PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC -- FISCAL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2007

TABLE NO. 1

T o t a l    T r a f f i c

Traffic Assessed Tolls on Net 

Tonnage Basis

Traffic Assessed Tolls on 

Displacement Tonnage Basis

Fiscal 

Year

Number of 

Transits

Tolls

Long Tons

of Cargo

Number of 

Transits

Panama Canal/UMS 

Net Tonnage*

Number of 

Transits

Displacement 

Tonnage

OCEANGOING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC

(1)

2005

 12,636

 846,262,259

 193,804,429

12,544

278,507,918

 92

456,297

2006

 12,763

 1,025,042,828

 211,605,295

12,694

297,075,614

 69

391,169

2007

 13,223

 1,182,528,570

 208,227,994

13,144

312,118,330

 79

475,297

FREE OCEANGOING TRAFFIC 

(2)

2005

 11

 -

-

-

-

 11

22,668

2006

 8

 -

-

-

-

 8

19,859

2007

 11

 -

-

-

-

 11

24,457

TOTAL OCEANGOING TRAFFIC

(3)

2005

 12,647

 846,262,259

 193,804,429

12,544

278,507,918

 103

478,965

2006

 12,771

 1,025,042,828

 211,605,295

12,694

297,075,614

 77

411,028

2007

 13,234

 1,182,528,570

 208,227,994

13,144

312,118,330

 90

499,754

SMALL COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC 

(1)

2005

 1,355

 1,303,544

35,866

1,306

491,211

 49

30,046

2006

 1,413

 1,356,011

929

1,388

516,369

 25

19,567

2007

 1,480

 1,400,638

3,578

1,430

530,804

 50

24,270

SMALL FREE TRAFFIC 

(2)

2005

 9

 -

-

6

3,498

 3

3,144

2006

 10

 -

-

6

3,498

 4

2,970

2007

 7

 -

-

4

2,332

 3

3,144

TOTAL SMALL TRAFFIC 

(4)

2005

 1,364

 1,303,544

35,866

1,312

494,709

 52

33,190

2006

 1,423

 1,356,011

929

1,394

519,867

 29

22,537

2007

 1,487

 1,400,638

3,578

1,434

533,136

 53

27,414

TOTAL PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC

2005

 14,011

 847,565,803

 193,840,295

13,856

279,002,627

 155

512,155

2006

 14,194

 1,026,398,839

 211,606,224

14,088

297,595,481

 106

433,565

2007

 14,721

 1,183,929,208

 208,231,572

14,578

312,651,466

 143

527,168

Office of Market Research and Analysis (MERI)

TABLE NO. 1

(4)

 Vessels assessed minimum toll amounts as established by criteria implemented on June 1, 1998.

*   The tonnage measurement system for Panama Canal tolls assessment, the Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS).  
This amount also includes the conversion of the number of TEU that transited the Canal.

(1)

 As of January 1, 2000, vessels categorized as commercial include those previously categorized as U.S. Government vessels.

(2)

 Free traffic includes ships of the Colombian and Panamanian Governments and ships transiting for repairs by the Panama Canal Authority.

(3)

 Oceangoing vessels are those paying tolls greater than the minimum tariffs implemented on June 1, 1998.