AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 3- 2-2011 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2013 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-10-2013 May 8, 2013 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2013 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 287 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 8 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 37 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.47 50 23 Oceangoing Transits 32.80 38 26 Canal Waters Time (hours) 24.15 33.68 18.67 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.21 12.03 8.80 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 333 11.10 33.84 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 651 21.70 66.16 Total: 984 32.80 100 Vessels 100' beam and over 546 18.23 55.59 Vessels 900' length and over 145 4.83 14.74 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 510* 287* 1 56.27 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 240* 123* 1 51.25 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0.00 Auctioned booking slots 2 1 50.00 *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 May 31, 2013. ORIGINAL SIGNED _______________________________ Esteban G. Sáenz Executive Vice President for Operations AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENCY FOR OPERATIONS v. 28-01-2011 OP, May 8, 2013 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2013 1 The normal transit capacity of the Panama Canal is 38-40 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. Normally, during these periods, the Panama Canal Transit Reservation System slots are fully utilized. 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 of this requirement to perform simultaneous single lane outages for additional maintenance at other locks. 2013 Prince of Asturias Award The Panama Canal Authority has been nominated for the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award under the International Cooperation category in recognition of its service to the maritime industry, international trade and for being a symbol of peaceful understanding between countries. The Prince of Asturias Award is an annual prize presented by the Prince of Asturias Foundation to promote and reward scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions. This nomination coincides with the Fifth Centennial celebration of the Discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Vasco Nunez de Balboa