Editing Transport in Panama (section)

==Water transport==
[[File:Exclusa Miraflores Canal de Panama Panorama.jpg|thumb|Mules maneuvering a ship through the [[Miraflores (Panama)|Miraflores locks]] in the Panama Canal.]]

There are 800&nbsp;km of [[waterway]]s [[navigable]] by shallow [[Draft (hull)|draft]] [[Ship|vessels]]. The [[Panama Canal]] runs for 82&nbsp;km across the country and is an important route for international freight ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

===Pipelines===
The [[Trans-Panama pipeline]] carries [[crude oil]] for 130&nbsp;km.

=== Ports and harbors ===

====Atlantic====
* [[Manzanillo International Terminal|Manzanillo]] (part of [[Colón Province|Colón]] province)
* [[Coco Solo]]

====Pacific====
*[[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]]

===Merchant marine===
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Panama has an extensive international [[ship register]], comprising 7,860 ships. Most are owned by foreign countries{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}},<ref>{{Cite book|last=Panama Maritime Authority Main Headquarters|title=THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAURITIUS ISLAND AND THE SHIP REGISTRY|year=2020|url=http://www.embassyofpanamainjapan.org/jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/0817-2020-THE-TRUTH-ABOUT-THE-MAURITIUS-ISLAND-AND-THE-SHIP-REGISTRY.pdf}}</ref> with Panama being a [[flag of convenience]].

As of 2019, the ship types were: [[Bulk carrier]] (2,567), [[container ship]] (609), [[general cargo]] (1,325), [[oil tanker]] (798), and others (2,561).<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 December 2020|title=Panama - Transportation - Merchant marine|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/panama/|access-date=22 December 2020|website=The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency}}</ref>