by Gerard Rios | Aug 13, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
The Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Panama in Washington D.C., Mario Morales López, and the CEO of the Liberian Registry, Alfonso Castillero, launched the shared database of the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC). This database was presented to the...
by Gerard Rios | Jul 31, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
The plenary session of the National Assembly, chaired by Mrs. Dana Castañeda, ratified Luis Alberto Roquebert Vanegas as administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) and Minister of Maritime Affairs from 2024 to 2029. The ratification of Roquebert as the new...
by Gerard Rios | Jul 23, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
The renewal of the Panama merchant fleet is one of the quality objectives of the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA), which is why the entry of vessels under 15 years of age to the Panama Ship Registry is being prioritized. As a result, 57% of ships registered in 2024...
by Gerard Rios | Jul 19, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
Panama received specialists in marine biofouling management from Latin America and the Caribbean, who discussed strategies to mitigate the spread of invasive aquatic species caused by maritime transport in the “Fouling Focus” forum. Biofouling is the...
by Gerard Rios | Jul 12, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
Since Monday, July 8, the General Directorate of the Public Registry of Ship Ownership (DGRPN) of the Panama Maritime Authority of (PMA) implemented an exclusive email address to monitor and resolve, uninterruptedly, all user queries. The email address...
by Gerard Rios | May 8, 2024 | Press Release, Registry News
The Panama Maritime Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with which the vessels of the Panamanian Registry will have access to new incentives. The purpose of this...