Recently, Port Panama City has invested more than $50 million it facilities and equipment, and there are plans for another $35 million in improvements. The Panama City Port Authority is responsible for terminal services, and stevedoring is provided by private companies. Port Panama City handles a wide range of commodities like steel, copper, forest products, and containerized cargo.

Port Panama City has six deep-water berths of 988 meters (3240 feet) with draft of 9.8 meters (32 feet), 183 meters (600 feet) of barge facilities, and almost 11 acres (470 thousand square feet) of warehouse space. Port Panama City is fully equipped to handle deep-water vessel traffic, serving container vessels, roll-on/roll-off vessels, barges, trucks, and rail. Located adjacent to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Port Panama City efficiently serves intracoastal barge traffic.

The Port Panama City Industrial Complex, a major customer, covers 125 acres. Port Panama City is also adding a 200-acre Intermodal Distribution Center. Port Panama City is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #65, and it serves to more industrial areas: the 175-acre Hugh Nelson Industrial Park and the 260-acre Bay Industrial Park.

Port Panama City handles all types of foreign and domestic cargoes. The major cargoes in Port Panama City are copper, wood pulp, linerboard, flexible pipe, and steel plate, pipe, and coils. Containerized cargo service is an important part of the cargo base as well, with that service moving between Port Panama City and Progreso, Mexico.

Port Panama City major bulk cargoes include dry bulk commodities like aggregates and wood pellets and liquid bulk like limonene and molasses. Exports of forest products and imports of copper are consistently important shares of the cargo served at Port Panama City. A 1.8-acre multi-bulk terminal complements new container facilities in maintaining a diverse cargo mix. Port Panama City expects to achieve up to 2.4 million tons of cargo per year in the near future.

The City of Panama City owns the Port Panama City Marina Wharf and the Dock No. 4 Fishing-Vessel Piers operated by the Panama City Marina for the occasional mooring of vessels. The Marina Wharf has berthing space of 164.6 meters (540 feet) with alongside depth of 4.3 meters (14 feet) MLW. Port Panama City Dock No. 4 Fishing-Vessel Piers receive seafood and moor commercial fishing vessels. These Piers have berthing space of 36.6 meters (120 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLW.

The City of Panama City also owns the St. Andrew Marina Wharves. These Port Panama City wharves are operated by St. Andrew Marina Inc. to receive seafood and to moor and fuel fishing boats, recreational vessels, and other small vessels. Metered pumps at the wharf connect to tanks with 22 thousand gallons capacity. The St. Andrew Marina Wharves in the Port Panama City have berthing space of 222.5 meters (730 feet) with alongside depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet) MLW.

The City of Panama City owns the Barge Terminal Wharf which is operated jointly by the Panama City Port Authority and Berg Steel Pipe Company. This Port Panama City Wharf ships steel products and grains, including bulk cottonseed. The wharf has about 1.4 acres of paved lighted open storage on the wharf and additional open storage at the rear with capacity for over 20 thousand tons of steel products. The Port Panama City Barge Terminal Wharf has berthing space of 182.9 meters (600 feet) with alongside depth of 3.7 meters (12 feet) MLW.

The Panama City Port Authority operates the city-owned South Bulkhead Wharf to receive and ship steel and general cargo. With about six acres of open storage, the Port Panama City South Bulkhead Wharf has about six acres of open storage at the rear. The wharf has berthing space of 198.1 meters (650 feet) with alongside depth of 9.8 meters (32 feet) MLW.

The Panama City Port Authority operates the city-owned South Dock to receive and ship both foreign and domestic general cargo and to ship bulk peanut meal and clay. Surface tracks connect with Bay Line Railroad LLC from the transit sheds. Storage tanks have capacity for 5.4- and 6.0-thousand tons of peanut meal. This Port Panama City Dock has berthing space of 335.3 meters (1100 feet) with alongside depth of 9.8 meters (32 feet) MLW.

The Panama City Port Authority also operates the city-owned West Berth No. 4 to receive dry bulk aggregate (limestone). With surface tracks connecting the transit sheds with the Bay Line Railroad LLC, there is an open storage area with capacity for five thousand tons at the rear of the dock. This Port Panama City dock has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 5.2 meters (17 feet) MLW.

The Panama City Port Authority also operates the city-owned West Berths 1, 2, and 3 to receive and ship general cargo, steel, wood pulp, and paper products and to receive fatty acids and limonene, a citrus by-product. Surface and platform tracks link the transit shed to Bay Line Railroad LLC. Storage tanks for limonene have capacity for over five million gallons, and tanks for fatty acids have capacity for over 1.2 million gallons. A three-acre surfaced open storage area is at the rear of the wharf. Port Panama City West Berths 1, 2, and 3 have berthing space of 465.7 meters (1528 feet) with alongside depth of 9.8 meters (32 feet) MLW.

The City owns, and Wellstream Corporation operates the Port Panama City Barge Slip to ship flexible piping for the offshore industry. One surface track connects with Bay Line Railroad. The piping manufacturing plant and about 10 acres of open storage area are located at the rear of the Slip. The Port Panama City Wellstream Corporation Barge Slip has berthing space of 45.7 meters (150 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) MLW.

