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.
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Values have been rounded.
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Latin America: container port cargo throughput 2014-2019
In 2019, the volume of cargo handled in container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to about **** million TEUs, slightly down from million TEUs in 2018. In 2019, Brazil was the country in the region with the largest container port throughput.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (August 11, 2020). Volume of cargo handled in the container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of cargo handled in the container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in million TEUs)." Chart. August 11, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2020). Volume of cargo handled in the container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in million TEUs). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Volume of Cargo Handled in The Container Ports in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in Million Teus)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Aug 2020, /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Volume of cargo handled in the container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in million TEUs) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Volume of cargo handled in the container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2019 (in million TEUs) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, August 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/730025/container-port-cargo-volume-latin-america/
