Port of Balboa (PABLB), Balboa, Panama
Seaport
Basic Information
Name
:
Balboa
Local Port Name
:
Port of Balboa
Port Authority
:
Panama Ports Company (PPC)
Port Code
:
PABLB
Type
:
Seaport
Latitude
:
8° 57' 0" N
Longitude
:
79° 33' 0" W
First Port Of Entry
:
Yes
ETA Message Required
:
Yes
USA Representative
:
Yes
Medical Facilities
:
Yes
Port Size
:
Medium
Harbor Features
Harbor Size
:
Medium
Shelter
:
Good
Max Vessel Size
:
Over 500 feet in length
Harbor Type
:
Lake or Canal
Turning Area
:
Yes
Good Holding Ground
:
Yes
Entrance Restrictions
Tide
:
No
Overhead Limit
:
Yes
Swell
:
No
Ice
:
No
Other
:
Yes
Water Depth
Channel
:
41 - 45 feet, 12.5 - 13.7 meters
Cargo Pier
:
41 - 45 feet, 12.5 - 13.7 meters
Mean Tide
:
7 feet
Anchorage
:
36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters
Oil Terminal
:
36 - 40 feet, 11 - 12.2 meters
Pilotage
Compulsory
:
Yes
Available
:
---
Advisable
:
Yes
Local Assist
:
---
Tugs
Assist
:
Yes
Salvage
:
---
Quarantine
Pratique
:
Yes
Deratt Cert
:
Yes
Other
:
Yes
Contact Details
Address
:
Arnulfo Arias Madrid Avenue, Building 1501 P.O. Box 0843-00574 Panama Panama
Fax
:
507-232 5697
800-Number
:
---
Email
:
info@ppc.com.pa
Website
:
www.ppc.com.pa
Phone
:
507-207 5100
Telephone
:
Yes
Radio
:
Yes
Air
:
Yes
Telegraph
:
Yes
Radio Tel
:
Yes
Rail
:
Yes
Loading & Unloading
Wharves
:
Yes
Med Moor
:
No
Anchor
:
No
Ocean
:
---
Ice
:
No
Lift Cranes
100 Plus Ton Lifts
:
Yes
50-100 Ton Lifts
:
---
25-49 Ton Lifts
:
---
0-24 Ton Lifts
:
---
Fixed Cranes
:
Yes
Mobile Cranes
:
Yes
Floating Cranes
:
Yes
Port Services
Longshore
:
No
Electrical Repair
:
---
Steam
:
No
Electrical
:
No
Navigation Equipment
:
Yes
Supplies
Provisions
:
Yes
Fuel Oil
:
Yes
Deck
:
Yes
Water
:
Yes
Diesel Oil
:
Yes
Engine
:
Yes
Other Services
Ship Repairs
:
Major
Marine Railroad Size
:
---
Degauss
:
---
Drydock Size
:
Medium
Garbage Disposal
:
Yes
Dirty Ballast
:
Yes