Panama is the venue for the “XXVIII Meeting of the Agreement Committee, and Administrators of Information Centers as well as Technical Work Groups”, of the Viña del Mar Agreement, which will take place from September 5 to 8 of this year. The Latin American Agreement on Control of Vessels by the Port State Control, known

a significant event unfolded in the beautiful city of Imabari, Japan. The Regional Office of the Panama Maritime Authority, Segumar Imabari, in collaboration with the Consulate of Panama in Kobe, proudly hosted the First Workshop at the Minato Hall, Minato Kouryu Center 100-3, Kataha-cho 1, Imabari City. This workshop was a resounding success, drawing with

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

The General Director of Merchant Marine, Eng. Rafael Cigarruista, delivered a special presentation to more than fifty attendees from different shipping companies of Ehime. The presentation, which was named “TOGETHER WE SAVE OUR OCEAN THROUGH A GREENER INDUSTRY”, was focused on the important probable phases towards the achievement of a cleaner industry and the incentives

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, H.E. Vladimir Franco participated as a guest of honor at the official inauguration ceremony of the Bari Ship 2023 Exhibition celebrated at the city of Imabari. Afterwards, the Panama booth was also officially inaugurated by Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga of Imabari City, along with H.E.