2.5 Panama Inland Waterway Network
Port Information Port Performance
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Port Information
Panama (Muelle Vacamonte Yaviza Isla Colon Almirante (Muelle Fiscal) Fiscal)
Location Province of Panama, Province of West Province of Darien, District of Province of Bocas del Toro, Province of Bocas del Toro, District of Panama Panama, District Pinogana district of Bocas del Toro District of Almirante of Arraijan
Contact +(507) 212-3175 / 3219 +(507) 501-5266 / 65 +(507) 299-4524 +(507) 757-9447 +(507) 758-3821 Information
Access Road Access. Avenida Road Access. Via Road Access. Pan American Road Access. Calle 6a, Isla Road Access. Almirante Routes Balboa Vacamonte Highway, headed to Yaviza Colon Route - El Empalme
Storage N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Capacity
(m2 and m3)
Handling N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Equipment
Depth at 1 – 4 m 4m at low tide 1m at low tide 3m at low tide 3m at low tide Dock
Port Activity Movement of Seafood Movement of Seafood Movement of Seafood and In- Tourism and In-Land Tourism, In-Land Navigation and In-Land Navigation Land Navigation Navigation and Rolling cargo (ferry)
Customs No Yes No Yes Yes Clearance Available
Comments Round the Clock Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Office Hours Service (24 hrs) 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 8:30 am – 4:30 pm 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Taboga Obaldia Quimba La Palma Aguadulce
Page 1 Location Province of Panama, Comarca Guna Yala, Province of Darien, District Province of Darien, District oof Province of Cocle, District of Taboga District of Guna Yala of Chepigana Chepigana District of Aguadulce
Contact +(507) 250-2082 +(507) 299-9423 +(507) 333-2500 +(507) 299-6377 +(507) 997-4424 Information
Access Routes Access by sea only Access by Land. Main Access by Land. Vía Port Access by Land. Main Road Access by Land. Road via Carti. of Quimba via La Palma Alejandro Tapia Avenue
Storage Capacity N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (m2 and m3)
Handling N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Equipment
Depth at Dock 6.1 – 12.2 meters 7 meters 2 meters at low tide 1 meter at low tide 4 meters
Port Activity General Cargo and Fishing and In-Land Movement of Seafood and In-Land Navigation, general Movement of Seafood Passengers Navigation In-Land Navigation cargo and passengers and Molasses
Customs No Yes No No No Clearance Available
Comments Work Hours Work Hours Work Hours Work Hours Work Hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 7:00 am – 3:00 pm 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Port Performance
Unloading and loading of cargo (metric tons) in state ports:
State Ports Unloading Loading
2018 2019* 2018 2019*
Panamá (Muelle Fiscal) 1,276 1,390 5,685 6,914
Vacamonte 5,625 8,761 2,521 1,308
Yaviza (Darién) 8,997 6,791 0 0
Quimba (Darién) 63 87 1,181 1,356
La Palma 113 27 0 0
Coquira 2,651 1,108 389 282
Portobelo (Bahía) 0 0 207 0
Mensabé 700 831 0 0
El Agallito 33 41 0 0
Boca Parita 82 76 0 0
Aguadulce 1 0 24,485 0
Mutis 158 120 0 0
Vidal 289 56 859 301
Remedios 593 533 0 0
Pedregal 144 209 0 0
Isla Colón (Bocas del Toro) 53,604 84,911 52,170 84,595
Page 2 Almirante (Muelle Fiscal) 52,170 84,595 53,604 84,911
Total (Metric Tons) 126,499 189,536 141,101 179,667
*Preliminary Figures 2019
Unloading and loading of passengers at state ports:
State Ports Unloaded Loaded
2018 2019* 2018 2019*
Panamá (Muelle Fiscal) 2,310 2,535 3,116 3,754
Balboa (Isla Perico) 19,469 3,675 19,469 14,695
Taboga 161,698 171,935 160,342 172,905
Obaldía (Guna Yala) (1) 4,623 4,968 4,623 4,968
Yaviza (Darién) 7,848 4,439 5,751 4,681
Quimba (Darién) 21,181 23,060 38,595 31,572
La Palma 20,541 16,785 21,310 28,258
Coquira 3,912 2,418 3,285 2,111
El Agallito 76 0 95 0
Mutis 1,376 1,059 3,057 3,141
Vidal 898 1,042 806 926
Pedregal 1,603 2,112 1,818 2,112
Chiriqui Grande (Muelle Fiscal) 0 0 44,972 59,744
Isla Colón (Bocas del Toro) 20,207 21,127 16,744 20,855
Docks- Water Taxis (Isla Colón) 319,558 323,386 332,357 320,607
Almirante (Muelle Fiscal) 16,744 20,855 20,207 21,127
Docks –Water Taxis (Almirante) 332,357 320,607 319,558 323,386
Total 934,401 920,003 996,105 1,014,842
*Preliminary Figures 2019
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