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-3-2014 ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-10-2014 May 6, 2014 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2014 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 281 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 8 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 42 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 32.37 46 22 Oceangoing Transits 32.57 37 24 Canal Waters Time (hours) 27.45 36.65 18.23 In-Transit Time (hours) 12.13 15.87 9.96 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 298 9.93 30.50 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 679 22.63 69.50 Total: 977 32.57 100 Vessels 100' beam and over 584 19.47 59.77 Vessels 900' length and over 132 4.40 13.51 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 496* 417* 1 84.07 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 236* 155* 1 65.68 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 1 1 100.00 Auctioned booking slots 14 3 21.43 *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, 2014. 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 6, 2014 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – April 2014 SCHEDULE OF LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Days/Hrs Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Transit Capacity 1 Status April 29 – May 1, 2014 3 days East Lane 25-27 Completed May 14-16, 2014 3 days West Lane 25-27 Confirmed Aug 26 - Sept 2, 2014 8 days West Lane 26-28 Tentative Note: Changes in red. 1 The actual transit capacity may vary from day to day and will depend on vessel mix, transit restrictions and type of maintenance work being performed. Normally, during periods of reduced transit capacity, a corresponding reduction in the number of available reserved transit slots is ordered by the Authority. During these periods, non-booked vessels may experience delays in transiting. Whenever a set of locks requires an outage of one of its two lanes, advantage may be taken by performing simultaneous work at other locks. Panama Canal to Host International Maintenance Congress Experts from the United States, Latin America and Europe will participate in the second Panama Canal International Maintenance Congress to be held on August 27 - 29, 2014, within the framework of the waterway's centennial. The theme of the three-day event will be "Investing in Maintenance: Key to Competitiveness and Sustainability." Experts in the fields of maintenance and engineering will participate, sharing their knowledge and experiences in training for a culture of prevention. The presentations will focus on three areas: reliability