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The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is developing one of the most important processes to strengthen its heritage in recent decades, through the regularization, delimitation, and titling of ports, docks, berths, and maritime facilities under its administration.
This initiative is part of Panama's Strategic Port Development Plan Vision 2040 and aims to guarantee the legal security of state port assets, strengthen the planning of the national port system, and create the necessary conditions to promote new investments and development projects for the benefit of the country.
For many years, various maritime facilities operated without the land they occupied being fully identified, delimited, or registered in favor of the State. This situation limited long-term planning, hindered project execution, and increased the risk of conflicts over the use of these strategic areas.
Given this reality, the AMP, with the support of the National Land Administration Authority (ANATI), the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Ministry of Environment, local governments, and various private individuals who have contributed through land cessions, is promoting a national program aimed at consolidating the ownership of port facilities and legally organizing these spaces.
As a result of this effort, significant progress has already been made in strategic facilities such as Puerto Armuelles, Puerto Pedregal, Vacamonte, Coco Solo, and Puerto Coquira, as well as at the AMP headquarters in Ancón and building 1108 in Cristóbal, Colón province.
Additionally, the institution is processing the regularization and titling of 17 of the 23 minor ports under its administration, including facilities located in the provinces of Chiriquí, Veraguas, Los Santos, Herrera, Coclé, Panama, and Darién.
"Land titling not only provides legal certainty; it also lays the groundwork for sustainable development, responsible investment, and efficient management of state resources," highlighted Max Florez, acting deputy administrator of the AMP.
Julio Jované, a lawyer from the AMP's Legal Advisory Office, explained that the formal registration of these facilities will allow for a more precise definition of the limits and legal status of each port installation, facilitating its administration, protection, and long-term utilization.
As a complement to this program, the institution is promoting the Declaration of Port Facilities through Board of Directors resolutions, a tool that formally delimits areas under maritime jurisdiction and strengthens their administration and planning.
