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Panama, a country that lives in front of the Maritime Development
Panama is a country privileged to be embraced by two oceans (Atlantic and Pacific) and be the narrowest point ofthe American continent, these natural advantages make this country a perfect place for the development of the maritime industry, however, is not a factor determinant for success,so getting to the point that today Panama has achieved has not been easy.

The Panamanian maritime industry has developed slowly over the years: to go back in history areimportant decisions that have charted the course of this country, one of the most significant, in my opinion, gives rise in 1925, when Panama as a free nation decides to offer the serviceof open registry vessels using a set of merchant consulates worldwide strategy with high expectations and welcomed by the community of owners, thus today have resulted ininternational recognition as the # 1 in boat registrations, this puts him in a privileged position within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for decision-making in the variouscommittees that make up this organization.

In 1995, this country takes another big step, with the start of operations of the first private port in the Atlantic (Coco Solo South),created in order to handle containerized cargo and shot (the latter was the original project concept, developed in place since the eighties, used as a storage and distribution toand from the area of Christopher).

The development of the port sector is emerging as winner in 1997 with the privatization of the ports that were administered by the NationalPort Authority, located at the entrances of the Panama Canal. In the same year he began a second port operations with private management in the Atlantic Coast, this time in ...