Ship registration and maritime law, from Panama City

Bierman Pautt & Associates is a maritime law firm in Panama City. It registers vessels, processes crew endorsements and seafarer documents, forms and manages the companies that own vessels, and advises owners, banks and foreign lawyers on maritime matters. It files before the Panama Maritime Authority, a short drive from its office.

Every filing prepared so it goes through the first time, with the client told what is missing before it costs a day.

The steel arch of the Bridge of the Americas over the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, with containers stacked below

A vessel in the Panama Canal locks at dusk, seen from above with the lights of the lock walls

A bulk carrier at anchor in calm water, her lifeboat and cranes against a blue sky

What Bierman Pautt handles

Ship registration
Registration of new and second-hand vessels, bareboat registration and changes of ownership, with Bierman Pautt as resident agent. Provisional and permanent patents, and the statutory documents that follow.
Crew endorsements and seafarer certification
Endorsements, seaman's books and transitional certificates for crews of any size, from the seafarer's licence of origin.
Corporate formation and management
The companies that own and operate vessels: formation, registered agent, directors, beneficial ownership records and yearly upkeep.
Maritime legal advice and representation
Regulatory questions, due diligence and representation in Panama, including for foreign law firms that need a correspondent here.