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ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2023 Panama Canal Authority Vice P residency for Operations Advisory To Shipping No. A-04-2024 Fe bruary 9, 2024 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – January 2024 1.Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a.Transit Pilot Force ...............................................................................................................282 b.Pilots in Training ...................................................................................................................6 c.Tugs.................................................................................................................46 d.Locomotives...............................................................................................................100 2.Traffic Statistics:Daily Average High Low Arrivals 22.2 31 11 Oceangoing Transits 22.6 26 19 Canal Waters Time (hours) 32.1 84.9 15.8 In-Transit Time (hours) 9.4 11.4 8.3 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 141 4.55 20.09 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 372 12.00 52.99 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 189 6.10 26.92 Total: 702 22.65 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 170* 153* 1 90.00 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 326* 247* 1 75.77 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 109* 102* 1 93.58 Auctioned booking slots 180 162 90.0 * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 3. The following p age provides the scheduled locks maintenance work and other information of interest to the shipping community. 4.T his advisory will be canceled for record purposes on February 29, 2024. O RIGINAL SIGNED Bo ri s Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, February 9, 2024 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – January 2024 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedr o Miguel Gatu n Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Statu s January 25, 2024 7 hours East* 17 N/A Completed February 13, 2024 6 hours West* 17 N/A Tentative February 14, 2024 6 hours East* 17 N/A Tentative February 28 and 29, 2024 7 hours/day East* 17 N/A Tentative March 4 to 8, 2024 5 days East* 17 N/A Tentative March 13, 2024 5 hours East* 17 N/A Tentative March 14, 2024 4 hours West* 17 N/A Tentative March 15, 2024 8 hours West* 17 N/A Tentative March 21 and 22, 2024 7 hours/day East* 17 N/A Tentative April 16 to 18, 2024 2 days-8 hrs West** 17 N/A Tentative April 18 and 19, 2024 7 hours/day East* 17 N/A Tentative April 22, 2024 4 hours West* 17 N/A Tentative April 23, 2024 4 hours East* 17 N/A Tentative April 24, 2024 6 hours West* 17 N/A Tentative April 25 and 26, 2024 10 hrs/day West* 17 N/A Tentative May 7 to 14, 2024 8 days West** 17 N/A Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Statu s January 29, 2024 4 hours * 7 N/A Completed January 30, 2024 6 hours * 7 N/A Completed February 5, 2024 4 hours * 7 N/A Tentative February 6, 2024 6 hours * 7 N/A Tentative March 25, 2024 4 hours * 7 N/A Tentative March 26, 2024 6 hours * 7 N/A Tentative ^The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the Neopanamax locks 9
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