Cutting costs with a flag of convenience According to Alexander Proelss, a professor of International Maritime Law at the University of Hamburg, "Panama is a typical flag-of-convenience state." He ...

Tensions steadily rose until January 1964 when riots broke out after demonstrators entered the off-limits Canal Zone and tried to raise the Panamanian flag there. Twenty-two Panamanian students ...

Washington in recent years has requested that Panama, which gives its flag to 15% of the world's merchant fleet by tonnage, cancel the registration of dozens of ships targeted for transporting ...

President Trump appeared to double down on his threats to seize the Panama Canal, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Panama Sunday with an ultimatum from the White House. Photo ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag's standards, the Central American nation's Maritime Authority said on Wednesday ...

Panama Vessel Registry Says It Is 'Not a Haven for Sanctions Evasion' By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag ...