The Republic of Panama has one of the most prominent merchant navies in the world, because of the registry system established in our country since 1925, when Law 8 which regulates the merchant navy was enacted. The Panama registry system for merchant navies is based on this open registry.

Our attorneys offer legal services in this area, including the proceedings to obtain ship registries, draft of purchase agreements, vessel mortgages, charter agreements, certificates, among others. Our Firm also manages procedures with Panama’s Maritime Court.

Advantages

Panamanian ship registry offers many advantages of considerable interests to ship owners who wish to register their vessels under our flag, such as:

- Any person or company, from any nationality or place of constitution,

has the right to register vessels under Panamanian flag.

- No minimum tonnage required.

- No re-inspection is required upon vessels of ship owners who wish to

transfer them to a Pamanian flag, as long as they carry valid safety and tonnage certificates issued by a recognized classification organization.

- The registration procedure of a vessel under Panamanian flag is fast

and simple.

Services

As maritime legal services offered in Panama, our Firm offers the following:

- Ship Registry

- Ship Mortgage

- Filing of application to obtain navigation patents

- Filing of application to obtain ship station radio license

- Marine Licenses

- Shipping and Admiralty Litigation

- Counseling in Ship sales and financial transactions, voyage and

timecharter party contracts, Towage contracts, Salvage contracts.

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