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-23-2021 April 19, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Update to the Maximum Authorized Draft for the Neopanamax Locks Rainfall in the Panama Canal watershed during the past weeks has allowed the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to postpone the implementation dates for the maximum authorized draft in the Neopanamax locks announced in Advisory to Shipping A-20-2021. Based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the maximum authorized draft in the Neopanamax locks will remain at 14.94 m (49.0 feet) TFW until further notice. The maximum authorized draft of 14.78 m (48.5 feet) TFW, is hereby suspended. For further reference on Gatun Lake level estimates, please refer to the following link: https://apps.pancanal.com/t/TI/views/GatunH2OIndicators/GatunWaterLevel?:isGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&: embed=y ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654-A (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020