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ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2021 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory To Shipping No. A-27-2022 August 8, 2022 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – JULY 2022 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................... ........................269 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................... ........................16 c. Tugs ...................................................................................................... ........................46 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................... ........................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 33.42 50 24 Oceangoing Transits 33.84 41 27 Canal Waters Time (hours) 34.34 53.32 20.28 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.81 13.39 9.05 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 191 6.16 18.21 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 567 18.29 54.05 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 291 9.39 27.74 Total: 1,049 33.84 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and Over) 244* 238* 1 97.54 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 384* 362* 1 94.27 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 186* 145*1 77.96 Auctioned booking slots 105 80 76.19 * 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, 2022. ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020 OP, August 8, 2022 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – JULY 2022 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status July 7, 2022 8 hours West* 28-30 1.a Completed July 12 to 20, 2022 9 days East** 21-23 2 Completed July 15, 2022 12 hours West* 21-23 2 Completed July 16, 2022 12 hours East* 21-23 2 Completed July 18, 2022 1 day West* 21-23 2 Completed July 27, 2022 4 hours East* 31-33 1.a Completed August 2 and 3, 2022 5 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Completed August 4, 2022 8 hours East* 28-30 1.a Completed August 11, 2022 5 hours West* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 17 and 18, 2022 4 hours per day West* 31-33 1.a Tentative August 23, 2022 4 hours West* 31-33 1.a Tentative August 26, 2022 5 hours West* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 30 to September 7, 2022 9 days West** 21-23 2 Tentative September 2, 2022 8 hours East* 21-23 2 Tentative September 5, 2022 1 day West* 21-23 2 Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status August 5, 2022 5 hours * 9-11 ^^ Completed The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, neopanamax transits, 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 Pan
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