The United States Government owns the Port Panama City Site Office Wharf operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to moor government-owned floating equipment. At the rear of the wharf are office, maintenance shed, and parking areas as well as a boat shed for inspections. This Port Panama City wharf has berthing space of 44.2 meters (145 feet) with alongside depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet).

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) owns, and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) operates the Port Panama City Mooring Basin (and additional timber mooring piles) to moor government-owned research vessels. A boat shed, launching ramp, water-intake structure, and wall form the western side of the basin. The Port Panama City Mooring Basin has berthing space of 45.4 meters (149 feet) with alongside depth of 2.4 meters (8 feet) MLW.

The United States Government owns the US Coast Guard, Panama City Station Wharf to moor government-owned vessels. US Coast Guard cutters Kodiak Island and Courageous are based at the wharf which has a boathouse, two boat stalls, and a sewer line connected to the navy base sewage system. The US Coast Guard Wharf at Port Panama City has berthing space of 175.3 meters (575 feet) with alongside depth of 6.1 meters (20 feet) MLW.

The ALFA Seafood Wharf in Port Panama City receives seafood and moors and ices fishing vessels. The Wharf has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 2.4 meters (8 feet) MLW.

Amerigas, Inc. operates at the Panama City Terminal Wharf to receive barge-transported liquefied petroleum gas and propane. Storage tanks at the rear of this Port Panama City wharf have capacity for 21.4 thousand barrels. The Amerigas' share of the Port Panama City Terminal Wharf has berthing space of 45.7 meters (150 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLW.

Chevron Products Company receives petroleum products at the Port Panama City Terminal Wharf. Chevron has storage tanks with total capacity for 180 thousand barrels at the Terminal Wharf and controls Port Panama City berthing space of 152.4 meters (500 feet) with alongside depth of 5.5 meters (18 feet) MLW.

Cook Fish Company, Inc. operates a pier in Port Panama City to receive seafood and moor and ice fishing vessels. The company has buildings for processing and wholesaling seafood at this Port Panama City pier which has berthing space of 45.7 meters (150 feet) with alongside depth of 2.4 meters (8 feet) MLW.

H.G. Harders & Son, Inc. operates berthing space of 70.1 meters (230 feet) with alongside depth of 1.8 meters (6 feet) MLW at the Port Panama City Marine Yard Piers. They moor company-owned floating equipment and handle marine construction materials and equipment at the Marine Yard Piers at Port Panama City.

Tibbets Boat Works Inc. operates Piers to moor small vessels like patrol craft, fishing boats, and recreational vessels in Port Panama City. A marine repair plant at the rear is served by a 100-ton marine railway. The Tibbets Boat Works Piers has berthing space of 76.2 meters (250 feet) with alongside depth of 2.4 meters (8 feet) MLW.

Whitaker Oil Company operates the Port Panama City Terminals Dock to receive barge-transported petroleum products. At the rear of the Dock are storage tanks with capacity for 56.2 thousand barrels. This Port Panama City dock has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLW.

Whitaker Oil Company also has a dock in Port Panama City to receive and ship petroleum products via barge. A six-car surface track serves the dock and connects with Bay Line Railroad LLC. The dock is served by storage tanks with total capacity for 302 barrels, and tank-truck loading racks and railcar loading racks are located next to the tanks. This Port Panama City dock has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet) MLW.

The Bay Fabrication/Eastern Shipbuilding Group operates a dock for mooring vessels in Port Panama City for outfitting. Served by two- and one-thousand ton marine railways for launching newly-built craft, the plant builds vessels and barges up to 70.1 meters (230 feet) long. This Port Panama City Dock has berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 2.7 meters (9 feet) MLW.

Brannon's Seafood Inc. operates their own dock in Port Panama City to moor fishing vessels and occasionally receive seafood. Their building at the rear is used for processing and selling seafood, and they have additional berthing space at a timber-decked pier east of the wharf. This Port Panama City dock has berthing space of 13.7 meters (45 feet) with alongside depth of 1.5 meters (5 feet) MLW.

Citgo Petroleum Corporation operates a portion of the Port Panama City Terminal Dock for receiving barge-transported petroleum products. Their storage tanks have capacity for 140 thousand barrels. Citgo has berthing space of 115.8 meters (380 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLW. Citgo also operates at the Port Panama City Terminal Mooring Dock to occasionally moor vessels and barges at berthing space of 61 meters (200 feet) with alongside depth of 3 meters (10 feet) MLW.

Stone Container Corporation owns and operates the Port Panama City Plant No. 1 Dock to receive fuel oil for consumption at their plant and to occasionally receive wood chips. Tracks serving the paper mill at the rear connect with the Bay Line Railroad LLC, and there are storage tanks with capacity for 140 thousand barrels of fuel oil. The Dock has alongside depth of 9.8 meters (32 feet) MLW. The company also owns and operates Port Panama City Plant No. 2 Dock to ship paper products and wood pulp. No. 2 Dock has berthing space of 281.6 meters (924 feet) with alongside depth of 9.1 meters (30 feet) MLW.

The Gulf Power Company, Lansing T. Smith Steam Plant Dock receives coal by barge for consumption at the steam plant. The open storage area at the rear of the dock has capacity for 200 thousand tons. The Port Panama City Steam Plant Dock has berthing space of 295.7 meters (971 feet) with alongside depth of 4.3 meters (14 feet) MLW.

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