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Panama Flag — Maritime Risk Profile

ISO PA · White List (low risk)

Standard PSC regime

Port State Control performance

Paris MoU →
White List (low risk)
5.9% 3-year detention rate
Tokyo MoU →
White List (low risk)
4.5% 3-year detention rate

The Panama flag holds White List (low risk) placement across the two largest port state control regimes. Detention rates reflect the percentage of PA-flagged vessels detained out of all inspections at member-state ports over the most recent three-year window. White-list flags demonstrate consistently strong compliance with international maritime safety standards.

Sanctioned vessels under Panama flag

10 vessels in ArcNautical's screening index currently fly the Panama flag and appear on at least one sanctions or watch list (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, UK, Belgium FOD, or RUSI DPRK reports).

Vessel nameIMOPrograms
AMBER 6 9235713 ch, ofac
TANI 9417464 ua_war_sanctions, ofac
APATE 9433016 ua_war_sanctions, ofac
AQUATICA 9299769 ch, ofac
BELLARIS 9332614 ua_war_sanctions, ofac
CAPTAIN KOSTICHEV 9301392 ch, ofac
CHRIS. DE MARGERIE 9737187 ch, ofac
PERSEY 9544281 ch, ofac
CRIUS 9251274 ch, ofac
ZODIAK 9513139 ch, ofac

Screen any hull on this list from code, no key: curl https://arcnautical.com/api/v1/vessels/9235713/check · API docs

Country sanctions exposure

Panama (PA) is not subject to comprehensive country-level sanctions programs. Vessels flying this flag are screened individually against OFAC SDN, EU consolidated, UN Security Council, and UK HMT/OFSI sanctions lists.

Related flags

Other flag states with similar Paris/Tokyo MoU placement: