ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2021 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory to Shipping No. A-33-2021 August 6, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – JULY 2021 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................... ........................258 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................... ........................32 c. Tugs ...................................................................................................... ........................46 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................... ........................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 34.26 46 26 Oceangoing Transits 33.68 42 26 Canal Waters Time (hours) 51.04 95.43 24.36 In-Transit Time (hours) 12.36 15.01 9.97 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 174 5.61 16.67 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 563 18.16 53.93 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 307 9.90 29.41 Total: 1,044 33.68 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and Over) 248* 225* 1 90.73 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 364* 343* 1 94.23 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 186* 145* 1 77.96 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0 Auctioned booking slots 98 69 70.41 * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 3. The following page provides the scheduled locks maintenance work and other items of interest to the shipping community. 4. This advisory will be canceled for record purposes on August 31, 2021. ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020 OP, August 6, 2021 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – JULY 2021 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status August 4 and 5, 2021 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a completed August 12, 2021 8 hours East* 26-28 1.a Tentative August 29, 2021 8 hours West* 28-30 1.a Tentative August 30, 2021 10 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative August 30 to September 9, 2021 10 days Center Wall*** 24-26 1.a Tentative September 9, 2021 10 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative September 10, 2021 8 hours West* 28-30 1.a Tentative September 23 to 24 2 days West** 18-20 2 Tentative December 9 and 10, 2021 5 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative December 13, 2021 8 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative December 14 and 15, 2021 4 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status February 15, 2022 5 hours * 8-9 Tentative March 15, 2022 6 hours * 6-8 ^^ Tentative The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the neopanamax locks 9-11 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, transit restrictions, and other factors. This capacity is reduced during locks maintenance work, as indicated in the above table. Consequently, vessels may experience delays in transiting. When the Panama Canal’s ca