AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS 3654 (OPXI) V. 4-2-2015 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2015 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-11-2015 May 5, 2015 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – APRIL 2015 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ..................................................................................... 280 b. Pilots in Training ..................................................................................... 0 c. Tugs ...................................................................................... 47 d. Locomotives ..................................................................................... 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 34.20 46 23 Oceangoing Transits 34.97 39 31 Canal Waters Time (hours) 30.09 38.53 24.12 In-Transit Time (hours) 12.06 13.51 10.54 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91 ́ beam 303 10.10 28.88 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 746 24.87 71.12 Total: 1,049 34.97 100 Vessels 100’ beam and over 639 21.30 60.92 Vessels 900 ́ length and over 119 3.97 11.34 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 510* 491* 1 96.27 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 240* 210* 1 87.50 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 13 12 92.31 Auctioned booking slots 29 24 82.76 *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 May 31, 2015. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations 3654 (OPXI) V. 4-2-2015 OP, May 5, 2015 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – APRIL 2015 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Date s Days/Hrs Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun *Estimated Capacity Status 25-30 August, 2015 6 days West Lane 24-26 Tentative 27 August, 2015 1 day East Lane** 24-26 Tentative 28-29 August, 2015 12 hours East Lane** 24-26 Tentative 22-27 Sept.,2015 6 days West Lane East Lane** 24-26 Tentative 24 Sept., 2015 1 day East Lane** 24-26 Tentative *The normal transit capacity of the Panama Canal is 38-40 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix and other factors. This capacity is reduced during locks maintenance work, as indicated in the above table. Consequently, vessels may experience delays in transiting. Normally, during these periods, the Panama Canal Transit Reservation System slots are fully utilized. Whenever a set of locks requires a major outage of one of its two lanes for dry chamber inspection, miter gate repairs, tow track work or other major maintenance/improvement projects, advantage may be taken to perform simultaneous single lane outages at other locks. **I n order to perform required maintenance on the northeast entrance. Panama Canal Administrator Discusses LNG Vessels during Presentation at Sea Asia 2015 Speaking at the Sea Asia conference in Singapore on April 23, 2015, Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano delivered remarks to maritime executives and professionals on the recent progress of the Canal's Expansion Program, and the new possibilities it will bring to liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, once these vessels can transit the waterway. The global market for