The Maritime Authority of Panama is putting out to tender the supply and operation of an identification and tracking system for vessels in the ship registry and related services, for a 5 year term.
Panama Government Purchase 2016-2-03-0-08-LV-005 288:
"The Maritime Authority of Panama has convened this public meeting to receive suitable proposals from qualified suppliers to provide a design, delivery, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance for the Republic of Panama of a ship monitoring center (CMB by its initials in Spanish) which must have the functions and features described in the specification.
The Panama Maritime Authority is putting out to tender the service of operation and maintenance of a LRIT Ship Center for $10 million.
Panama Government Purchase 2014-2-03-0-08-LA-003678:
"Operation and Maintenance Service in the Republic of Panama of LRIT Ship Center (LRIT Center) , acting as the sole provider of service application (PSA) and National Data Center (NDC) authorized by the Republic of Panama.
8,000 ships will be identified and tracked remotely via satellite.
Vizada, along with Absolute Maritime Tracking Systems, were selected by the Maritime Authority of Panama to provide long rage identification and tracking (LRIT) for more than 8,000 ships in Panamanian waters, in an effort to comply with new regulations which came into effect on January 1.