Port of Colón
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The Port of Colón is a major Caribbean seaport at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal, serving as a key hub for international maritime trade and container transshipment.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colón, Panama | 1 |
| Port of Cristóbal | 1 |
| city of Colón | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
container port
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ transshipment hub ⓘ |
| belongsTo | maritime transport infrastructure of Panama ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Pan-American Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan-American Highway network
rail links across the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supports Panama’s trade sector
ⓘ
supports regional logistics industry ⓘ |
| handles |
containerized cargo
ⓘ
general cargo ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deep-water harbor
ⓘ
high container throughput ⓘ hub port for liner services ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
berths for large vessels
ⓘ
cargo handling equipment ⓘ container terminals ⓘ logistics and storage areas ⓘ |
| isGatewayFor | trade between the Americas, Europe, and Asia ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colón
ⓘ
Colón Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Port of Colón
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Colón
|
| partOf |
Panama Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal port system
|
| primaryFunction |
container transshipment
ⓘ
international maritime trade ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| serves |
Atlantic–Pacific maritime traffic
ⓘ
Caribbean trade routes ⓘ global shipping lines ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to the Panama Canal
ⓘ
major Caribbean transshipment hub ⓘ |
| strategicLocation |
entrance to interoceanic canal route
ⓘ
junction of major Atlantic shipping lanes ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
cargo consolidation and distribution
ⓘ
ship bunkering and provisioning ⓘ |
| usedFor |
import and export of goods
ⓘ
transshipment of containers between shipping routes ⓘ |
| waterwayConnection |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean via Panama Canal ⓘ Panama Canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Port of Cristóbal
this entity surface form:
city of Colón
this entity surface form:
Colón, Panama