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-24-2021 May 7, 2021 TO : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators SUBJECT: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – APRIL 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 33.50 47 21 Oceangoing Transits 34.43 38 29 Canal Waters Time (hours) 35.14 53.73 22.19 In-Transit Time (hours) 10.58 12.75 9.27 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 193 6.43 18.68 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 565 18.83 54.70 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 275 9.17 26.62 Total: 1,033 34.43 100.00 Booking Slots: Available Used Percentage Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and Over) 240* 217* 1 90.42 Large Vessels (91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 390* 363* 1 93.08 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 180* 150* 1 83.33 Regular Vessels (up to 300' in length) 0 0 0 Auctioned booking slots 75 45 59.21 * 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, 2021. ORIGINAL SIGNED Ilya R. Espino de Marotta Deputy Administrator and Vice President for Operations 3654 (OP-I) V. 1/10/2020 OP, May 7, 2021 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – APRIL 2021 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status May 13, 2021 12 hours West* 26-28 1.a Confirmed May 14, 2021 12 hours West* 26-28 1.a Confirmed May 27, 2021 12 hours East* 26-28 1.a Confirmed June 15 and 16, 2021 4 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative June 25, 2021 10 hours West* 27-29 1.a Tentative July 1, 2021 12 hours East* 26-28 1.a Tentative July 5 to 14, 2021 10 days East** 21-23 2 Tentative July 29 and 30, 2021 4 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 5 and 6, 2021 5 hours per day West* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 12 and 13, 2021 5 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 17 and 18, 2021 4 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative August 20, 2021 8 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative September 3 to 10, 2021 8 days East** 21-23 2 Tentative September 22 and 23, 2021 5 hours per day East* 30-32 1.a Tentative September 24, 2021 8 hours East* 28-30 1.a Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status April 27, 2021 6 hours * 8-9 ^^ Completed 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