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-38-2015 December 7, 2015 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – NOVEMBER 2015 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ..................................................................................... 277 b. Pilots in Training ..................................................................................... 6 c. Tugs ...................................................................................... 47 d. Locomotives ..................................................................................... 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 31.40 46 21 Oceangoing Transits 34.20 38 27 Canal Waters Time (hours) 50.85 80.73 20.46 In-Transit Time (hours) 13.37 15.27 9.34 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91 ́ beam 252 8.40 24.56 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 774 25.80 75.44 Total: 1026 34.20 100.00 Vessels 100’ beam and over 667 22.23 65.01 Vessels 900 ́ length and over 131 4.37 12.77 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 434* 418* 1 96.31 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 164* 157* 1 95.73 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 1 1 100.00 Auctioned booking slots 30 21 70.00 *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 December 31, 2015. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations 3654 (OPXI) V. 4-2-2015 OP, December 7, 2015 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – NOVEMBER 2015 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Days/Hrs Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun *Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status 24 November, 2015 4 hours West Lane ** 32-34 1 Completed 30 November, 2015 4 hours West Lane ** 32-34 1 Completed 2 December, 2015 4 hours East Lane ** 32-34 1 Completed 15-19 December 2015 5 days West 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 gates removal. ***In order to perform dry chamber works. Panama Canal Releases Request for Qualifications for Corozal Port The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for companies interested in competing to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain the Corozal Container Terminal. The decision by the ACP Board of Directors to authorize the RFQ follows the news this month when 13