The Embassy and Consulates of Panama to Japan, with the support of the Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Mr. Roberto Linares, carried out a maritime seminar on December 5^th in the port city of Imabari.

The Panamanian delegation, led by Eng. Alfonso Castillero, Director General of Merchant Marine of AMP, also included Eng. Reynaldo Garibaldi, Head of Navigation and Maritime Safety of the Directorate General of Merchant Marine of AMP, Eng. Arsenio Dominguez, Alternate Representative of the Permanent Mission of Panama to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and Eng. Silvia Uribe, Technical Officer of Segumar Office in Tokyo.

The delegation of the AMP was also accompanied by H.E. Jorge Kosmas Sifaki, Ambassador of Panama to Japan, and Mr. Alberto Arosemena, Consul General of Panama in Kobe.

The seminar was aimed at informing the Japanese shipowners about new developments in the Panamanian Registry as well as future challenges in the global maritime industry within the context of uncertainties in the major economies of Europe and the United States.

It is important to note that Japan is the number one user of the Panamanian Registry with more than 3,000 ships sailing under the national flag. Imabari city is an important port city and shipyard located 600 km South of Tokyo, and has the official status of sisterhood with Panama city since March 2^nd, 1977, in view of strong maritime ties, which exist between both countries.

The seminar, which was celebrated for the first time in Imabari, was successful, with the attendance of more than one hundred shipowners, who expressed their gratitude for the participation of the Panamanian delegation. Also, the seminar provided a good opportunity for a fruitful exchange of views with technicians of the AMP on maritime services offered by Panama to the Japanese maritime community.

First row, from right to left: H.E. Jorge Kosmas Sifaki, Ambassador of Panama to Japan, and Mr. Ryoji Kan, Mayor of Imabari City, Second row, from right to left: Eng. Arsenio Dominguez, Alternate Representative of the Permanent Mission of Panama to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Eng. Reynaldo Garibaldi, Head of Navigation and Maritime Safety of Directorate General of Merchant Marine of Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Eng. Alfonso Castillero, Director General of Merchant Marine of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and other members of the City Hall of Imabari

During the seminar

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