Author: Manuel Antonio Espinosa
President José Raúl Mulino has intervened personally in a growing disagreement over how the Panama Maritime Authority manages access to its institutional records, pushing the topic of maritime transparency Panama into the national conversation. The AMP confirmed it will convene an extraordinary session of its Board of Directors on Tuesday, September 1, to revisit Resolution JD No. 012-2026, a measure that declared certain agency files off-limits for a full decade. The president voiced his objections on X on Monday, saying he did not understand why the maritime agency would classify specific information as confidential or restricted. “I don’t know the…
Export Infrastructure Powers the Panamanian Fish Market Just twelve months after launching operations, a processing complex in eastern Panama now ships roughly 300,000 pounds of frozen seafood each week to buyers on three continents. The Pacific Fishing Free Zone in Tanara, Chepo, has rapidly positioned the Panamanian fish market as an emerging force in international seafood trade, with active commercial routes reaching the United States, Spain, Nicaragua, Chile and other global destinations. The facility operates under Panama’s Special Free Zone Regime established by Law 32 of 2011 and received its authorization from the Cabinet Council in September 2025. Total investment…