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Panama Acts to Remain Freightage Leader
Panama is trying to improve its national
freightage system to prevent desertion by
registered clients, accounting for 26 percent of
world tonnage.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ricardo Duran has
submitted a bill to the National Assembly
guaranteeing human security at sea through a
certification and license system for cargo
liners.
Such legislation will ease inconveniences, such
as requiring clients to enter a dyke to undergo
mandatory basic inspections, explained Duran.
Several ship owners, particularly the Japanese,
threatened to revoke their contracts with Panama
due to service problems.
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