Tag: Panama

TT Club is increasing its efforts to promote industry awareness of both trends in criminal activity and methods of combatting its success, in response to the exponential growth in contraband drugs entering Europe via ports on the Atlantic seaboard.

After a severe drought affecting the Panama Canal, the Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten their loads in order to reduce their draft. 

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), together with the main maritime unions and other state institutions, has concluded the meetings for the revision of Law 57 of August 6, 2008, known as the General Law of Merchant Marine.

The Panama Canal is a crucial spot for global shipping as it effectively links the Americas with the EU and Asia since 1914, more than 100 years ago. However, maintenance is needed to ensure the Canal's operations in the future. 

Shipowners and seafarers participated actively in the 11th Meeting of the Embarking Committee, presided over by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) through the General Directorate of Seafarers, providing ideas and executing projects to achieve compliance with the set objectives that benefit Panamanian seafarers.

The Mission to Seafarers and Deutsche Seemannsmission have launched a new partnership to improve welfare services for seafarers in Panama.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor's federal workplace safety inspectors after investigating the death of a 28-year-old cargo worker Panama City, discovered his employer failed to follow required safety standards, including allowing unsafe cargo crane operation and failing to provide training.

The United States of America, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Panama and the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership have announced their intent to engage in technical cooperation to help facilitate the establishment of green shipping corridors.

After Panama decided to deregister hundreds of ships linked to Iran’s state oil company in the last four years, the latter downplayed this decision, calling it “insignificant”. 

Panama's vessel registry withdrew its flag from 136 ships linked to Iran's state oil company in the last four years, according to the country's maritime authority.