal (CCT) Colon Port Terminal (CPT) Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) Panam Port Balboa (PPB) Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) Petro America Terminal (PATSA) PSA Panama Int. T. (PPIT) MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC T. DECAL T. Granelera T. Petrolera T. Samba Bonita Total Panama Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Central America

P P C C P P P P P P C C C P C P P C C C P P P P P P C C P C C C C P C P P P P C C C

General Cargo

Containerized

‐ ‐ 774.83 2,873.37 142.98 3,182.71 641.25 3,182.80 1,559.06 9,238.88 270.82 1,591.25 31.28 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 302.10 1,591.25 0.30 ‐ 2.56 669.61 314.46 4,145.23 111.31 102.87 ‐ ‐ 428.63 4,917.72 234.03 1,031.74 ‐ ‐ 0.02 0.11 ‐ ‐ 11.90 36.33 245.94 1,068.18 423.90 1,808.87 0.58 ‐ ‐ ‐ 0.21 ‐ 0.10 ‐ ‐ ‐ 400.26 7,562.52 825.05 9,371.40 164.75 174.12 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,674.45 ‐ ‐ 88.39 12,358.40 42.22 20,596.58 5.78 6,188.66 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,397.61 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11.26 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 312.39 45,389.81 1,559.06 9,238.88 302.10 1,591.25 428.63 4,917.72 245.94 1,068.18 825.05 9,371.40 312.39 45,389.81 3,673.18 71,577.22

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

‐ 70.35 ‐ ‐ 70.35 17.44 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 17.44 ‐ ‐ 0.20 ‐ ‐ 0.20 30.40 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 30.40 73.85 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 9.40 83.25 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 111.78 98.34 0.01 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 210.12 70.35 17.44 0.20 30.40 83.25 210.12 411.78

Liquid Bulk

‐ 2,745.62 6,317.89 1,286.03 32.25 140.32 3,082.74 1,414.58 9,432.88 5,586.55 2,033.33 697.74 ‐ 22.73 21.98 ‐ ‐ 192.69 ‐ 384.02 ‐ 1,098.47 2,055.31 2,395.66 ‐ ‐ ‐ 259.61 3,199.85 2,261.50 119.85 812.25 ‐ 306.76 3,319.70 3,640.12 990.25 969.10 146.08 789.43 ‐ 18.10 ‐ 17.94 ‐ ‐ 1,136.33 1,794.56 2,087.70 26.49 ‐ 153.84 201.17 48.26 0.06 0.94 ‐ 2.15 37.93 ‐ 102.97 2,394.31 2,429.84 2,625.99 ‐ ‐ ‐ 13,934.29 ‐ 14,933.03 ‐ ‐ ‐ 593.46 ‐ ‐ 43.77 467.35 726.63 547.77 ‐ 1,153.38 ‐ 3.01 ‐ 1,320.21 ‐ 2,079.49 226.27 425.50 ‐ 3,121.97 ‐ ‐ 996.67 38,579.47 9,432.88 5,586.55 2,055.31 2,395.66 3,319.70 3,640.12 1,136.33 1,794.56 2,429.84 2,625.99 996.67 38,579.47 19,370.73 54,622.34

Others

Total

‐ 2,745.62 283.92 11,606.39 ‐ 3,498.27 ‐ 8,321.36 283.92 26,171.64 ‐ 4,610.59 ‐ 54.01 ‐ 21.98 ‐ 192.69 ‐ 384.02 ‐ 1,098.47 ‐ 6,361.77 ‐ 0.30 227.21 1,158.99 1,271.61 11,192.85 39.43 1,185.71 ‐ 306.76 1,538.24 13,844.61 ‐ 3,255.52 ‐ 935.50 ‐ 18.23 ‐ 17.94 ‐ 48.22 ‐ 4,275.41 ‐ 4,420.82 ‐ 154.42 ‐ 249.43 ‐ 1.21 ‐ 2.25 ‐ 37.93 7.99 10,477.46 7.99 15,343.52 0.00 ‐ 338.87 ‐ 13,934.29 ‐ 14,933.03 ‐ 4,674.45 ‐ 593.46 ‐ 12,558.56 ‐ 21,248.25 ‐ 7,468.84 ‐ 1,153.38 ‐ 1,400.62 ‐ 1,320.21 ‐ 2,079.49 ‐ 663.03 ‐ 3,121.97 ‐ ‐ ‐ 85,488.45 283.92 26,171.64 ‐ 6,361.77 1,538.24 13,844.61 ‐ 4,275.41 7.99 15,343.52 ‐ 85,488.45 1,830.16 151,485.41

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 4‐A. Central America: Traffic offloaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 Country

Port

Seaboard

General Cargo

Containerized

Ro‐Ro

Liquid Bulk

Dry Bulk

Others

Total

Guatemala Boyas de San José Quetzal Puerto Barrios Santo Tomas de Castilla (SANTOCAS) Total Guatemala El Salvador Acajutla CORSAIN La Unión T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO T. Boyas de CENERGICA T. Boyas de RASA Total El Salvador Honduras La Ceiba Puerto Castilla Puerto Cortes San Lorenzo Tela Total Honduras Nicaragua Cabezas Corinto El Bluff Puerto Arlen Síu Sandino Total Nicaragua Costa Rica Caldera Golfito Punta Morales Puntarenas Quepos Terminal Fertica Limón‐Moín Total Costa Rica Panama Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) Charco Azul Chiriquí Grande Colon Container Terminal (CCT) Colon Port Terminal (CPT) Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) Panama Port Balboa (PPB) Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) Petro America Terminal (PATSA) PSA Panama International Terminal (PPIT) PUERTOS MELONES OIL TERMINAL INC T. DECAL T. Granelera T. Petrolera Total Panama Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Central America Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

P P C C

‐ 735.66 8.98 35.49 780.13

‐ ‐ ‐ 2,367.41 1,355.47 64.33 4,864.05 1,150.82 1,358.40 ‐ ‐ 140.32 1,504.22 ‐ 462.10 652.48 4,218.10 64.33 5,326.16 4,311.03

P P P P P P

269.17 31.28 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 300.44 0.01 ‐ 278.43 96.31 ‐ 374.75

1,062.02 17.34 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,062.02 17.34 ‐ ‐ 166.95 ‐ 2,009.05 0.12 75.38 ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,251.38 0.12

C C C P C

C P C C P P P P P P P C

C P C C C C P C P P P P C C

‐ 0.05 72.30 598.97 ‐ ‐ 5.25 22.74 ‐ ‐ 77.55 621.76 392.09 1,152.41 0.12 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 372.17 2,006.04 764.38 3,158.45 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 54.98 41.90 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 11.26 ‐ 108.14

1,578.82 ‐ 21.98 ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,600.80 ‐ ‐ 2,020.38 23.11 ‐ 2,043.49

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 43.77 726.63 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 226.27 ‐ 996.67

2,367.41 8,236.77 1,507.71 2,654.30 14,766.18

433.47 ‐ 3,360.82 22.73 ‐ 54.01 ‐ ‐ 21.98 192.69 ‐ 192.69 384.02 ‐ 384.02 1,098.47 ‐ 1,098.47 2,131.40 ‐ 5,112.00 ‐ ‐ 0.01 2.77 112.09 281.80 2,113.33 636.08 7,057.38 756.72 19.68 971.21 306.76 ‐ 306.76 3,179.58 767.85 8,617.16

‐ ‐ 18.10 30.40 785.78 802.62 ‐ ‐ 17.94 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 146.08 789.43 30.40 931.86 1,628.08 73.84 2,087.70 25.43 ‐ ‐ 0.80 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 0.06 0.76 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 37.93 ‐ 9.38 36.59 2,394.31 83.22 2,162.29 2,421.30

74.77 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,648.63 ‐ ‐ ‐ 5,556.60 66.74 11,816.93 94.97 2,873.03 0.01 ‐ ‐ 818.36 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 23,788.32 161.72

‐ 66.43 ‐ ‐ 66.43

‐ 816.25 13,746.35 ‐ 593.46 ‐ 378.24 357.14 1,153.38 3.01 1,142.31 2,079.49 425.50 3,121.97 23,817.10

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 7.99 7.99 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

18.15 2,290.07 17.94 27.99 935.50 3,289.65 3,731.46 0.92 ‐ 0.82 ‐ 37.93 4,826.49 8,597.63 74.77 816.25 13,746.35 2,648.63 593.46 5,678.32 12,375.80 3,956.81 1,153.38 821.37 1,142.31 2,079.49 663.03 3,121.97 48,871.94

780.13 4,218.10 64.33 5,326.16 4,311.03 66.43 14,766.18 300.44 1,062.02 17.34 1,600.80 2,131.40 ‐ 5,112.00 374.75 2,251.38 0.12 2,043.49 3,179.58 767.85 8,617.16 77.55 621.76 30.40 931.86 1,628.08 ‐ 3,289.65 764.38 3,158.45 83.22 2,162.29 2,421.30 7.99 8,597.63 108.14 23,788.32 161.72 996.67 23,817.10 ‐ 48,871.94 2,405.38 35,100.03 357.14 13,061.26 37,488.48 842.27 89,254.56

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 4‐B. Central America: Traffic loaded by cargo type, (Thousands of MT), Year 2015 Country

Port

Guatemala Boyas de San José Quetzal Puerto Barrios Santo Tomas de Castilla Total Guatemala El Salvador Acajutla CORSAIN La Unión T. Boyas de ALBA PETRÓLEO T. Boyas de CENERGICA T. Boyas de RASA Total El Salvador Honduras La Ceiba Puerto Castilla Puerto Cortes San Lorenzo Tela Total Honduras Nicaragua Cabezas Corinto El Bluff Puerto Arlen Siu Sandino Total Nicaragua Costa Rica Caldera Golfito Punta Morales Puntarenas Quepos Terminal Fertica Limón‐Moín Total Costa Rica Panama Bocas Fruit Co. (Almirante) Charco Azul Chiriquí Grande Colon Container Terminal (CCT) Colon Port Terminal (CPT) Manzanillo Int. Terminal (MIT) Panam Port Balboa (PPB) Panama Port Cristobal (PPC) Pedregal Petro America Terminal (PATSA) PSA Panama Int. T. (PPIT) PUERTOS MELONES OIL T. INC T. DECAL T. Granelera T. Petrolera T. Samba Bonita Total Panama Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Panamá Central America

Seabo ard P P C C P P P P P P C C C P C C P C C P P P P P P P C C P C C C C P C P P P P P C C C

General Cargo ‐ 39.17 134.00 605.76 778.93 1.66 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1.66 0.29 2.56 36.03 15.00 ‐ 53.88 0.02 161.73 ‐ 6.65 ‐ 168.40 31.82 0.45 ‐ 0.21 0.10 ‐ 28.09 60.67 164.75 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 33.40 0.33 5.78 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 204.26 778.93 1.66 53.88 168.40 60.67 204.26 1,267.80

Containeri zed ‐ 1,517.89 1,824.31 1,678.58 5,020.78 529.23 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 529.23 ‐ 502.67 2,136.18 27.49 ‐ 2,666.34 0.06 432.77 ‐ 13.59 ‐ 446.41 656.46 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 5,556.48 6,212.95 99.35 ‐ ‐ 2,025.82 ‐ 6,801.80 8,779.65 3,315.63 ‐ ‐ 579.25 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 21,601.49 5,020.78 529.23 2,666.34 446.41 6,212.95 21,601.49 36,477.20

Ro‐Ro

Dry Bulk

Liquid Bulk

‐ 1,453.83 32.25 2,620.64 4,106.73 454.51 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 454.51 ‐ ‐ 1,179.47 96.74 ‐ 1,276.21 ‐ 204.47 ‐ ‐ ‐ 204.47 ‐ ‐ 201.17 ‐ ‐ ‐ 66.38 267.55 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,106.73 454.51 1,276.21 204.47 267.55 ‐ 6,309.47

378.21 135.21 ‐ 762.09 1,275.51 264.27 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 264.27 ‐ 256.84 148.18 55.53 ‐ 460.55 ‐ 166.48 ‐ ‐ ‐ 166.48 1.06 153.04 48.26 0.18 2.15 ‐ ‐ 204.69 ‐ 13,118.04 1,186.69 ‐ ‐ ‐ 89.11 190.63 ‐ ‐ ‐ 177.91 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 14,762.38 1,275.51 264.27 460.55 166.48 204.69 14,762.38 17,133.87

