Collapse at AMP: they admit they loosened controls on ships

Director of Merchant Marine, Rafael Cigarruista, did not admit responsibility for the fall of Panama on the list gray Paris MoU, a status that puts the country on the brink of warning of international maritime sanctions for non-compliance with safety regulations for ships flying its flag.

Cigarette player, who is on tour in Taiwan and other countries, apologized for the new setback suffered by the Panamanian ship registry, pointing out that the drop in the gray list was partly the result of the covid-19 pandemic.

This is without going into the details of ongoing allegations of negligence in relation to the current handling of the ship register, what does panama have close to losing world leadership.

“The control measures are relaxed because the industry demanded it. In a pandemic we couldn’t bring back the sailors and the ship’s maintenance standards were affected,” admitted Cigarruista, who said his aim was to Panama returns to the white list of the Paris Memorandum later this year.

He said there are no sanctions for now against Panama, but it will affect vessel inspections. “Vessels that do not comply will be canceled and expelled,” he warned.

He noted that these measures also apply to Recognized Organizations (RO) They are the ones who deliver the certificates of conformity and the flag inspectors.

He said that both sides are under evaluation, and already are 4 OR are suspended.‘

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It is a place on the gray list of the Paris MOU where Panama was located.

He said he was in the area MoU from Paris, Panama It has an aging fleet, so we are “constantly evaluating it”.

Last week, Panama was relegated to Paris MOU gray list and was ranked 46th in the ranking of this organization, which seeks the elimination of ships below maritime safety standards and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment.

Panama has deteriorated 10 positions in the ranking, which places it in Paris MOU gray list. I mean, Panama It ceased to be a first-tier country in terms of the safety of its ships and became a second-tier country, according to the classification.

With this fall comes another fort a blow to the register of the flag of Panama, since their are two the main competitors are the Marshall Islands and Liberia managed to stay on the white list of the Paris MOU, while Denmark remained in first place.

According to the order, The Marshall Islands were in position 18 and Liberia in 25th place, remaining on the white list as the information published yesterday by all specialist publications for international maritime issues such as Lloyd’s List calls it.

They are checked annually in the region Paris MOU about 18,000 ships a year, of which more than 10,000 have defects.

The vessel’s risk profile is determined by analyzing, among others, the following factors: type of vessel, its age, flag – i.e. whether it is on the white, gray or black list, company classification, history of the shipping company which controls it and the ship itself – in relation to demerits or arrests discovered or suffered in the last 36 months.

With the gray list of the Paris MoU, the decline of the Panamanian shipping registry is worsening and it is on the verge of losing its leadership.

The latest report of the Department of AMP ship register reveals that last year the Panamanian registry lost 1,126 ships representing 19 million 656 thousand 112 tons of cargo.

Even the canceled ships report discloses the loss in detail by the legal representative, stating thatMorgan and Morgan companies 158 ships with a carrying capacity of 6.6 million tons were withdrawn.

The second company with the most ship withdrawals is Arias B y Asociados with 210 ships representing 5.1 tons. It is followed by GMCG Legal cwith 32 ships representing 766 thousand tons, Mulino and Mulino with 19 representing 591 tons, MLS & Associates with 61 ships representing 482 tons.