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Bertilda
García Escalona
Administradora
de la AMP
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Captain
Luis Pérez Salamero
Deputy-Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority
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Mr.
Rodrigo Chiari, Secretary General of the Panama Maritime
Authority
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The
Panama Maritime Authority, an autonomous Panamanian governmental
entity, was established by the Decree Law # 7 of February 10, 1998
in order to unify all maritime related offices that until that date
operated as the National Port Authority; the General Directorate
of Consular and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Treasury and
Finance; the General Directorate of Marine Resources of the Ministry
of Commerce and Industries and the Nautical School of Panama of
the Ministry of Education.
(Picture of
Mrs. Bertilda García Escalona, Administrator of the Panama
Maritme Authority)
The Panama
Maritime Authority is headed by an Administrator, who exercises
its legal representation and is appointed by the President of the
Republic of Panama and ratified by the Legislative Assembly.
Currently,
the Administrator is Mrs. Bertilda Gracía Escalona and the
Deputy-Administrator is Captain Luis Pérez Salamero.
The members of the Board of Directors of the Panama Maritime Authority
are appointed by the President of the Republic.
The
Panama Maritime Authority has the following functions:
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To
act as the supreme maritime authority in the Republic of Panama
in order to execute the duties and enforce the responsibilities
of the Panamanian Government in accordance with the United Nations
Law of the 1982 Sea Convention and other laws and existing provisions. |
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To
manage, promote, regulate, project and carry out the strategies,
standards, plans and programs, related to the functioning and
development of the maritime sector. |
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To
promote, coordinate and execute the National Maritime Strategy. |
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To
administer the Panamanian shipping registry. |
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To
propose and coordinate the development plans of the national
port system, and to exploit and operate port services and supervise
those that are not directly operated by the PANAMA MARITIME
AUTHORITY. |
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To
protect the national interests within the maritime spaces and
inland waterways. |
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To
manage and preserve marines and coastal resources. |
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To
ensure the compliance of the treaties, conventions and international
agreements regarding maritime issues ratified by Panama. |
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·To
update the navigation aids system for a safe passage through
the Panamanian maritime spaces. |
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To
accomplish the current standards on apparel, training, entitlening,
instruction and guard of the seamen. |
THE ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE OF THE PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY
Based
on a criteria of centralization of functions, in its different departments,
the PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITY has the following organizational structure:
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Board of Directors.
· Administrator.
· Deputy-Administrator.
· General Secretary.
· General Directorate of Merchant Marine.
· General Directorate of Seamen.
· General Directorate of Marine and Coastal Resources.
· General Directorate of Ancillary Maritime Ports and Industries
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It
also has the following Directorates: Finance, Human Resources, Public
Relations, Management, Internal Auditing, Legal, Planning and Development
of the Maritime Sector.
The
Board of Directors of the Panama Maritime Authority is conformed
by :
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Her
Excellency Mirna Pittí, Minister of the Presidency and
Chairperson of the Board of Directors; |
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His
Excellency Jerry Salazar, Minister for the Panama Canal Affairs; |
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Captain
Edgar Tejada, a professional mariner with a specialty in Nautical
Sciences; |
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Mrs.
Pamela García, a professional in Human Resources for
the maritime sector; |
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Mr.
Francisco Martinelli, a professional with experience on Maritime
Law; |
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Mr.
Fotys Lymberópulos, a businessman of the maritime sector. |
The
Advisory Council of the Panama Maritime Authority is conformed by:
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the
Deputy-Administrator of the institution, Captain Luis Pérez
Salamero; |
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the
Secretary General of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT),
of the Minister of the Presidency, Dr. Gonzalo Córdoba;
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the
Director of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Ricardo Bustamante; |
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the
Director of International Affairs, of the Ministry of Work and
Labor Development, Mr. Carlos Icaza; |
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the
Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, of the Ministry of Commerce
and Industries, Licdo. Rommel Adames; |
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the
Chairman of the Panama Chamber of Shipping, Thomas Kenna; |
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and
the Secretary General of one of the social organizations of
Panamanian seamen, Mr. Edilberto Del Cid. |
The
Panamanian maritime sector represents 20% of the Gross Internal
Product (GIP) , being the sector with higher growth in the national
economy.
The investments
as a result of the privatization and development of the ports are
well over the amount of one billion dollars and expansion, privatization
and concessions plans continue in the Panamanian port system on
both oceans (Atlantic and Pacific).
The Panama
Maritime Authority promotes national and foreign investment and
supports the development of the Multimodal Logistic Center with
the operation of the Panama-Colon Railroad, offering greater operational
efficiency to the Colon Free Zone
Phone:
232-5528/5553
Fax No. 232-5527 |
Building
5534, Diablo Heights
P.O. Box 8062 Panama 7,
Republic of Panama |
| E-mail:
ampadmon@amp.gob.pa |
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