‐ 6.02 ‐ ‐ 6.02 0.10 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 0.10 ‐ ‐ 0.09 ‐ ‐ 0.09 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 0.01 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 0.02 0.03 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 45.04 3.37 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 48.40 6.02 0.10 0.09 ‐ 0.03 48.40 54.64

Others ‐ 217.49 ‐ ‐ 217.49 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 115.11 635.53 19.75 ‐ 770.39 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 217.49 ‐ 770.39 ‐ ‐ ‐ 987.89

Total 378.21 3,369.63 1,990.56 5,667.06 11,405.46 1,249.77 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 1,249.77 0.29 877.18 4,135.47 214.51 ‐ 5,227.45 0.08 965.44 ‐ 20.24 ‐ 985.76 689.35 153.50 249.43 0.39 2.25 ‐ 5,650.97 6,745.89 264.10 13,118.04 1,186.69 2,025.82 ‐ 6,880.24 8,872.45 3,512.04 ‐ ‐ 579.25 177.91 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ 36,616.53 11,405.46 1,249.77 5,227.45 985.76 6,745.89 36,616.53 62,230.87

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

44 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (Units), Year 2015 Local Country

Port /Modules

Seaboard

GUATEMALA

QUETZAL

Transit

Offloaded

Loaded

Laden

Empty

74,915

35,254

1,269

Loaded

Laden

Empty

5,740

‐

Offloaded

Laden

Empty

Laden

3,700

‐

Loaded

Empty

1,386

Laden

302

Empty

1,420

67,454

237,424

‐

2,421

765

3,186

Contenedor 45'

674

‐

Contenedor 40'

50,191 19,736

42,207 24,913

5,637

‐

3,699

‐

582

198

563

Contenedor 20'

31,477 11,873

31,439

9,667

103

‐

794

104

856

58,131 26,431

81,235

9,684 12,379

Contenedor 45'

Contenedor 40'

Contenedor 20'

SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA

144

52,170 24,422

74,119

5,817

6,625

378

15,272

14,921

194

188,563

36,859

225,422

‐

192

155

347

8,389 11,296

‐

5,539

378 15,035

7,088

1,160

1,082

‐

1,086

‐

227

32,047

‐

13,222

10,690

2,736

‐

622

70,293 20,702

14,914

657

86,316

‐

90,250

64,670 21,646

‐

1,999

Contenedor 45'

196 102,879 45,043 147,922

135

90,423 37,499

Empty

169,970

Laden

Total

198

BARRIOS

Offloaded

Empty

82,809 31,700 1,141

Laden

Total Modules

Transshipment

126 14,684 46

127 172,843 33,442 206,285

228

15,528

3,262

18,790

914 13,378

3,170

207,273

73,630

280,903

517 1,114

26,743

4,994

31,737

487

Contenedor 40'

57,999 36,148

‐

‐ 10,779

235 11,053 1,667 150,124 58,752 208,876

Contenedor 20' EL SALVADOR

17,510

694

9,267

8,609

‐

1,821

192

1,808

389

30,406

9,884

ACAJUTLA

56,378

1,789

18,376

39,111

‐

475

568

75,797

41,014

116,811

918

3,049

40,290

Contenedor 45'

2,082

135

1,522

‐

1,657

4,706

Contenedor 40'

32,801

1,548

12,214 21,033

‐

107

201

45,323 22,691

68,014

Contenedor 20' HONDURAS

21,495

106

5,244 16,556

‐

344

342

7,425 16,666

44,091

SAN LORENZO

4,376

311

1,050

3,578

‐

5,426

3,889

9,315

3,148

270

717

2,646

‐

3,865

2,916

6,781

1,228

Contenedor 40'

Contenedor 20'

CASTILLA

Contenedor 40'

333

932

‐

1,561

973

2,534

4,957 16,370

21,694

482

175

‐

392

‐

3,993

3,547

34,758

16,886

51,644

4,957 16,370

21,694

482

175

‐

392

‐

3,993

3,547

34,758 16,886

51,644

35,989 11,125

CORTES

17,044

‐

344

1,206

260,402

77,743

‐

Contenedor 45'

30,986

1,384

25,442

3,629

2,233

‐

5,627

‐

64,289

5,013

69,302

Contenedor 43'

‐

Contenedor 40'

61,056 30,032

68,741 19,621

7,871

3 10,399

‐

326

1,150

Contenedor 20'

23,342 10,128

21,095 12,643

Furgones 48'

Furgones 45'

‐

Furgones 40'

Furgones 20' NICARAGUA

CORINTO

39,654

4,001

20,494

20,716

1,381

‐

61,572

24,723

86,295

118

109

‐

520

359

879

13,400 10,773

Contenedor 48'

115,396 41,685 115,287

338,145

3 149,543 49,722 199,265

1,021

‐

1,016

‐

115

‐

174

188

‐

46,547 22,771 3

69,318 29

Contenedor 45'

401

250

Contenedor 40'

22,633

2,642

1,129

‐

37,193 13,419

50,612

Contenedor 20'

16,620

1,109

6,976

9,834

251

‐

23,859 10,945

34,804

1,840

‐

316

1,387

‐

ARLEN SIU

2,156

1,387

3,543

Contenedor 45'

‐

153

Contenedor 40'

1,547

‐

239

1,192

‐

1,786

1,192

2,978

Contenedor 20'

217

‐

130

‐

282

130

412

Continúa

45 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Table No. 5. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (Units), Year 2015 Local Country

Port /Modules

COSTA RICA CALDERA

Contenedor 40'

Contenedor 20'

LIMÓN‐MOÍN

Seaboard

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

‐

101,608

40,297

141,905

‐

72,484

20,879

93,363

25,979

3,145

19,365

‐

29,124

19,418

48,542

122,804 164,243 231,913

61,766

‐

354,717

226,009

580,726

1,662

‐

22,599

18,874

41,473

Contenedor 20'

4,519

17,212

18,080

‐

89,982 145,493 197,866

42,662

‐

287,848

188,155

476,003 63,248

28,303

1,537

15,967

17,441

‐

44,270

18,978

2,345

664

433

1,507

‐

48,731

15,630

37,104

20,361

88,613

38,162

126,775

‐

1,416

646

222

1,049

‐

33,598

12,202

23,214

16,834

58,450

30,731

89,181

13,889

3,527

30,121

7,431

37,552

545,402 283,728 1,319,568

537,410

1,856,978

905

211

458

‐

15,116

3,428

81,810

834

19,645

69,294

‐

672,711

183,554

Contenedor 45'

836

‐

215

760

‐

2,501

1,403

Contenedor 40'

59,072

625

16,643

41,551

‐

426,123

132,200

Contenedor 20'

21,902

209

2,787

26,983

‐

244,087

49,951

BOCAS FRUIT CO.

36,599

Contenedor 20'

Laden

17,234

PANAM PORT BALBOA

Total

30,048

Total Modules

Loaded

26,903

Contenedor 40'

Offloaded

3,698

Contenedor 40'

Loaded

3,645

Contenedor 43'

Contenedor 45'

Offloaded

71,560

Loaded

45,581

PSA PANAMA INT. T

Offloaded

Transshipment

Contenedor 45'

PANAMA

Transit

1,382

2,088

4,934

4,251

9,185

340,488 192,942

842,326

367,318

1,209,644

203,532

88,698

472,308

165,841

638,149

3,915

1,769

5,229

260

‐

9,144

2,029

11,173

Contenedor 45'

‐

Contenedor 40'

3,915

1,769

5,229

254

‐

9,144

2,023

11,167

Contenedor 20'

COLON CONTAINER T.

‐

59,899

1,598

16,801

48,217

‐

148,611

88,613

157,604

84,632

382,915

223,060

605,975 1,281

Contenedor 45'

185

198

‐

215

148

342

116

940

341

Contenedor 40'

49,453

374

11,558

40,677

‐

107,120

69,170

113,345

63,254

281,476

173,475

454,951

Contenedor 20'

10,261

1,205

5,045

7,482

‐

41,276

19,295

43,917

21,262

100,499

49,244

149,743

76,171

4,482

35,605

41,788

‐

247,223

205,621

356,799 112,017

715,798

363,908

1,079,706

Contenedor 45'

2,479

342

2,508

501

‐

1,871

2,444

10,085

4,499

14,584

Contenedor 40'

49,037

2,770

23,791

28,224

‐

160,341

141,539

235,542

81,959

468,711

254,492

723,203

Contenedor 20'

24,655

1,370

9,306

13,063

‐

85,011

61,638

118,030

28,846

237,002

104,917

341,919

PANAMA PORT CRISTOBAL

12,350

2,546

5,181

6,547

‐

179,034

45,844

212,315

44,529

408,880

99,466

508,346

Contenedor 45'

‐

Contenedor 40'

7,110

1,780

3,071

4,224

‐

103,705

28,716

128,431

27,200

242,317

61,920

304,237

Contenedor 20'

204,075

MANZANILLO INT. T.

