Maritime &Logistics Trade Mission to Panama

The Netherlands Embassy in Panama City and Holland House Panama are organizing a Maritime & Logistics trade mission to Panama from 28-30 March 2023. Innovative companies from the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and St Maarten with a focus on port development, port digitalization, AI, digital transformation, renewable energy and sustainability solutions are invited to participate in this 3-day trade mission to the Maritime & Logistics Hub of the Americas!

Key mission features

✅ A virtual platform presenting the mission and your business to potential Panamian partners and authorities
✅ Collective visits to major ports
✅ Customized 1-on-1 matchmaking with potential business partners
✅ Briefing sessions about Maritime & Logistics Trends, Business Opportunities & Incentives
✅ Networking events with key stakeholders

Why participate?

Panama is THE Maritime & Logistics Hub of the Americas

🌎 6% of world trade passes through the Panama-Canal

💰 The Ports & Logistics sector contributes 30% to Panamanian GDP

⚓️ Panama has 35 seaports of which 22 in the Panama-Canal Zone

📦 These ports handled an aggregated volume of 8.6 million TEUs in 2021 (+11.5%)

🆓 Panama has 11 active free zones, among which the 2nd largest free trade zone in the world (Colon Free Trade Zone) & 14 Logistics Parks, with many under development

📈 Demand. Panama has committed itself both nationally as well as internationally to reduce its carbon footprint (transport sector contributes approx. 50% to GHG emissions). Modernizing its maritime & logistics infrastructure and systems is vital to the countries prosperity and competitiveness

Opportunities in Panama

The maritime & logistics sector is key to Panama’s growth & competitiveness. That’s why Panama is investing in existing and new ports, equipment and systems and particularly improving efficiency, digitalization and sustainability.

Multiple tenders are currently starting or in progress in Panama, centred around port infrastructure and equipment, modernization works, CO2 neutrality, renovation of shipyards, digital transformation projects and logistic management systems. Only the Panama Canal is already investing 500 million in digital transformation and 500 m. – 1.5 billion in CO2 neutrality in the coming decade

Recent market studies

Driving the Digital Transformation of Transportation in Latin America and the Caribbean (IADB, 2022)
Logistics in Latin America and the Caribbean: Opportunities, Challenges, Courses of Action (IADB, 2021)
Digitalization in Ports in Latin America (Holland House Colombia / STC)
Maritime & Logistics report Panama (Netherlands Embassy Panama-City, 2020)

More info on Doing Business in Panama.

Register here for the mission

Registration is open to companies from the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba en Sint Maarten, active in the Maritime & Logistics sector (max. 10 companies can participate; max. 2 persons per company). Participation fee is: 850 EUR (also includes participation to the World Logistics Forum). Registration deadline: February 13 2023.

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