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3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 Panama Canal Authority Vice Presidency for Operations Advisory To Shipping No. A-30-2025 October 10, 2025 TO : SUBJECT : All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators Monthly Canal Operations Summary – SEPTEMBER 2025 1.Panama Canal Statistical Summary: a.Transit Pilot Force .................................................................................................................288 b.Pilots in Training ...................................................................................................................16 c.Tugs d.Locomotives ...................................................................................................................46 .................................................................................................................100 2.Traffic Statistics: Daily Average High Low Arrivals 34.2 49 19 Oceangoing Transits 33.1 39 26 Canal Waters Time (hours) 21.4 27.0 15.8 In-Transit Time (hours) 11.3 14.8 9.7 Oceangoing Transits: Total Daily Average Percentage Vessels of less than 91’ beam 152 5.1 15.3 Vessels 91’ beam to under 107’ beam 545 18.2 54.8 Neopanamax Vessels (107’ beam and over) 297 9.9 29.9 Total: 994 33.1 100 Booking Slots: Neopanamax (vessels of 107’ beam and Over) Available 113* Used 136* 1 Percentage 120.35 Supers (vessels of 91’ beam to under 107’ beam) 496* 468* 1 94.35 Regular Vessels (less than 91' beam) 115* 104* 1 90.43 Auctioned booking slots * Does not include additional auctioned booking slots ¹ Includes booked transits only 354 348 95.34 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, 2025. Boris Moreno Vásquez Vice President for Operations ADVISORIES ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.pancanal.com FOR ETAS OR DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR OFFICES, REFER TO NOTICE N-3-2023 ORIGINAL SIGNED 3654 (OP-I) V. 29/03/2023 OP, October 10, 2025 Subject: Monthly Canal Operations Summary – September 2025 SCHEDULE OF PANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Miraflores Pedro Miguel Gatun Estimated Capacity^ Expected Booking Condition Status September 9, 2025 7 hours East* 26 1 Completed September 10, 2025 4 hours West* 26 1 Completed September 11, 2025 4 hours East* 26 1 Completed September 24, 2025 12 hours East* 26 1 Completed September 29, 2025 12 hours West* 26 1 Completed October 1, 2025 6 hours East* 26 1 Completed October 3, 2025 4 hours East* 26 1 Completed October 7, 2025 12 hours West* 26 1 Confirmed October 15, 2025 6 hours West* Tentative October 20, 2025 6 hours East* Tentative November 12 and 13, 2025 5 hours/day West* Tentative November 18 and 19, 2025 5 hours/day West* Tentative December 1 and 2, 2025 5 hours/day East* 26 1 Tentative December 9 and 11, 2025 5 hours/day West* 26 1 Tentative December 10 and 12, 2025 5 hours/day East* 26 1 Tentative SCHEDULE OF NEOPANAMAX LOCKS MAINTENANCE OUTAGES Dates Duration Agua Clara Cocolí Estimated Capacity Expected Booking Condition Status October 13, 2025 5 hours * 10 N/A Tentative ^The normal transit capacity of the Panamax locks is 34-36 vessels per day, and in the Neopanamax locks is 9-11 vessels per day, depending on vessel mix, transit restrictions, and other factors. The maximum sustainable capacity of the Panama Canal (Panamax and Neopanamax locks) is approximately 36-38 vessels per day. *In order to perform scheduled maintenance works ** In order to per
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