The Panama Maritime Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Center (CECOMAP) and the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), with the support of the Panama Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CeCAP), held the Forum “Arbitration and Sino-Panama Maritime Law.”
During the event, a Mutual Cooperation Agreement was signed between CECOMAP and CMAC to promote the use of arbitration and mediation in maritime contracts and to facilitate the exchange of services between the two institutions.
The event, which included a seminar on this topic, was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP), with the participation of prominent figures from the national and international maritime sector, including Xubo Zhang, President of Fairicc Co., Ltd.; Chanqing Xie, Deputy Secretary of the China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC); and Huilin Xu, Head of Marketing at Tianan Property Insurance Co. Francisco Linares, president of the Panamanian Maritime Law Association; Lianjun Li, partner at Reed Smith LLP/CMAC Arbitrator; José María Alcantara, arbitrator at CMAC; Bing Yan, partner at Ricc & Co.; and Iria Barrancos, president of CECOMAP.
“This initiative responds to the need of the national and international maritime industry for a specialized alternative to settle and resolve disputes, further strengthening trade between Panama and China,” stated Iria Barrancos, president of CECOMAP, during the event.
For his part, César Tribaldos, president of CeCAP, noted that “CeCAP is leading a movement to promote and establish our country as the leading international arbitration center, and this will certainly be enhanced by the CeCAP-CECOMAP-CMAC alliance for providing these services to maritime companies in the region,” he added.
CECOMAP is a maritime arbitration center, administered by the Panama Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (CeCAP), and headquartered at the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama.
CMAC, established by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in 1959, is headquartered in Beijing, with sub-commissions in Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and other Chinese cities.
Last modified: Tuesday April 28th, 2026
