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-16-2024 May 30, 2024 TO: All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Increase in the Maximum Allowable Draft in the Neopanamax Locks The arrival of the rainy season in the Canal watershed has prompted the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to move forward the implementation date of the maximum authorized draft announced in Advisory to Shipping A-12-2024 and scheduled to become effective on June 15, 2024. Therefore, based on the present and projected level of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the Neopanamax locks will be 13.71 m (45.0 feet) TFW, effective immediately. For inquiries, please contact our Customer Service office at customerservice@pancanal.com . ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654-A (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023