Cruise and ship chandler beef supply · Panama
Ship and cruise beef supply in Amador, Panama
USDA beef for cargo ships and cruise ships calling at Amador Cruise Terminal, Panama, from crew-mess cuts to Prime, conventional or halal- and kosher-certified. Frozen at 0°F (−18°C) and delivered through our partner chandler in port with the USDA export certificate Panama requires.
- Port
- Amador Cruise Terminal
- Country
- Panama
- Area
- Panama City, Pacific entrance
- Position
- 8.91° N, 79.53° W
- Traffic
- Cruise ships
- Delivery
- US beef in reefer containers, delivered by our partner chandler in port
- Lead time
- Quoted with every order · book ahead
About Amador Cruise Terminal
The Amador Cruise Terminal opened on March 26, 2024 at the Pacific entrance of the canal. It takes ships of up to 5,000 passengers and is built for homeporting, so cruise lines can start and end voyages in Panama City.
Who orders beef in Amador
Cruise ships on Panama Canal and Caribbean itineraries order Choice and Prime cuts for the dining rooms and crew-mess beef for the crew, chilled for homeport turnarounds. Ship chandlers in Amador can buy from us by the case or pallet for their own vessel orders.
How delivery works
The Panama Canal recorded 13,404 transits in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), and many of those ships take on stores while they wait to transit. Ships at the Pacific and Atlantic anchorages can take frozen beef by launch before they transit. Terminals at Balboa, Rodman, Cristóbal, Manzanillo and Colón take delivery at the berth through our local partner chandlers.
For Amador, we ship in reefer containers ahead of the vessel's call. Our partner chandler delivers to the berth, or by launch to ships at anchor, with the temperature record for the whole trip.
What to send with your request
- Vessel name and IMO numberPlus the owner or manager we invoice.
- ETA and berth or anchorageName the terminal in Amador if you know it.
- Agent and next portsYour agent in Amador and the vessel's next ports help us clear the order with local customs.
- Crew size and nationalityThis tells us how much halal or kosher beef to quote.
- Cuts and quantitiesIn kg or lb, with IMPA codes if you have them.
Beef for your ship in Amador
Send the vessel, ETA and berth. We reply with a quote in kg or lb with IMPA codes.
Standards on every order
- USDA-inspected beefFederally inspected plants only
- KosherCertified packers, sealed cases
- HalalCertified packers, sealed cases
- FSIS certificatesExport and ship-stores paperwork
- Logged cold chainTemperature photo on every receipt
- IMPA-codedQuotes match the requisition
- TWIC driversUnescorted terminal access
- Mexico-readyExport papers for SENASICA
- Panama CanalDelivery by launch at anchor
- Cruise linesPalletized for turnaround day
Kosher and halal certification comes from our packers; we sell their certified product in sealed cases. Badges are descriptive, not third-party marks.