Panama Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

238 km

broad gauge:

78 km 1.524-m gauge

narrow gauge:

160 km 0.914-m gauge

Highways:

total:

8,530 km

paved:

2,745 km

unpaved:

gravel, crushed stone 3,270 km; improved, unimproved earth 2,515 km

Inland waterways:

800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama Canal

Pipelines:

crude oil 130 km

Ports:

Bahia de las Minas, Balboa, Colon, Cristobal, Panama

Merchant marine:

total:

3,526 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 60,748,525 GRT/95,102,552 DWT

ships by type:

barge carrier 1, bulk 787, cargo 1,070, chemical tanker 175, combination bulk 33, combination ore/oil 25, container 259, liquefied gas tanker 125, livestock carrier 8, multifunction large-load carrier 6, oil tanker 465, passenger 24, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 284, roll-on/roll-off cargo 81, short-sea passenger 34, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier 137

note:

a flag of convenience registry; includes 93 countries; the 10 major fleet flags are: Japan 1,171 ships, Greece 323, Hong Kong 276, US 212, Taiwan 184, Singapore 181, South Korea 172, China 145 ships, UK 102, and Norway 70

Airports:

total:

115

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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