Table 5 Characteristics of 25 LAC Ports

1

Colon, Panama, CA

56%

3,577,481

384,000

33

8

16.5

4

2

Santos, Brazil, SA

44%

3,404,192

597,000

46

13

16

6.5

3

Manzanillo, Mexico, CA

103%

2,383,731

437,000

8

9

16.5

13

4

Cartegena, Colombia, SA

86%

2,309,143

225,000

2

28

21

8

5

Balboa, Panama, CA

5%

3,064,109

300,000

8

17

16.5

13

6

Callao, Peru,

72%

1,948,871

441,080

6

3

16

4

7

Guayaquill, Ecuador, SA

73%

1,651,670

228,273

3

6

10.5

4

8

San Antonio, Chile, SA

96%

1,228,410

495,000

6

13

15

9

9

Kingston, Jamaica, C.

−13%

1,710,747

1,037,671

3

19

15.5

11

10

San Juan, Puerto Rico, C.

−1%

1,361,987

287,273

0

6

17

46

11

Buenos Aires, Argentina

−14%

1,598,995

2,200,000

10

13

10.7

5

12

Freeport, Bahamas

24%

1,226,886

320,125

0

13

16

3

13

Lazaro C. Mexico, CA

41%

1,099,694

1,850,000

3

2

14

11

14

Caucedo, Dominican R., C

−34%

1,048,944

800,000

2

6

15.2

15

15

Itapai, Brazil

212%

579,320

180,000

3

2

14

11

16

Limon Moin, Costa Rico, CA

−56%

1,090,248

677,276

0

6

10.2

6

17

Veracrus, Mexico, CA

33%

924,736

402,909

1

5

14

3

18

Bueraventura, Colombia, SA

0%

927,158

68,500

3

8

15

14

19

Valpraiso, Mexico, CA

−25%

937,775

280,710

5

3

14

3

20

Altamira, Mexico, CA

80%

664,444

396,570

1

4

12

3

21

Parangua, Brazil,SA

−11%

735,064

4,129,000

10

6

12.5

24

22

Rio Grande, Brazil, SA

−16%

691,709

536,023

8

3

16.5

2

23

Montevideo, Uruguay

−4%

807,434

12,000

7

8

14

11

24

San Francisco, Brazil

493%

315,620

247,947

17

6

16

13

25

Puerto Cortes, Honduras, CA

−79%

603,491

75,000

5

1

12.5

3