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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 Presidency for Operations Advisory T o S hipping No. A-14-2024 May 10, 2024 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2024 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ...................................................................................................................291 b. Pilots in Training ...................................................................................................................6 c. Tugs ...................................................................................................................46 d. Locomotives ...................................................................................................................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 26.7 39 18 Oceangoing Transits 26.3 29 23 Canal Waters Time (hours) 20.2 28.4 15.5 In-Transit Time (hours) 9.4 10.9 8.2 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 149 5.0 18.9 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 418 13.9 53.0 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 222 7.4 28.1 Total: 789 26.3 100.0 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and over) 180* 171* 1 95.00 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 360* 276* 1 76.67 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 120* 104* 1 86.67 Auctioned booking slots 252 205 81.35 * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 3. The following page provides the scheduled locks maintenance work and other information of interest to the shipping community. 4. This advisory will be canceled for record purposes on May 31, 2024. ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, May 10, 2024 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2024 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedr o Miguel Gatu n Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Statu s April 16 to 18, 2024 2 days-8 hrs West** 20 N/A Completed April 18, 2024 7 hours East* 20 N/A Completed April 19, 2024 7 hours West* 20 N/A Completed April 22, 2024 4 hours West* 20 N/A Completed April 23, 2024 6 hours East* 20 N/A Completed April 24, 2024 8 hours West* 20 N/A Completed April 25 and 26, 2024 10 hrs/day West* 20 N/A Completed May 7 to 14, 2024 8 days West** 17 N/A In Progress May 10, 2024 6 hours East* 17 N/A In Progress May 15, 2024 4 hours West* West* 20 N/A Confirmed May 16, 2024 4 hours East* 24 N/A Confirmed May 20, 2024 7 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative May 21, 2024 4 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative May 22, 2024 4 hours East* 24 N/A Tentative May 23 and 24, 2024 7 hours/day West* 24 N/A Tentative June 4 and 5, 2024 5 hrs/day West* 24 N/A Tentative June 6, 2024 8 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative June 17 and 18, 2024 6 hrs/day East* 24 N/A Tentative June 20 and 21, 2024 7 hrs/day West* 24 N/A Tentative June 25, 2024 8 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative June 26, 2024 4 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative June 27, 2024 4 hours East* 24 N/A Tentative July 7, 2024 8 hours East* 24 N/A Tentative July 8, 2024 8 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative July 9 to 19, 2024 10 days *** 24 N/A Tentative July 19, 2024 8 hours East* 24 N/A Tentative July 19, 2024 8 hours West* 24 N/A Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPAN
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