{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Balboa","identifier":"PABLB","unlocode":"PABLB","city":null,"country":"Panama","waterBody":"Gulf of Panama; North Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Canal or Lake","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":8.95,"longitude":-79.56666699999998},"description":"APM Terminals has run the container business at Balboa (PABLB), the Pacific gateway of the Panama Canal, since 23 February 2026 and moved about 1.14 million TEU there in the first half of 2026, down 11.9% year on year. The Danish operator holds an interim mandate of up to 18 months, granted after Panama's Supreme Court declared the 1997 concession of Panama Ports Company (Hutchison Ports) unconstitutional; throughput had reached 2.63 million TEU in 2024, a rise of 13.7%. Carriers began restoring","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/balboa-port-pablb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/balboa-port-pablb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Balboa · (UN/LOCODE: PABLB) · Panama · Medium · 12.5 m"}