Panama’s Cruise Port has a 90% advance


News from Panama / Saturday, March 25th, 2023

The Director of the General Directorate of Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Industries (DGPIMA) of the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP), Flor Pitty and the General Administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), Iván Eskildsen made a tour with the Vice President of Services of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., Angelo Impoco through the facilities of the Panama Cruise Terminal.

by the Belgian company Jan de Nul and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), promised that the passenger-related facilities would be completed by October of this year, which will give us the possibility of being able to receive more passengers.

This project is one of the most modern in all of Central America, being also the only one of its kind, it has a navigation depth of between 11.3 meters and

The Vice President of Services of Norwegian Cruise, expressed his great satisfaction with the good progress that the work registers and reaffirmed the support for Panama by indicating that they are interested in bringing larger cruise ships with a capacity that exceed 4,000 passengers, once the contractor completes with the adaptations related to the passengers.

The General Administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Iván Eskildsen pointed

During this month, they have arrived in our country through the Cruise Terminal of Panama and Colón 2000, about 12,857 domestic and foreign tourists as part of the 2022-2023 cruise season activity that energizes the national economy. In addition, the National Government, through Executive Decree 8 of March 9, 2023, created incentives for shipping companies.