AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 3- 2-2011 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2013 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-30-2013 November 6, 2013 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – October 2013 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 284 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 8 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 40 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.32 46 25 Oceangoing Transits 31.90 37 24 Canal Waters Time (hours) 33.70 57 19.29 In-Transit Time (hours) 12.42 15.57 9.84 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 248 8.00 25.08 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 741 23.90 74.92 Total: 989 31.90 100 Vessels 100' beam and over 648 20.90 65.52 Vessels 900' length and over 143 4.61 14.46 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 515* 437* 1 84.85 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 242* 104* 1 42.98 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0 Auctioned booking slots 12 1 8.33 *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 November 30, 2013. ORIGINAL SIGNED _______________________________ Noris E. Lopez Acting Executive Vice President for Operations AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 28-01-2011 OP, November 6, 2013 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – October 2013 1 The actual transit capacity may vary from day to day and will depend on vessel mix, transit restrictions and type of maintenance work being performed. Normally, during periods of reduced transit capacity, a corresponding reduction in the number of available reserved transit slots is ordered by the Authority. During these periods, non-booked vessels may experience delays in transiting. Whenever a set of locks requires an outage of one of its two lanes, advantage may be taken by performing simultaneous work at other locks. Panama Canal Meets with Tanker, Dry Cargo Industry Representatives The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator Jorge L. Quijano met with the Union of Greek Shipowners, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) and the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) during the week of October 9th in Greece. These meetings are part of the discussions held with customers and industry representatives regarding the waterway's toll structure once the expanded Canal opens to commercial transits. "The dry and liquid bulk carrier segments are an important part of our core business," Quijano said. "It is important for us to get direct face-to-face feedback from the industry representatives to ensure that our tolls and services remain competitive and are properly structured to reflect the commercial value