Ships under the Panama flag

71 vessels flying the flag of Panama have been caught in Skydex, by 7 spotters. Most of them are cargo ships. It shows up regularly, without being one of the big open registries. The flag is read off the MMSI the vessel transmits, so it is the registry the ship sails under, not where it was built.

Vessels

Spotters

First caught by ess on 2026-08-02.

Circulars of the flag administration

Panama Maritime Authority publishes circulars and notices for ships under the Panama flag. The latest ones:

All 191 AMP documents on superronin.com

Titles are as the administration publishes them, and each one opens the original. superronin.com, our site for ship managers, reads the list at least once a day.

In the directory

Questions

How many Panama-flagged ships have Skydex players caught?

71 vessels.

How do you know a ship flies the Panama flag?

From its MMSI: the first three digits are the Maritime Identification Digits of the country the ship is registered in.

Where does the Panama flag administration publish its circulars?

Panama Maritime Authority publishes them on its website, panamashipregistry.com. In 2026 it has listed 36 so far; the latest is “MMC-171 Flag Safety Inspection Program”, dated Nov 2026.