Costa Rica Port Activity: Daily Vessel Calls and Shipment Estimates

PortWatch provides daily port call counts and shipment volume estimates in metric tons for maritime hubs across Costa Rica. This dataset tracks both incoming and outgoing trade flows with updates as recent as March 2026. It serves as a high-frequency indicator of maritime logistics and national trade activity.

Use Cases

• Forecasting maritime trade trends using daily port call counts
• Analyzing trade balance fluctuations via incoming and outgoing shipment volume estimates
• Monitoring supply chain disruptions at Costa Rican ports using daily activity spikes or drops

Strengths

• Daily temporal resolution for vessel activity
• Standardized cargo measurements in metric tons
• Covers both import and export directions

Limitations

• Shipment volumes are based on estimates rather than verified customs manifests
• Specific column names and port identifiers are not detailed in the metadata

Provenance

Source

PortWatch

Freshness

Updated through March 2026; provides daily granularity.

Geography

Costa Rica