Guatemala

1,212

5,224

766

2,110

2,323

‐

75,324

17,128

83,871

17,329

166,529

37,546

231,363

95,630 246,400

76,985

18,119

‐

10,325

378

29,880

1,388

29,719

3,562

565,806

177,943

743,749

El Salvador

56,378

Honduras

124,729

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panamá

236,490

Central America

3,227

18,376

39,111

‐

475

568

75,797

41,014

116,811

58,366 138,031

40,049

11,300

17,436

‐

4,337

4,753

300,586

98,518

399,104

20,810

22,103

1,381

‐

63,728

26,110

89,838

194,364 167,941 261,961

98,365

‐

456,325

266,306

722,631

82,894

167,613

‐

1,296,310

539,262

1,309,224 545,267 2,924,918

1,264,035

4,188,953

884,818 339,620 768,472

444,226

30,800

27,761

378

1,331,045

540,808

1,344,264 548,891 4,387,160

1,873,926

6,261,086

41,494

1,789

4,001

11,893

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

Table 6. Central America: Containers and box trucks/trailers throughput, (TEU), Year 2015 Local Country

Ports /Modules

Seaboard

Laden GUATEMALA

Transit

Offloaded

Loaded

Empty

Laden

Empty

Laden

Empty

QUETZAL

134,426

51,550

118,708

61,010

PUERTO BARRIOS

110,481

50,866

155,389

18,242

23,676 ‐

SANTO TOMAS DE CASTILLA EL SALVADOR

167,065

74,468

173,906

56,169

‐

ACAJUTLA HONDURAS

SAN LORENZO CASTILLA

CORTES NICARAGUA

CORINTO

ARLEN SIU COSTA RICA CALDERA

LIMÓN‐MOÍN PANAMA

PSA PANAMA INTERNATIONAL T.

91,782

3,506

31,738

Transshipment

Offloaded

11,377 ‐

62,047

‐

Laden

Total Módulos

Loaded

Empty

Laden

Empty

500

1,984

394

275,875

113,453

389,329

12,164 756

30,320

298

29,616

334

361,646

70,495

432,141

‐

24,779

1,758

25,077

6,230

390,826

138,625

529,450

‐

612

112

800

112

65,776

‐

9,914

32,740

43,388

964

350

‐

784

‐

7,986

7,094

69,516

33,772

103,288

215,197

73,588

215,838

60,248

21,787 6

671

126

2,356

490,327

133,975

624,302

6,956

34,042

31,625

2,511

‐

3,482

‐

570

2,660

‐

117,141

7,343

218,435

331,252 452,379

3,791

56,951

1,310

655

53,833

‐

2,556

‐

82,350

‐

27,832

‐

106,507 ‐

‐

60,319

37,195

9,291

6,805

190,708

6,224

‐

124,931

‐

1,767

62,788

34,478 ‐

581

7,524

Total

Empty

1,981

‐

Laden

Empty

‐

Offloaded

P C

Laden

7,399

‐

Loaded

16,096

99,415

38,591

138,006

4,052

2,660

6,712

174,092

61,176

235,268

670,814

437,759

1,108,573

147,116

68,893

216,009

PANAM PORT BALBOA

141,927

1,459

36,557

111,795 ‐

‐

1,101,960 317,508 887,618

479,280

2,168,062 910,042

BOCAS FRUIT CO.

7,830

3,538

10,458

520

‐

18,288

4,058

22,346

COLON CONTAINER T.

109,583

1,996

28,607

88,967

‐

256,000

157,968 271,377

148,031

665,566

396,961

1,062,527

MANZANILLO INT. T.

