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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 To Shipping No. A-24-2023 June 9, 2023 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – May 2023 1.Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a.Transit Pilot Force ............................................................................................................283 b.Pilots in Training ............................................................................................................6 c.Tugs................................................................................. ...........................46 d.Locomotives................................................................................. ...........................100 2.Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.23 41 22 Oceangoing Transits 32.58 36 28 Canal Waters Time (hours) 33.16 44.19 20.89 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.88 12.62 9.43 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 192 6.19 19.01 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 546 17.61 54.06 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 272 8.77 26.93 Total: 1,010 32.58 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and Over) 217* 217* 1 100.00 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 379* 355* 1 93.67 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 186* 152* 1 81.72 Auctioned booking slots 162 103 63.58 * 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 June 30, 2023. ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, June 9, 2023 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – May 2023 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status May 9 to 16, 2023 8 days West** 19-21 2 Completed May 18, 2023 4 hours West* 30-32 1.a Completed May 29, 2023 6 hours West* 28-30 1.a Completed May 31, 2023 5 hours East* 29-31 1.a Completed June 6 and 7, 2023 5 hours/day West* 29-31 1.a Completed June 8, 2023 5 hours West* 29-31 1.a Completed June 9, 2023 6 hours West* 28-30 1.a Confirmed June 12, 2023 8 hours West* 26-28 1.a Tentative June 19, 2023 4 hours West* 30-32 1.a Tentative June 20, 2023 6 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative June 26, 2023 12 hours East* 23-25 1.a Tentative June 27 to July 5, 2023 8 days East*** 22-24 1.a^ Tentative July 3 and 5, 2023 4 hours/day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative July 4 and 6, 2023 5 hours/day West* 29-31 1.a Tentative July 5, 2023 12 hours East* 23-25 1.a Tentative July 12, 2023 6 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative July 13, 2023 4 hours West* 30-32 1.a Tentative July 14, 2023 4 hours East* 30-32 1.a Tentative July 17 and 18, 2023 8 hours/day West* 26-28 1.a Tentative July 26 and August 2, 2023 4 hours/day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative July 27 and August 3, 2023 5 hours/day West* 29-31 1.a Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status May 22, 2023 4 hours * 9-11 1 Completed May 23, 2023 5 hours * 9-10 1 Completed June 19, 2023 4 hours * 9-11 1
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