Panama Closes Registry to Older Tankers and Bulkers Targeting Shadow Fleet

Despite this, the NGO United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has continued to be highly critical of Panama’s ship registry. The group says that of the 542 vessels it tracks in the Iranian oil trade, 17 percent are currently flagged by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP). After that, the largest numbers are ships flying false flags, and then Palau, which has just over six percent of the vessels’ UANI has identified.