# Bocas Del Toro (PA BOC)

**UN/LOCODE:** PA BOC  
**Country:** Panama  
**Water Body:** Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 9.3333, -82.2333

Boca Fruit Company (Chiquita) anchors the freight story of Bocas del Toro province, but its bananas move through nearby Puerto Almirante rather than the open roadstead off the island town itself. Almirante offers two berths at about 11 m depth and 312 m of quay for banana and general-cargo work, and operations there resumed in stages after a strike halted shipments in May 2025. The Bocas del Toro anchorage mainly handles local supply, tourism traffic and bunkering, with container and customs services not confirmed. Forwarders with international box cargo route instead via the Caribbean mega-terminals around Colón, such as Manzanillo and Cristóbal. For this region, Almirante remains the practical cargo gateway.

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