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-3-2016 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-52-2016 October 7, 2016 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – SEPTEMBER 2016 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force .............................................................................................................. 279 b. Pilots in Training .............................................................................................................. 0 c. Tugs .............................................................................................................. 46 d. Locomotives .............................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 31.60 44 16 Oceangoing Transits 31.50 36 24 Canal Waters Time (hours) 29.07 37.91 20.82 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.42 12.78 8.44 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91 ́ beam 227 7.57 24.02 Vessels 91 ́ beam to under 107’ beam 637 21.23 67.41 Neopanamax Vessels (beam107’ and over) 81 2.70 8.57 Total: 945 31.50 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (beam 107’ and over) 120 77 64.17 Large Vessels (91'to less than 107’ beam) 482* 344* 1 71.37 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 232* 148* 1 63.79 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0.00 Auctioned booking slots 4 2 50.00 *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 October 31, 2016. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations OP, October 7, 2016 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – SEPTEMBER 2016 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Days/Hrs Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition^ Status 16 September 2016 12 hours East Lane ** 22-24 1.a Completed 21-23 Sept. 2016 3 days West Lane # West Lane ** 22-24 2 Completed 24 September 2016 12 hours East Lane ** 22-24 1.a Completed 18 November 2016 12 hours East Lane ** 28-30 1.a Tentative 25 November 2016 8 hours East Lane ** 30-32 1 Tentative 2 December 2016 8 hours East Lane ** 30-32 1 Tentative 21 January 2017 12 hours West Lane * 28-30 1.a Tentative 28 January 2017 12 hours West Lane * 28-30 1.a Tentative 21 April 2017 8 Hours West Lane ** 30-32 1 Tentative 9-18 May 2017 10 days East Lane * 22-24 2 Tentative The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 35-37 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. When the Panama Canal’s capacity is expected to be reduced, a corresponding reduction in the number of available reserved transit slots may be ordered by the Canal Authority. 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