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3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory To Shipping No. A-35-2025 November 10, 2025 TO : SUBJECT : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators Monthly Canal Operations Summary – OCTOBER 2025 1.Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a.Transit Pilot Force .................................................................................................................290 b.Pilots in Training ...................................................................................................................16 c.Tugs d.Locomotives ...................................................................................................................46 .................................................................................................................100 2.Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 33.6 43 21 Oceangoing Transits 33.2 38 28 Canal Waters Time (hours) 20.2 28.1 15.9 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.5 12.4 8.8 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 166 5.4 16.1 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 556 17.9 54.1 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 306 9.9 29.8 Total: 1028 33.2 100 Booking Slots: Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and Over) Available 124* Used 152* 1 Percentage 122.58 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 487* 461* 1 94.66 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 127* 122* 1 96.06 Auctioned booking slots * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 378 367 97.09 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 November 30, 2025. Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations ORIGINAL SIGNED 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, November 10, 2025 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – October 2025 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2023 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status October 15, 2025 6 hours West* 26 1 Completed October 20, 2025 6 hours East* 26 1 Cancelled November 4, 2025 7 hours West* Completed November 12 and 13, 2025 5 hours/day West* 26 1 Tentative December 1 and 2, 2025 5 hours/day East* 26 1 Tentative December 9 and 11, 2025 5 hours/day West* 26 1 Tentative December 10 and 12, 2025 5 hours/day East* 26 1 Tentative February 3, 2026 5 hours West* 26 26 1 1 Tentative February 10, 2026 5 hours West* 26 1 Tentative February 24 and 25, 2026 5 hours/day West* 26 1 Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status October 13, 2025 5 hours * 10 N/A Completed ^The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the Neopanamax locks is 9-11 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, transit restrictions, and other factors. The maximum sustainable capacity of the Panama Canal (Panamax and Neopanamax locks) is approximately 36-38 vessels per day. *In order to perform scheduled maintenance works ** In order to perform scheduled dry chamber works *** Culvert outage 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, November 10, 2025 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – October 2025 Panama Canal Begins Industry Engagement for the Development o
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