Svitzer Americas was headquartered in Miami, US, for many years, but in early 2020 it was decided to relocate to Panama and move into Panama Design Centre, which also houses other parts of the Maersk Group including Sealand Americas, APM Terminals, Hamburg-Sud, Twill, and Maersk Liner Operations Clusters.
“Panama is an important, strategic maritime hub with good infrastructure and easy connections to nearby countries and ports. For Svitzer, moving the regional headquarters to Panama will further strengthen our presence in the Americas region and bring us even closer to our customers and operations in the region,” said Arjen van Dijk, Managing Director of Switzer Americas.
“We see significant growth potential in the region within both harbour and terminal towage and moving the regional headquarters to Panama supports our growth ambitions. Furthermore, we will have access to recruiting some of the best people, as Panama in general has a large and very skilled and experienced workforce because of its position as a central hub for the maritime industry in the region,” he added.
Svitzer Americas is heavily engaged in the region with harbour towage and terminal towage as the main segments. Svitzer Americas operates more than 80 vessels in ports and terminals in 12 different countries across the region and customers can thus benefit from a global ownership, presence and experience combined with in-depth regional and local knowledge.
Source: Seatrade Maritime
