Panama Ship Registry attains US Coast Guard Qualship 21 statusPanama Ship Registry attains US Coast Guard Qualship 21 status

It represents a milestone for the Panama Ship Registry and demonstrates the institution and its human resources’ effort in changing working methods and fleet monitoring.

The Qualship 21 programme was established by the US Coast Guard in 2002 and was designed to ensure safe and environmentally friendly maritime commerce. To qualify for this programme, vessels must comply with the established requirements, which encourage those exemplary vessels that have been inclined towards compliance and good environmental management. To date and until June 2023, some 27 states and registries are included in the Qualship 21.

To achieve this objective, a series of measures were implemented to guarantee the reduction of possible detentions upon arrival of Panama-flagged vessels in ports of the United States:

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The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)’s General Directorate of Merchant Marine by means of the Department of Navigation and Maritime Safety, in conjunction with the Flag Inspectors, the Recognised Organisations, and the Segumar Technical Offices located in the United States, Panama, among other regions worked to achieve this objective together.

“Panama’s Maritime Administration encourages ship owners, operators, and captains to maintain the highest standards to ensure a safer as possible to innovative, and sustainable industry, always having as principle the protection of the human life at sea and the environment,” Panama said.