InterContinental Miramar, Panama - Maritime Week Americas 2026 (MWA26) will take place in Panama from 18–21 May 2026 at the InterContinental Miramar, bringing together bunker buyers, suppliers, traders and maritime professionals from across the Americas and beyond.
In a world that is increasingly troubled by geopolitical tensions, economic instability, natural disasters and climate-related risk, business survival will depend ever more on resilience, flexibility, efficiency and sustainability.
Ports throughout Latin America, not least in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Peru are upgrading and expanding their infrastructure and starting to experience sustained growth while shipping lines are adjusting their trade patterns to reshape how cargo flows into and out of the region.
Panama, with its two planned container transshipment terminals and intra-oceanic gas pipeline, is not alone in seeking to diversify in order to secure long-term growth in an uncertain world. Recovering strongly from the drought of 2024 that severely affected Panama Canal transits and cargo volumes, Panama is busy turning itself into an energy corridor, a global trade and logistics hub.
And despite the uncertainty following the postponement of the vote on the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, the development of new fuels and new markets remains high on the list of priorities for many countries.
The week will feature a flagship conference, alternative fuels training, a hands-on visit to a bunker barge, and the spectacular networking events that are a staple of Maritime Week Americas.
Maritime Week Americas (MWA26) will examine the geopolitical and economic turmoil that is troubling the maritime sector but will also look at the developing infrastructure that will drive it forward. The growing availability and market acceptance of new fuels, from LNG and LPG to biofuels and alcohols, will be discussed, as will efficiencies driven by the digitalisation of the shipping and bunkering sectors.
