It has become a most comprehensive source of information on and for the domestic maritime industry presenting all the components of a sector contributing more than 35% of the country’s GDP and which has given Panama a brand name of excellence.
Like every year, the Panama Maritime Review gives a detailed outlook of the various sectors of Panama’s maritime economy, but this 2020-2021 issue shows how they are all affected by the global pandemic.
An insightful interview of the Panama Canal Administrator, Ricaurte Vasquez, describes his vision of a waterway of the future and the “trade shifts [that] will lead to different trade patterns and transportation requirements, consolidating supply chain and service providers further”. The Canal is engaged into a critical $2bn project to provide enough water to maintain operations in decades to come. Pre-qualified companies and the design of the project will be announced in February with works to begin by early 2022. Chapters on Canal cu