Containers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) “throughput”

Abstract

Although there is progress regarding the total movement of containers in movement of full and empty units, there is a need for a breakdown at the port level or at the country level and the lack of knowledge regarding what is measured in “TEU”, a unit equivalent to twenty feet. The purpose of this study was to analyze the throughput trend of container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the information was taken from a secondary source with the participation of 43 countries. They completed the instrument of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (hereinafter referred to by its acronym, ECLAC), which includes the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning (ILPES). The analysis of the behavior of trade (sum of exports and imports via full containers) in the period focuses on LAC and analyzing exports and imports, transshipment and throughput by coast, there are two divisions or main branches of the decision tree can be seen in which 35 observations can be seen in the first set of data and 28 for the second, additionally, the data is recorded in a Split Point contained between 0.194 and -0.513, inputs and equipment for productions are also imported. In conclusion, the model does not respond with respect to the classification in which precision and completeness present low or null values in the decision tree where the highest values locate the Brazil node; On the other hand, the smaller values point to the Aruba node, finally, the larger values are for Anguilla.