Port guide · UN/LOCODE PA MNP
Bahia de Las Minas, Panama
Panama · 9.40° N, 79.82° W · Also listed as La Minas Bay
The World Port Index classes Bahia de Las Minas as a river port reached from the Caribbean Sea. It records a channel depth of 12.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 3,070 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 236 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,070 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Puerto ColonUnder 10 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 236 m and a maximum draft of 12.2 m.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Tidal range
- 0.3 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 236 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 40 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.2 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Bahia de Las Minas is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: ro-ro, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Panama
- US exports, 2025
- $8.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $659.5MLed by special classification provisions
Other ports in Panama
The nearest is Puerto Colon, under 10 km away.
- AlmiranteCargo pier 7.3 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkPA PAM
- BalboaCargo pier 16.3 m, channel 15.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPA BLB
- Chiriqui GrandeCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkPA CHG
- Puerto ColonCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkPA ONX
- Puerto CristobalCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkPA CTB
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.