The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is the shipping industry’s standard unit of measure.
Throughput is defined as the total volume of cargo handled.
The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date given is the date of access.
Figures prior to 2017 come from previous reporting. Values have been rounded.
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Panama: container cargo throughput port of Colón 2012-2021
The volume of container cargo handled in the port of Colón, Panama amounted to **** million TEUs in 2021, up from **** million TEUs a year earlier. The port of Colón had the largest throughput in Latin America in 2021.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (May 10, 2023). Volume of cargo handled in the container port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of cargo handled in the container port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in million TEUs)." Chart. May 10, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Volume of cargo handled in the container port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in million TEUs). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of Cargo Handled in The Container Port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Teus)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2023, /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Volume of cargo handled in the container port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in million TEUs) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Volume of cargo handled in the container port of Colón, Panama from 2012 to 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, May 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/729955/colon-panama-container-port-cargo-volume/
