Agencias Continental, S.A.

Agencias Continental, S.A., also known as Agenco, is a ship agency in Panama that has acted as an agent at the Panama Canal since 1953. It handles canal transits and port calls for every kind of vessel and represents shipping lines, including as agent for Hapag-Lloyd in Panama. The company traces its story to two Swedish seamen who landed in Panama in 1923.

What Agencias Continental, S.A. offers

• Panama Canal transits — transit bookings, including early reservations, and waiting-time projections.
• Port agency and husbanding — services for vessels calling in Panama, available around the clock.
• Crew and spare parts — handling crew matters and delivery of vessel spare parts.
• Liner representation — a named line representative for each product it represents.
• Finance and accounting — cash for vessels' on-board payments and quick closing of port accounts through automated systems.
• Emissions information — a CO2 emissions reduction ranking for canal users.

Who it works with

The agency serves shipowners, operators and shipping lines, whom it calls its principals, with a local board and general manager.

Key facts

• Based in: Panama, with a second branch at Colon / Cristobal
• Canal agent since: 1953
• Principal: agent of Hapag-Lloyd in Panama