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Table 4 LAC Ports and Rankings 2020

From: Impact of the Panama Canal expansion on Latin American and Caribbean ports: difference in difference (DID) method

Rank

Port (County, Region)

Rank

Port

Rank

Port

1

Colon, Panama, CA

36

Lirquen, Chile, SA

71

Imbituba, Brazil, SA

2

Santos, Brazil, SA

37

Salvador, Brazil, SA

72

Georgetown, Guyana, SA

3

Manzanillo, Mexico, CA

38

Mariel, Cuba, C

73

Purto Chipas, Mexico, CA

4

Cartegena, Colombia, SA

39

Caldera, Chile, SA

74

Mazataland, Mexico, CA

5

Balboa, Panama, CA

40

Paita, Peru, SA

75

Natal, Brazil, SA

6

Callao, Peru,

41

Iquique, Chile

76

Puerto Plata, DR. C

7

Guayaquill, Ecuador, SA

42

Port of Spain, TT, C

77

Rosano, Argentina, SA

8

San Antonio, Chile, SA

43

Fort de France,Martinque, C

78

Tuxpan, Mexico, CA

9

Kingston, Jamaica, C.

44

Itaguai, Brazil

79

Castries, St Lucia, C

10

San Juan, Puerto Rico, C.

45

Acujutla, El Salvador, CA

80

Georgetown, Cayman, C

11

Buenos Aires, Argentina

46

Vitoria, Brazil, SA

81

San Lorenzo, Honduras, CA

12

Freeport, Bahamas

47

Arica, Chile, SA

82

Austral, Chile, SA

13

Lazaro C. Mexico, CA

48

Jarry/Point-a-Pier, Guate. CA

83

Llo, Peru, SA

14

Caucedo, Dominican R., C

49

Point Lisas, T&T, C

84

Bahia Blanca, Argentina, SA

15

Tapai, Brazil

50

Corinto, Nicargo, CA

85

San Antonio Est ARG, SA

16

Limon Moin, Costa Rico, CA

51

Nassau, Bahamas, C

86

Guaymas, Mexico, CA

17

Veracrus, Mexico, CA

52

Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador, SA

87

Belize City, Belize

18

Bueraventura, Colombia, SA

53

Progreso, Mexico, CA

88

San Andres, Colombia, SA

19

Valpraiso, Mexico, CA

54

Barranquilla, Colombia, SA

89

Esmeraldas, Ecuador, SA

20

Altamira, Mexico, CA

55

Zarate, Argentina, SA

90

Deseado, Argentina, SA

21

Parangua, Brazil,SA

56

Vila do Conde, Brazil, SA

91

Madryn, Argentina, SA

22

Rio Grande, Brazil, SA

57

Santa Marta, Colombia, SA

92

CPCP, St Vincent, C

23

Montevideo, Uruguay

58

Puerto Castilla, Hondura, CA

93

Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, CA

24

San Francisco, Brazil

59

Nieuwe Haven, Surinam, SA

94

Matarani, Peru, SA

25

Puerto Cortes, Honduras, CA

60

Philipsburg, St. Maarten, C

95

Matarani-TISUR, Peru, SA

26

Coronel, Chile

61

Coronel, Chile, SA

96

Big Creek, Belize, CA

27

Santos Tomas, Guatemala, CA

62

La Guaira, Venezuela, SA

97

Manzanillo, DR, C.

28

Haina, Dominica R. C.

63

Antofagasta, Chile, SA

98

Porto Velbo, Brazil, SA

29

Peurto Quetzai, Guatemala, CA

64

Willemstad, Curacao, C

99

General San Martin, Peru, SA

30

Swape Brazil, SA

65

Almirante, Panama, CA

100

Pisco, Peru

31

Puerto, Baitrios, Guatemala, CA

66

Turbo, Colombia

  

32

Pecem, Brazil

67

Oranjestad, Aruba

  

33

Rio de Janerio, Brazil, SA

68

Santos Domingo,

  

34

Talcahuano, Chile, SA

69

Puerto Chiapas, Venezuela, SA

  

35

Ensenada, Mexico, CA

70

Degrad des Cannes, FG, SA

  
  1. 100 LAC ports listed, SA South America, CA Central America and C Caribbean regions Source: Own elaboration; Referred to CEPAL (2020)