Panama City Port (Balboa) Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Panama City Port (Balboa), measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Panama Central America UTC-05:00 Congestion: MediumAbout Panama City Port (Balboa)
Panama City Port (Balboa) (PABLB) is a port in Panama. It lies at 8.9500° N, 79.5650° W, and local time there is UTC-05:00.
In the last six months, containers of 12 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Panama City (Balboa). From here they sailed to 12 ports, most often to Singapore and Buenaventura. 46% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Panama City Port (Balboa) Code and Location
- Port code
- PABLB
- Country
- Panama
- Region
- Central America
- Time zone
- America/Panama (UTC-05:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 8.9500° N
- Longitude
- 79.5650° W
- Congestion
- Medium
Congestion as of 19 October 2026.
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The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Panama City (Balboa) and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | 68 days | 68.7% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Buenaventura | 2 days | 0.0% | 100% direct | 3 | Compare services |
Shipping Routes to Panama City (Balboa)
Where containers discharged at Panama City (Balboa) come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ningbo | 25 days24 to 28 by carrier | 94.9% | 92% direct | 3 | Compare services |
| Qingdao | 35 days | 97.0% | 80% direct | 3 | Compare services |
| Xiamen | 34 days | 92.8% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Valparaiso | 9 days | 93.4% | 100% direct | 1 | Compare services |
| Yantian (Shenzhen) | 44 days42 to 46 by carrier | 92.6% | 60% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
| Shanghai | 31 days29 to 39 by carrier | 90.3% | 88% direct | 3 | Compare services |
| Buenaventura | 3 days | 35.9% | 95% direct | 1 | Compare services |
 Long Beach | 19 days | 95.1% | 100% direct | 1 | Compare services |
| Fuzhou | 41 days | 93.7% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Callao (Lima) | 6 days | 91.1% | 100% direct | 2 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Panama City Port (Balboa)
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Panama City (Balboa) and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Panama City (Balboa) Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Panama City (Balboa) goes to
- South-Eastern Asia 44.1%
- South America 42.4%
Cargo to Panama City (Balboa) comes from
- Eastern Asia 66.6%
- South America 23.2%
- Northern America 4.7%
- Central America 2.1%
- South-Eastern Asia 1.5%
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Ports Near Panama City (Balboa)
Nearby ports
- Rodman 1 km
- Manzanillo (Panama) 58 km
- Cristobal 58 km
- Colon 59 km
- Turbo 326 km
Puerto Limon 396 km
Other ports in Panama
Panama City Port (Balboa) FAQ
Panama City Port (Balboa) in Panama is listed under the port code PABLB on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 12 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Panama City (Balboa). The largest were Maersk, Evergreen and YANG MING.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 68 days on average from Panama City (Balboa) to Singapore. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Panama City (Balboa) were to Singapore and Buenaventura.
Panama City (Balboa) uses America/Panama time, UTC-05:00 all year.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Panama City (Balboa) that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.