The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting the neo-panamax locks by just over three metres.

The Panama Ship Registry has grown 2.58% in tonnage to 23 6.5m gt and to 8,652 vessels, up 1.6%, during the months of January to April 2021, according to IHS Markit figures, compared to December 2020.

The Director General of the Panamanian Merchant Marine, Rafael Cigarruista, visited the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Admiral Osama Rabie, to learn about the current situation of the Ever Given.

With the shift to issuing of seafarers’ certificates and documentation in electronic format, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has issued some 123,676 electronic certificates.

Panamanian ports posted a healthy container volumes growth of 7.5% during the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2020 according to the Panama Maritime Authority statistics department.

Svitzer has announced that Switzer Americas is opening a regional headquarters in Panama City as part of the company's ambitions to further strengthen its position in the region.

The Panama Canal has announced it is postponing the implementation of the modifications in the Transit Reservation System fees from 15 April to 1 June 2021.

For the first time in Chile and on the West Coast of South America (WCSA) San Antonio Terminal International (STI) has docked two very large containerships of 366 m in length.

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has initiated an investigation of the events that occurred to the Panama-flagged Ever Given box ship in the Suez Canal, in order to determine the possible causes of its grounding, it said in a statement.

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is seeking potential partners for Long-Range Identification Tracking System (LRIT) for the country’s ship registry.