Upon initiative of Mr. Roberto Linares, Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP in Spanish), and in response to strong competition from other shipping registers, the AMP carried out the second maritime seminar in Tokyo on December 7^th, 2011, with the collaboration of the Embassy of Panama in Japan, the Consulate General of Panama in Tokyo and the Consulate General of Panama in Kobe.

The Panamanian delegation, led by Eng. Alfonso Castillero, Director General of Merchant Marine, also included Eng. Arsenio Domínguez, Alternate Representative of Panama to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Eng. Reynaldo Garibaldi, Head of Navigation Department of AMP, who make presentations on issues such as new developments in the Panama Shipping Register, Status of the Maritime Labour Convention, Statistics of Tokyo MOU and new regulations of the International Maritime Organization.

The activity concluded with a cocktail reception offered by AMP to the Japanese shipping community, with the attendance of Mr. Koji Sekimizu, new Secretary General of IMO, who expressed his gratitude for the support of Panama at the last election of the IMO, and also conveyed his willingness to cooperate with our country, in order to advance the best policies and practices within the international maritime community.

It is important to note that Eng. Castillero, accompanied by H.E. Jorge Kosmas Sifaki, Ambassador of Panama to Japan, held a working meeting with Mr. Sekimizu on the previous day of the seminar, where they exchanged views on issues related to the IMO.

The two seminars offered by the AMP in Imabari and Tokyo respectively, not only sought to update the Japanese shipping industry on the new maritime policies of Panama, but also to maintain the strong position of our country in Japan, vis-à-vis the rapid advance of other shipping registers in the Japanese market such as Marshall Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore and Liberia.

As Imabari, the seminar in Tokyo was an excellent opportunity to carry out important exchanges between the authorities of the AMP and Japanese shipowners.

During the seminar

Remarks by Mr. Koji Sekimizu, new Secretary General of International Maritime Organization (IMO), during the reception

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