Building specialized docks for the auxiliary marine industry and increasing the capacity to deliver quickly by air are some of the challenges that Panama will face in the coming years.
The Panamanian economy depends heavily on the logistics sector, but currently faces new challenges because of the increasing competition from other regional players who offer better costs in managing cargo on a large scale.
In 2013 the movement of cargo by sea and air increased by 10% and 8% respectively compared to the previous year.
From a press release issued by the National Port Commission of Guatemala (CPN):
Cargo volume increases in 2013
Despite the fact that earnings from foreign trade -imports and exports- stalled in 2013, the physical volume of trade increased, according to results from the movement of air and ocean freight.
During 2013 the aviation and maritime transport of goods increased by 6.5 % compared to the previous year.
Last year the amount of goods transported air was 61,429,000 kilograms, representing an increase of 6.5% compared with 2012, when 57,066,000 kilograms was moved, according to statistics from the Committee on Imports and Exports (Combex Im).
"In the case of maritime transport, statistics from the National Port Commission (NPC) indicate that the ports handled cargo of 20 million 376 thousand metric tons (MT) in 2013 , equivalent to an increase of 10% , ie 1.9 million MT more than in the previous cycle. "
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