ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2021 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory to Shipping No. A-37-2021 September 8, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – AUGUST 2021 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................... ........................258 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................... ........................32 c. Tugs ...................................................................................................... ........................46 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................... ........................100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 33.39 53 22 Oceangoing Transits 35.52 42 29 Canal Waters Time (hours) 37.99 64.30 20.62 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.84 12.91 9.45 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 188 6.06 17.08 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 611 19.71 55.50 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 302 9.74 27.43 Total: 1,101 35.52 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and Over) 248* 235* 1 94.76 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 403* 387* 1 96.03 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 186* 137* 1 73.66 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0 Auctioned booking slots 97 71 73.20 * 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 September 30, 2021. ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020 OP, September 8, 2021 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – AUGUST 2021 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status August 4 and 5, 2021 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Completed August 18, 2021 6 hours East* 26-28 1.a Completed August 31, 2021 10 hours East* 28-30 1.a Completed August 31 to September 10, 2021 10 days Center Wall*** 23-25 1.a Ongoing September 10, 2021 10 hours East* 26-28 1.a Confirmed September 13, 2021 8 hours West* 28-30 1.a Confirmed September 23 to 24, 2021 2 days West** 18-20 2 Tentative October 18 and 19, 2021 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative October 25 and 26, 2021 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative December 9 and 10, 2021 5 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative December 13, 2021 8 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative December 14 and 15, 2021 4 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status February 15, 2022 5 hours * 8-9 Tentative March 15, 2022 6 hours * 6-8 ^^ Tentative The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the neopanamax locks 9-11 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, transit restrictions, and other factors. This capacity is reduced during locks maintenance work, as indicated in t