128,307

7,680

62,531

70,638

‐

409,903

350,215 596,375

195,491

1,197,115 624,024

1,821,139

PANAMA PORT CRISTOBAL

19,480

4,326

8,252

10,771

‐

282,745

74,560

71,729

651,240

812,626

Guatemala

411,972

176,884 448,003

135,421 35,053 ‐

19,563 756

57,080

2,556

56,677

6,958

1,028,347 322,573

1,350,920

El Salvador

91,782

3,506

62,047

‐

612

112

800

112

124,931

65,776

190,708

Honduras

232,635

106,909 260,993

67,436

22,137 6

35,262 ‐

8,657

190

9,450

569,134

174,552

743,686

Nicaragua

66,270

6,956

34,285

2,511

‐

103,467

41,251

144,718

Costa Rica

335,576

338,595 509,330

160,340 ‐

‐

844,906

498,935

1,343,841

Panamá

410,918

20,309

147,060

285,247 ‐

‐

2,132,958 928,083 2,156,451

931,726

4,847,387 2,165,364 7,012,750

1,549,153

653,159

1,431,736

744,776

Central America

31,738 34,612

59,701

‐

54,825

‐

756

2,199,381

‐

340,762

930,951

2,223,378

938,806

7,518,172

161,386

3,078,103

3,268,451

10,786,623

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority

47 CENTRAL AMERICAN COMISSION OF MARITIME TRANSPORT, (COCATRAM)

Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

Table 7. Central America: Cruises vessels and passengers arrivals by port, Year: 2015 Country / Port

Seaboar d

Vessel arrivals Cruises

Sailboats

Passengers

Cultural

Yacht

Total

Arriving

Disembark

Departure

Crew

GUATEMALA Quetzal

SANTOCAS

Total país

50,695

…

19,622

11,176

50,695

19,622

11,176

754

641

754

641

EL SALVADOR Acajutla

Total país HONDURAS Roatán T. Coxen Hole

132

333,335

…

122,775

Puerto Castilla

4,092

…

1,646

…

17,485 14,666

Roatán T. Mahogany Bay

166

546,283

…

Puerto Banana Coast (Trujillo)

27,241

600

…

1,019

…

688

335

911,970

600

…

157,260

Puerto Cortes Total país NICARAGUA Corinto San Juan del Sur

20,564

19,299

9,448

26,358

25,918

25,922

11,634

46,922

45,217

45,221

21,082

128,954

…

Total país COSTA RICA Limón-Moín

Caldera

10,222

2,837

2,885

…

Puntarenas

68,240

211

…

Quepos

3676

1244

4,985

19,438

727 …

9 …

…

Golfito

Total país

…

248

3,684

1,282

5,219

226,854

3,564

3,105

…

11,549 …

11,695 …

…

PANAMA Amador & Resorts

…

Panama Port Balboa (PPB)

…

T. DECAL

…

COLON 2000

…

8,328

16,392

…

Home Port (T. Cruceros)

35,208 …

40,633 …

…

Total país

197

…

55,085

68,720

…

Guatemala

50,695

19,622

11,176

El Salvador

754

641

Honduras

335

911,970

600

…

157,260

Nicaragua

46,922

45,217

45,221

Costa Rica

248

3,684

1,282

5,219

226,854

3,564

3,105

21,082 …

Panamá

197

….

55,085

68,720

…

885

3,684

1,282

5,856

1,237,195

124,842

137,422

190,159

Total

Panama Port Cristobal (PPC)

…

Source: Central American Ports and Panama Maritime Authority.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015

