The Panama ship registry issues recommendations for its vessels sailing in the waters of Ukraine and Russia, in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) through the Panama Ship Registry, published on February 24, 2022, the Merchant Marine Notice MMN 03/2022, which emphasizes that its ships must maintain maximum vigilance and increase security conditions on board, to protect both the seafarers on board and the ship, when they are sailing in Ukrainian and Russian...
AMP carries out Maritime Labor Inspections to verify working and living conditions on board
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), through the Department of Maritime Labor Affairs of the General Directorate of Seafarers (DGGM) carried out, during 2021 at national level, 289 maritime labor inspections on board ships of both interior and international service of the Panamanian registry, in compliance with the provisions of Decree Law No. 8 of February 26, 1998, which regulates work at sea and in...
Panama reaffirms its commitment to international compliance
PANAMA – April 12, 2021— The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), the entity responsible for the administration of the Panama Ship Registry, has bolstered its operation for strengthening the application of its procedures, especially those related to due diligence and international compliance of its fleet.
The AMP has reinforced methodologies, acquired new tools, trained personnel and created new areas within the Directorate General of...
Panamanian delegation investigates in situ the Wakashio accident
PANAMA—SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 —The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) reports on the progress of the safety investigation of the accident in the Mauritius Island, of the vessel “Wakashio”.
A delegation of experts in maritime accidents has arrived in Mauritius and is currently gathering information through face-to-face interviews with members of the ship’s crew.
The delegation has been able, so far, to evidence and confirm that, on July 25,...
Panama Anchorage
AMP suspends anchorage fees for 90 days to Panama-flagged vessels above 500g and to foreign-flaged vessels for 60 days
PANAMA—MAY 19, 2020- The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has announced that in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MINSA), it has allowed international navigation vessels, including tankers and container vessels, which are not currently in operation, to anchor their ships in the Bay of Panama until they pass the world sanitary status and they have only...