Tourism, petroleum transshipment, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world.

UNESCO: Introduction

Containerisation has also boosted Panama's use as a transshipment point.

ECONOMIST: Expansion plans hit political problems

Investigators found that, in all, 13 boats with alphabetically sequenced names had coordinated activities at sea, including transshipment of fish, refueling, and changing of crew and provisions, to evade boat-specific limits on catch.

FORBES: International