PANAMA CITY BEACH — Residents and visitors may have noticed purple flags flying over local beaches. Purple was flying to ...

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said that the US will not allow China or any other country to threaten the operation of the Panama Canal. The Pentagon chief, who was speaking ...

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet with leaders of the Central American country following recent Trump administration allegations of Chinese interference in the ...

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is implementing necessary measures to refine its merchant fleet to safeguard its reputation. Under Executive Decree No. 512, if the Directorate General of the ...

Plenty to digest after a small-town affair in Martinsville. What did Denny Hamlin's flag mean? Is Kyle Busch retiring after this year? Small town with a small track, but the Martinsville weekend ...

The Russian Sovcomflot has already passed this. Panama will cancel the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag and have been sanctioned by the United States, other Western countries or ...

The world’s biggest flag states is removing 125 ships in a “purge” linked to sanctions. The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) said it has officially deregistered 107 vessels listed under ...

The AMP said its new procedure for revocation of vessel registration was brought about by the "lengthy processing times (approximately three months)" that "affected the perception of the Panama flag".

The deregistration of vessels from the Panama flag can take up to three months but the Government of Panama has issued the Executive Decree which allows for immediate expulsion from the registry.

A Message of Zero Tolerance The Minister of Security emphasized this initiative as a clear signal that Panama will not permit the exploitation of its flag for criminal activities. In alignment with ...

In a significant move to protect its maritime reputation, Panama has canceled the registration of 107 vessels ... This drawn-out procedure often resulted in a negative perception of the Panamanian ...