2.5 Panama Inland Waterway Network | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

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Port Information

	Panama (Muelle Fiscal)	Vacamonte	Yaviza	Isla Colon	Almirante (Muelle Fiscal)
Location	Province of Panama, District of Panama	Province of West Panama, District of Arraijan	Province of Darien, District of Pinogana	Province of Bocas del Toro, district of Bocas del Toro	Province of Bocas del Toro, District of Almirante
Contact Information	+(507) 212-3175 / 3219	+(507) 501-5266 / 65	+(507) 299-4524	+(507) 757-9447	+(507) 758-3821
Access Routes	Road Access. Avenida Balboa	Road Access. Via Vacamonte	Road Access. Pan American Highway, headed to Yaviza	Road Access. Calle 6a, Isla Colon	Road Access. Almirante Route - El Empalme
Storage Capacity *(m² and m³)*	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Handling Equipment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Depth at Dock	1 – 4 m	4m at low tide	1m at low tide	3m at low tide	3m at low tide
Port Activity	Movement of Seafood and In-Land Navigation	Movement of Seafood	Movement of Seafood and In-Land Navigation	Tourism and In-Land Navigation	Tourism, In-Land Navigation and Rolling cargo (ferry)
Customs Clearance Available	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Comments	Round the Clock Service (24 hrs)	Office Hours 7:00 am – 3:00 pm	Office Hours 7:00 am – 3:00 pm	Office Hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm	Office Hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

	Taboga	Obaldia	Quimba	La Palma	Aguadulce
Location	Province of Panama, District of Taboga	Comarca Guna Yala, District of Guna Yala	Province of Darien, District of Chepigana	Province of Darien, District oof Chepigana	Province of Cocle, District of Aguadulce
Contact Information	+(507) 250-2082	+(507) 299-9423	+(507) 333-2500	+(507) 299-6377	+(507) 997-4424
Access Routes	Access by sea only	Access by Land. Main Road via Carti.	Access by Land. Vía Port of Quimba	Access by Land. Main Road via La Palma	Access by Land. Alejandro Tapia Avenue
Storage Capacity (m² and m³)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Handling Equipment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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 Passengers	Fishing and In-Land Navigation	Movement of Seafood and In-Land Navigation	In-Land Navigation, general cargo and passengers	Movement of Seafood and Molasses
Customs Clearance Available	No	Yes	No	No	No
Comments	Work Hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm	Work Hours 7:00 am – 3:00 pm	Work Hours 7:00 am – 3:00 pm	Work Hours 7:00 am – 3:00 pm	Work Hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Unloading and loading of cargo (metric tons) in state ports:

*Preliminary Figures 2019

Unloading and loading of passengers at state ports:

State Ports	Unloaded		Loaded
State Ports	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