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AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS 3654-A (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-30-2015 September 25, 2015 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Suspension of the Panama Canal Locks Lane Outage and the Transit Reservation System The critical phases of the repairs and maintenance work at Pedro Miguel, Miraflores, and Gatun Locks, as detailed in Advisory to Shipping No. A-29-2015, will be completed during this weekend. As the number of ships waiting to transit the Canal has increased considerably, the remaining work is being postponed in order meet our customers ́ needs. Therefore, normal transit operations will resume as soon as the abovementioned maintenance work is completed. As a result, and in accordance with the rules governing the Transit Reservation System (OP’s Notice to Shipping No. N-7-2015), Condition 1 will be reestablished beginning Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Applications for reserved transits under Condition 1 will be received beginning at 0900 hours on Saturday, September 26, 2015. The Just-in-Time (JIT) slots available for supers and regular vessels, as well as the booking slot available through the Auction Process, and the slots available for regular vessels less than 300 feet in LOA, will also be available. This document is cancelled for record purposes on October 31, 2015. ORIGINAL SIGNED Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations
May 4, 2007
Panama Canal Authority
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