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BELIZE,
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New Developments
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SENIOR STAFF AT HEAD OFFICE
CAPTAIN ENCARNACION SAMANIEGO
 IMMARBE is proud to announce Captain Encarnacion Samaniego as the new Director
General.
Captain Samaniego has very valuable experience in the Maritime Field, and we are
sure that he will make important contributions to the Belize Registry.
After his graduation as a merchant marine officer, Captain Samaniego sailed with
Exxon Tanker Inc. He later became a professor at the Nautical School of Panama,
where he assumed several roles, the last one being professor in charge of the Deck
Department. For four years, Captain Samaniego was a member of the Board of
Governors and the Executive Council in the World Maritime University in Malmo,
Sweden.
Captain Samaniego worked for 20 years at the Panama Canal Commission, later
Panama Canal Authority, where he made important contributions. Most of the time as
a Maritime Training Officer, he participated in the preparation of hundreds of
professionals for maritime positions in the Canal. He led and participated in projects to
improve the Canal operation, such as developing the operation regulations for the
Panama Canal after the year 2000.
Captain Samaniego has performed several positions at the request of the Government
in the Maritime Authority of Panama. He structured the Directorate General of
Seafarers, and managed it for several years. Here he worked to make the
Panamanian Registry part of the International Maritime Organization White List for its
compliance with the STCW Convention. He also founded the International Maritime
University in Panama.
As General Director of Ports, his last position in the Maritime Authority, he led the
development of the New General Port Law approved in 2008. During his
administration he helped to develop the port infrastructure in Panama, as well as the
maritime ancillary industry that services vessels and cargo, both very important to the
reg ion.
Captain Samaniego, in addition to his degree as a Nautical Engineer with Specialty in
Navigation and Maritime Transportation, has two MBA's, one with specialty in Human
Resources, and another with specialty in Maritime Administration.
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