Port Panama City, the Panhandle’s only containerized port, has launched a two-phase, $6-million-plus container yard expansion that will add 388 spaces within the next six months to the current 594, plus another 751 within three years. Port tenant Linea Peninsular began scheduling several trips weekly to Mexico in 2006. Container shipments at the port:

Port Panama City
Year	Containers
2006	29,000
2007	27,000
2008	25,000
2009	20,900
2010	(est.)22,000
Source: Port Panama City