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-17-2016 April 6, 2016 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – MARCH 2016 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ..................................................................................... 274 b. Pilots in Training ..................................................................................... 6 c. Tugs ...................................................................................... 46 d. Locomotives ..................................................................................... 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.19 45 22 Oceangoing Transits 33.45 38 26 Canal Waters Time (hours) 31.24 46.62 19.93 In-Transit Time (hours) 11.84 14.46 10.00 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91 ́ beam 304 9.81 29.32 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 733 23.65 70.68 Total: 1037 33.45 100.00 Vessels 100’ beam and over 615 19.84 59.31 Vessels 900 ́ length and over 139 4.48 13.40 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 523* 460* 1 87.95 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 246* 206* 1 83.74 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 6 6 100.00 Auctioned booking slots 26 15 57.69 *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 April 30, 2016. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations OP, April 6, 2016 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – MARCH 2016 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Days/Hrs Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status 29 March 2016 10 hours West Lane ** 30-32 1.a Completed 9 April 2016 12 Hours East Lane + 28-30 1.a Confirmed 14 April 2016 4 Hours East Lane + 32-34 1 Tentative 4-6 May 2016 2.5 days West Lane * 22-24 2 Tentative 24-27 May 2016 4 days West Lane * 22-24 2 Tentative 15-17 June 2016 2.5 days East Lane * 22-24 2 Tentative 5-8 July 2016 4 Days East Lane * 22-24++ 2 Tentative 26-29 July 2016 4 Days East Lane * 22-24++ 2 Tentative 17-19 August 2016 2.5 Days West Lane * 22-24++ 2 Tentative 7-9 September 2016 2.5 Days East Lane * 22-24++ 2 Tentative The normal transit capacity of the Panama Canal 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. **In order to perform caisson test. * In order to perform scheduled dry chamber works. + In order to perform gate installation. ++The estimated capacity referred here is f