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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-38-2024 October 10, 2024 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT : Monthly Canal Operations Summary – September 2024 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ..............................................................................................................................290 b. Pilots in Training ..................................................................................................................................6 c. Tugs ...............................................................................................................................46 d. Locomotives .............................................................................................................................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.4 44 23 Oceangoing Transits 31.9 36 26 Canal Waters Time (hours) 20.2 31.3 14.4 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.8 14.3 8.6 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 167 5.6 17.4 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 520 17.3 54.3 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 271 9.0 28.3 Total: 958 31.9 100.0 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and over) 270* 218* 1 80.74 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 570* 418* 1 73.34 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 150* 127* 1 84.67 Auctioned booking slots 283 174 61.49 * 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 October 31, 2024. ORIGINAL SIGNED Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, October 10, 2024 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – September 2024 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedr o Miguel Gatu n Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Statu s September 10 to 25, 2024 15 days *** 26 N/A Completed September 16, 2024 6 hours East* 26 Completed September 18 and 19, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Completed September 25, 2024 12 hours East* 26 N/A Completed September 26, 2024 12 hours West* 26 N/A Completed September 30, 2024 8 hours East* 26 Completed October 1, 2024 4 hours West* 26 Completed October 2, 2024 4 hours East* 26 Completed October 3 and 4, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Completed October 7, 2024 8 hours West* 26 Completed October 9, 2024 3 hours East* 26 Completed October 10, 2024 4 hours East* 26 Completed October 16 and 17, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative October 22, 2024 6 hours East* 26 Tentative October 23 and 24, 2024 6 hours/day West* 26 Tentative October 25, 2026 4 hours East* 26 Tentative October 26 to 28, 2024 2.5 days West* 16 Tentative November 14, 2024 6 hours West* 26 Tentative November 18 to 21, 2024 5 hours/day East* 26 Tentative November 26 and 27, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative December 2 to 5, 2024 5 hours/day West* 26 Tentative December 16, 2024 4 hours West* 26 Tentative December 18 and 19, 2024 7 hours/day West* 26 Tentative ^The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the Neopanamax locks i
Advisory A-38-2024: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – September 2024
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