This list of Panama-flagged cargo ships consists of vessels which are registered in Panama and subject to the laws of that country. Panama is the world's most prolific flag state by both tonnage and number of ships; over 8,065 ships accounting for almost 23% of the world's DWT fly the Panamanian flag, largely due to its status as a flag of convenience. A total of 4,721 bulk carriers, container ships, and general cargo ships flew the Panamanian flag in 2021. Any ship which flew the flag at any point in its career, and is present in the encyclopedia, is listed here.
List of ships NameOwnerCountryYear builtTypeNotesBelen Quezada1884CollierFirst international "flag of convenience" vessel. Struck from registry in 1931, presumed scrappedIoannis LivanosZarati Steamship Co.1918SteamshipLast surviving White Star Line cargo ship."SS Gallic," de Kerbrech, Richard (2009). Ships of the White Star Line. Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 179. Scrapped in 1956Volgo-Balt 2141978General cargoSank on 7 January 2019HeltPrima Shipping Group1985General cargoSunk by explosion in the Black Sea during the 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineExxon ValdezExxon Shipping Company1986Oil tankerBeached in Prince William Sound, causing a major oil spill. Scrapped in 2012MSC SabrinaMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational1989Container shipDetained in Antwerp in 2017Paris MoU 2017-06 Detention Lists Golden NoriDorval Kaiun Shipping1997Chemical tankerHijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia on 28 October 2007 Note that this article's title refers to a different incident.MV MatthewMatthew Maritime2001Container shipDetained in Cork in 2023MOL EnterpriseMitsui O.S.K. Lines2003Panamax container shipScrapped in 2017MSC Carmen Mediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2005Container shipIn active serviceMSC PamelaMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2005Container shipIn active serviceZelek StarFuden Shipping & Trading2005General cargoRan aground in 2013 and 2019. Refloated and under repairsMSC LeighMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2006Container shipIn active serviceMSC MontereyMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2007Container shipIn active serviceMSC NuriaMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2008Container shipIn active serviceMSC RosariaMediterranean Shipping CompanyInternational2007Container shipIn active serviceNYK VegaNippon Yusen Ship Management2006Container shipIn active serviceU-Sea SaskatchewanSeavance Shipping2010Bulk carrier In active serviceU-Sea ColonsaySeavance Shipping2011Panamax bulk carrier In active serviceNamura QueenNissen Kaiun2020Bulk carrierShelled during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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