A recent report by the Panama Maritime Law Association (Apademar) says the maritime register should be made independent from political winds by creating a government-owned corporation similar to Tocumen SA, which runs Panama City’s international airport.
“I think it’s necessary,” agreed Alfonso Castillero, who runs the Panamanian shipping flag as the government’s director-general for merchant marine.
Despite improvements in Panama’s registry in recent years, Castillero tells TradeWinds that putting services to the international shipping industry under a single decision maker would make these services more agile.
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