Glossary of Terms Arrival: Coming of a vessel at a port to load or offload cargo or passengers or to avoid some danger. Docking: To bring (a ship or boat) into a dock or berth. Box/Trailer: Large transport vehicle with a box or structure for moving cargo on wheels and without its own means of propulsion and designed to be towed by a truck or tractor. Cargo: Shipment or effects and merchandise to be transported from one port to another that is loaded and stowed on a vessel. Coast: The line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water. Coastal Traffic Port: A port used for commercial operations between national ports. Containership: Specialized vessel transporting containers. Container: Box or structure specially built to move cargo with a re‐usable character where merchandise is packed and transported from point‐to‐point as a unit and is loaded and offloaded with a crane. Containerized Cargo: Cargo loaded and offloaded in containers. Conventional Vessel: Non specialized ship that mainly transports general cargo and occasionally transports other types of cargo. Crew: Traveler on board a vessel or aircraft that carries out activities directly related to the operation, administration, maintenance, and services of it. Cruise Ship: Vessel for international crossings with passengers lodged on board participating in a group program and with temporary stopovers at one or more different ports. During the crossing, the vessel does not normally take on or disembark other passengers, nor load or offload any cargo. Cruise Terminal: Port facility dedicated to attend cruise ships and their passengers. Draught: Draft. It is the submerged depth of a vessel in the water. In a port, it is the height of the water surface over the bottom. Foreign Trade: Exchange of goods across maritime transportation mode from one country to another. General Cargo: Cargo in solid, liquid or gaseous form that is packed or not packed and that can be treated as a unit and is loaded or offloaded using a crane. Intermodal Transport: Uses at least two modes of transport and there is no single responsibility to the user who can take action against one or another of the transporters. Lift on Lift off (Lo–Lo): Loading or offloading cargo with a crane. Liquid Bulk Cargo: Liquid cargo loaded or offloaded using pipes and/or hoses.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Liquid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of liquid products like chemicals, mineral oil and vegetable oil. Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier: Specialized vessel for the transport of liquid gas. Loading: Action of taking the merchandise from land onto the vessel. Maritime Port: Set of land, maritime waters and facilities on the sea shore having the natural or artificial physical conditions and organization for carrying out port traffic operations used by the competent administration for carrying out these activities. Metric tons: A unit of mass equal to 1,000 kg (2,205 lb). Multimodal Transport: A single contract and responsibility for the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport. National Port System: The set of natural and legal persons, goods, infrastructure, ports, terminals, and port facilities (public and/or private) that is located in the territory of a country. Offloading: Action of taking the merchandise from a vessel to land. It also applies to persons. Oil Tanker: A merchant vessel designed exclusively for the bulk transport of oil. Oil Terminal: Maritime port facility dedicated mostly to throughput products related to the petroleum industry. Other Cargo: Cargo not classified in the other definitions and does not represent a significant volume. Passenger: A person traveling on a vessel that is not part of the crew. Port: Geographic and economic unit of a locality with land or water‐based natural or artificial infrastructure and facilities for the carrying out of port activities. Port Operations: The entry, leaving, anchoring, casting off, mooring, unmooring and stay of vessels in the territory of a port. Port Terminal: Operative units of a port designed to propitiate modal exchange and port services which includes the infrastructure, temporary deposits, and internal transport routes. Reefer Vessel: Ship conditioned for the transport of merchandise in storerooms with low temperatures for preserving it. Roll on roll off (Ro –Ro): Operation of transfer on wheels. Ro‐Ro Cargo: Cargo that is loaded or offloaded on a rolling surface by highway vehicles, trailers or box/trailer on their own wheels or wheels added for this purpose using a maritime‐overland transport ramp. Ro‐Ro Vessel: Ship designed for transport of box/trailers and vehicles loaded and offloaded using a maritime‐overland transport ramp.

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Central American Ports Statistical Summary, Year 2015 Solid Bulk Cargo: Solid material loaded directly into the cargo spaces of a ship without any intermediate form of containment or packing and is loaded or offloaded with a crane or in combination with conveyors. Solid Bulk Vessel: Specialized vessel for the transport of solid bulk products. Terminal: Facility established in or outside of a port made up by infrastructure, facilities and surfaces included in its water zone that allows for the full carrying out of port operations. TEU: Normalized unit based on a 20‐foot long ISO container (6.10 meters) that is used as a statistical measure of traffic flows or capacities. A normalized 40‐foot Series 1 ISO container is equivalent to 2 TEU. Mobile boxes less than 20 feet correspond to 0.75 TEU, those longer than 20 but shorter than 40 feet are 1.5 TEU, and those longer than 40 feet are 2.25 TEU. Transit: Goods onboard, which upon their arrival at a certain port are to be offloaded at port, loaded in another transportation mode and ending outside the country borders. Transshipping: Comprises the transfer of offloaded containers and box/trailers from a ship and then loaded on a different vessel. However, in those places where geography or infrastructure allow it, this operation can be complemented by another overland transport mode (e.g. railroad) that will move the cargo to another port that is sometimes a long distance from the first, in order to be shipped further. Type of Cargo: Segment of merchandise moved at ports according to its form and physical characteristics (General, Containerized, Ro‐Ro, Bulk Liquid, Bulk Solid, Others).

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