The Director of the General Directorate of Seafarers, Captain Juan Maltez, has revealed that The Panama Maritime Authority has processed the repatriation of some 3,690 passengers and crew members from around the world, including Panamanians that were on board various kinds of ships within Panamanian waters since March. In dealing with the pandemic caused by COVID-19), the mass repatriation was performed with the endorsement, supervision and criteria of the Ministry of Health of Panama (MINSA).
Captain Maltez said: “The PMA shall continue to collaborate with our Panamanian seafarers and with the national and international maritime sector, as we have done it from the beginning of the pandemic with the support offered to the Zaandam and Rotterdam Cruises, demonstrating to the world a logistic capacity and the ability to offer concrete solutions in record time, allowing the salvage of passengers and crew members, a contribution acknowledged and praised worldwide”.
