Consulate General of Panama 
THE PANAMANIAN FLAG IS FLYING ON 16% OF THE WORLD’S SHIPS FLEET
Panama Ship Registry has maintained its leading position globally with 8,540 vessels and 251.1 million gross tonnage (GT), according to the international platform IHS Markit. While in the latest World Fleet Monitor of the year by Clarksons Research Platform, the panamanian flag is on 16% of the ships that make up the world fleet. During […]
PANAMA SIGNS AN AGREEMENT WITH CANADA TO PROMOTE JOBOPPORTUNITIES FOR PANAMANIAN OFFICERS, CADETS AND JUNIOR PERSONNEL
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is committed to the opening of new markets and promotes the initiative of signing Agreements with other Maritime Administrations and Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with shipping companies of national and international prestige, aimed at exchanging experiences and knowledge technicians, that allow the execution of the powers of Panamanian seafarers, which […]
PANAMA AND PERU STRENGTHEN RELATIONS IN THE MARITIME FIELD.
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the National Maritime Authority of Peru signed an Inter-institutional Agreement that seeks mutual recognition of the training and certification of seafarers, in accordance with Rule I/10 of the International Convention on Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW’78 Convention, as amended). This Agreement seeks, among other purposes, […]
PANAMA CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADER IN SHIP REGISTRATIONS WITH 8,662 VESSELS.
The Panamanian Ship Registry administered by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), added more than 5.9 million Gross Register Tons only in the first half of 2023, according to the institution’s database. According to the international platform IHS Markit, at the end of June the Panamanian fleet is made up of 8,662 ships totaling 249.8 million […]
PRESS RELEASE
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), during the last 4 years, has made decisions responsibly and with the purpose that the Panamanian Ship Registry adapts to the changes required by the international maritime industry, to provide continuity and sustainability in the business, after observing in the year 2020 the results of an analysis of the historical […]
PANAMA ACHIEVES THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO).
Naval architect Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco, the first Panamanian and Latin American candidate for this position, has more than 25 years of professional experience in the international maritime world. The IMO has 175 member States and three associates while Panama has been a member since December 31, 1958. London, July 18, 2023. Panama obtained today […]
PRESS RELEASE
Despite the inclusion of the Panama Ship Registry in the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) grey list, the Panama Maritime Administration remains committed to the compliance of its fleet by taking measures to reduce Port State’s detentions of Panama-flagged vessels. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) is made up of 27 European countries and […]
PANAMA’S SHIP REGISTRY CLEANS UP ITS FLEET FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE
The Panama Maritime Authority considers the international compliance of the Panama-flagged fleet of utmost importance and to enforce it, the Authority looks at the age of vessels, detention, and safety inspection history, together with statutory and classification inspection and certification history. The Panamanian fleet is inspected on average 14,000 times per year, which represents a […]
