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The Republic of Panama as a member of Category A, the highest level of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that governs world maritime transport, is one of the ten countries with the greatest interests in the provision of international maritime services, by virtue of this and favored by its strategic geographical position […]

  The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), the governing institution that administers the Panamanian Vessel Registry in a joint effort with the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP), confirms its commitment to the fight against unreported and unregulated illegal fishing (IUU) and states that it is carrying out the necessary actions for the due control and […]

The Republic of Panama, through the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), was congratulated by the “Joint Action Group to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s transport workers and the global supply chain ” (according to its acronym in English, JAG-TSC), led by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization […]

To commemorate the World Maritime Day, established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as an expression of gratitude to demonstrate the support of the Republic of Panama to the key workers that are the Seafarers, for being an essential element to maintain the open and operational global economy by playing a vital role in maritime […]

  The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) through the Directorate General of Merchant Marine (DG GM) that oversees the Ship Registry, has introduced measures for strengthening the flag inspection program, with emphasis on vessels calling at US ports eligible for a US Coast Guard’s Port State Inspection (PSC), and improving control and compliance rate of the […]

The Panama Ship Registry has grown in tonnage by 9.6%, adding 20.4M GT between July 2019 when the current administration took over, and July 2022 (as of today) with a total tonnage of 239.4M GT. The Panamanian fleet is composed of 8,587 vessels at July 2022, according to IHS Markit.   In the present year […]

The Panama Ship Registry has added to its fleet the “Ever Alot” container ship, the world’s biggest container ship and the first to break the 24,000 TEU mark. Panama has 18 of the world’s 20 largest container ships in terms of TEUs. The vessel has impressive dimensions, with a length of 400 meters, a width […]

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), participated as a ratifying member of the Maritime Labor Convention, in its amended version 2006, (MLC 2006, for its acronym in English) of the “Fourth Meeting (part II) of the Special Tripartite Committee of the MLC 2006” of the International Labor Organization (ILO), which was attended by more than 500 […]

The Permanent Mission of Panama to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) participated in the seventy-seventh Marine Environment Protection Meeting (MEPC 77) held last November, virtually. During this meeting, discussions centered on issues related to ballast water, air pollution prevention, energy efficiency of ships and reduction of ships’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition, two new […]

The Panama Ship Registry closed year 2021 with a total of 8,558 vessels and 236M GT, an increase of 2.33% over the previous year of 230.5M tons GT, according to IHS Markit. Panama Registry flags 15% of the world fleet according to Clarksons research. The Panama Ship Registry brought to the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) […]