AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT v. 3-2-2011 ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2012 OP’S ADVISORY TO SHIPPING No. A-06-2012 April 5, 2012 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – March 2012 1. Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a. Transit Pilot Force ................................................................................................. 294 b. Pilots in Training ................................................................................................. 6 c. Tugs ................................................................................................. 32 d. Locomotives .................................................................................................. 100 2. Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 34.39 45 25 Oceangoing Transits 34.39 40 25 Canal Waters Time (hours) 20.22 30.06 14.75 In-Transit Time (hours) 9.89 11.81 8.32 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91' beam 399 12.87 37.43 Vessels 91 ́ beam and over 667 21.52 62.57 Total: 1066 34.39 Vessels 100' beam and over 572 18.45 53.66 Vessels 900' length and over 139 4.48 13.04 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Large Vessels (beam 91' and over) 527* 298* 1 56.55 Regular Vessels (beam less than 91') 248* 173* 1 69.76 *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 April 30, 2012. ORIGINAL SIGNED _______________________________ Noris E. López S. Acting Executive Vice President of Operations AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ 3654 (OPXI) OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT v. 28-01-2011 OP, April 5, 2012 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – March 2012 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. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY: The Panama Canal Authority is continuously looking for ways to improve its services to world shipping. With this in mind, the ACP Operations Department will be conducting a customer satisfaction survey among local shipping agencies in March 2012. Agencies will be requested to complete the survey via electronic mail. Comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated, as they will help the ACP identify improvement opportunities and, at the same time, strengthen bonds with our customers. Panama Canal Authority Awarded International Recognition for its Ethical Business Practices For the second consecutive year, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) was recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. According to the Ethisphere Institute, the ACP secured