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Table 10 Port characteristics. Average between 2017 and 2018 (Post-PCE-Era).

From: Assessment of port efficiency within Latin America

Country/ports

Ave annual throughput (TEU) 2017–2018

Ave. berth length (m)

Ave. area (m2)

Ave. mobile crane with capacity > 1 4t(No.)

Ave. STS gantry cranes (No.)

Ave. depth (m)

Ave. container (No.)

Ave. berth (No.)

Colon, Panama

4,107,844

1258

384,000

33

8

16.5

1258

4

Santos, Brazil

3,707,340

1980

597,000

46

13

16

1980

65

Manzanillo, Mexico

2,954,438

380

437,000

8

9

16.5

1240

13

Cartagena, Colombia

2,371,143

270

225,000

2

28

21

225,000

8

Balboa, Panama

2,753,602

442

300,000

8

17

16.5

5

7

El Callo, Peru

2,295,441

183

441,080

6

3

16

24,300

4

Guayaquil, Ecuador

1,967,936

1320

228,273

3

6

10.5

228,273

4

Kingston, Jamaica

1,696,527

138

1,037,671

3

19

15.5

2400

11

Buenos, Aires, Argentina

1,633,457.5

500

220,000

10

13

10.7

220,000

5

San Antonio, Chile

1,478,861

537

495,000

6

13

15

495,000

9

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1,302,253

610

287,273

0

9

17

287,273

46

Buenaventura, Colombia

1,144,570

440

68,500

3

8

15

68,500

14

Caucedo, Dominican Repulic

1,283,854

922

800,000

2

6

15.2

800,000

15

Limon Moin, Costa Rica

1,231,939

210

677,276

0

6

10.2

4930

6

Veracus, Mexico

1,193,694

507

402,909

1

5

14

402,909

11

Freeport, Bahamas

1,146,779

1294

320,125

0

16

16

57,000

3

Itajai, Brazil

950,283

1035

180,000

3

2

14

180,000

4

Valparado, Chile

1,022,545

740

280,710

5

3

14

280,710

3

Altamica, Mexico

988,515

973

396,570

1

7

12

600

12